Click here for updates on this story Omaha, Nebraska (WOWT) — If you forget to drop off your overdue book at an Omaha library, you won’t be looking at a fine. At its meeting Thursday, the Omaha Public Library Board of Trustees unanimously voted to eliminate all fees for overdue books and materials. The board’s
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The US government is going to court to sort out who really owns an almost $2 million Ferrari supercar with a top speed of more than 200 mph and a history as twisty as the Monaco Grand Prix course it could call home. The US Attorney’s Office for the Western District of New York filed
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Parson said Thursday after announcing a timeline for Phases 2 and 3 that the state anticipated 60% of Missouri residents will be interested in receiving the coronavirus vaccine. That still leaves 40% of the state’s population that may not be interested in receiving the vaccine at all. “Even though natural immunity
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A Maryland cancer survivor is making it her mission to spread joy and hope at hospitals locally and across the country through a simple but powerful care kit. “When I was admitted for my last treatment in March 2019, it was totally unexpected, I saw
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MADISON, WI (365 Media Foundation, Inc) — Video evidence and medical records indicate that a Dane County Jail inmate’s hip was fractured and dislocated in an altercation with Sheriff’s Deputies, and he was left in a suicide watch cell for at least 15 hours before being taken to
Continue Reading Most Americans say that people of color in the United States face at least some discrimination, according to a survey published Thursday by the Pew Research Center. A new survey shows that 80% of Americans believe there is “some” or “a lot” of discrimination against Black people. Seventy-six percent say the same about Hispanic people,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Parson announced Thursday that vaccine supply will increase as millions of Missourians will become coronavirus vaccine-eligible in the next few weeks. “The federal government has informed us that COVID-19 vaccine allotments to Missouri are projected to increase significantly by the first week of April,” Parson said. The Governor said it’s important
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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Federal prosecutors for Missouri say a Branson performer has pleaded guilty to a count of wire fraud, admitting in court that he created a fake charity for foster children to bilk his audience members of thousands of dollars. Prosecutors say in a news release that 65-year-old James Patrick Garrett pleaded guilty
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CRISP COUNTY, Georgia (WGCL) — Crisp County Sheriff’s deputies said alleged spa shooter Robert Long asked if he was going to be in jail for the rest of his life as he was waiting to be put in a cell. The exchange was captured by a deputy’s body
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The coronavirus pandemic almost didn’t happen, a new study shows. Researchers working to show when and how the virus first emerged in China calculate that it probably did not infect the first human being until October 2019 at the very earliest. And their models showed something else: It almost didn’t make it as a pandemic
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MURFREEESBORO, Tennessee (WSMV) — With the help of a drone and robot, the Murfreesboro Police Department was able to apprehend a wanted man safely. Police said that 37-year-old Shelton Hall was hiding from law enforcement in his home for over an hour at the Center Point Townhomes. A
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Click here for updates on this story BALDWIN COUNTY, Alabama (WALA) — A wave of blessings is sweeping across Baldwin County in the way of food for those in need. Blessed to Blessing Boxes for Baldwin is a growing Facebook group based on faith and the desire to help others. The concept seems simple and
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President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris traveled to Atlanta on Friday to meet with Asian American leaders in the wake of deadly shootings that killed eight people, including six women of Asian descent. They also visited the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which is headquartered there, as part of a focus on
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Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, Connecticut (WFSB) — A suspect wanted in a kidnapping out of New Hampshire was arrested during a traffic stop on I-91 north in Hartford Friday morning. Connecticut State Police said they were notified about the kidnapping, which involved two young females, ages 12 and 17, on Friday
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Several White House staffers were asked to resign, were suspended or are working remotely after revealing past marijuana use during their background checks, sources familiar with the situation tell CNN. Five people are no longer employed at the White House, while additional staffers are working remotely. In many of the cases involving staffers who are
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Congressional leaders are discussing a new $2 billion funding package that would bolster security around the US Capitol and shore up vulnerabilities exposed by the January 6 attack, according to sources familiar with the talks. There are many details to sort through amid a heated debate in Congress over how to respond to the attack
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BURTON, Michigan (WNEM) — A mid-Michigan father is trying to come to terms with the death of his son. Three other teenagers are now facing charges months after their friend died. Steve Platman has been trying to find words to describe every day since Oct. 24, 2020 at
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story WEST ALLIS, Wisconsin (WDJT) — As COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to fall, the Wisconsin Department of Administration (DOA) announced Friday, March 19, that the decommissioning process has begun for the Alternate Care Facility (ACF) at Wisconsin State Fair Park. “The Alternate Care Facility was constructed as hospitalizations from COVID-19
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Michael Cohen, former President Donald Trump‘s former fixer, is meeting for the eighth time with the Manhattan District Attorney’s office on Friday, according to a person familiar with the matter. Prosecutors have increased the frequency of their interviews with Cohen since they began in the fall of 2019 soon after the district attorney’s office subpoenaed
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A prosecutor in Pennsylvania has been demoted after staff members in the district attorney’s office learned he was working as a DoorDash food delivery driver during office work hours, according to Buck’s County District Attorney Matt Weintraub. Gregg Shore, who’d served as first assistant district attorney, will now work as a deputy district attorney, said
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