Month: April 2021

Officials say drones may have detected a second breach in a Florida wastewater reservoir containment wall that could collapse — creating what the governor has called a “real catastrophic flood situation.” “At approximately 2 a.m., an infrared drone identified a signature that could indicate a second breach” in the Piney Point wastewater pond, Manatee County

Click here for updates on this story     MADISON, Wisconsin (Wisconsin State Journal) — There isn’t much remaining of the town of Blooming Grove. Once a rural enclave east of Lake Monona, most of the town over the years has been consumed by the cities of Madison and Monona. It’s been dissected by Interstate 39-90 and

Click here for updates on this story     LAWRENCE, Massachusetts (WCVB) — Three multi-family homes were destroyed Sunday in a fast-moving fire in Lawrence, officials said. The fire, which started shortly before 7 p.m., affected buildings on Saratoga Street and Bennington. At the height of the fire, flames were shooting out of the windows and roofs

Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo testified in Derek Chauvin’s criminal trial on Monday about the importance of training, deescalation and respect as prosecutors sought to show Chauvin did not follow department policy. After going through his own resume, Arradondo described the department’s training programs and the core value of treating everyone with “dignity and respect.”

Click here for updates on this story     TULSA, Oklahoma (KOCO) — Tulsa police arrested a man accused of stalking a former coworker, trying to kidnap her, and shooting her husband, police officials said. According to a post on Tulsa police’s Facebook page, officers responded on Friday to a report of a man trying to kidnap

Click here for updates on this story     HARRISONVILLE, Missouri (KMBC) — A judge ruled Monday he will allow a camera to record the murder trial of Kylr Yust, the man accused of killing two women and leaving their bodies in a Cass County, Missouri, farm field. The ruling by Cass County Judge William Collins was

Click here for updates on this story     FRESNO, California (KFSN) — Easter ended in tragedy after an 18-year-old man was killed in a southwest Fresno drive-by shooting. Shots rang out in the southwest Fresno neighborhood near Pottle Avenue and Merced Street on Sunday afternoon. Investigators say as the 18-year-old pulled up to a stop sign

Click here for updates on this story     FRESNO, California (KFSN) — Susan Rutkowski graduated from the Lighthouse Recovery Program six years ago but continues to volunteer to give back to the organization that blessed her with new hope. “Going to the program, I feel like I got so much more,” she said. “I feel like

Approving a bill introduced by its only transgender lawmaker, Virginia became the first state in the South to ban “gay and trans panic” as a defense for murder or manslaughter. Virginia is now the 12th state to ban the defense, which can allow people charged with the killing of LGBTQ people to receive a lesser