Click here for updates on this story WOOD RIVER, Illinois (KMOV) — A shelter in place order has been activated for some residents in Wood River due to a chemical leak. Wednesday afternoon Norfolk Southern Railroad was notified that a stationary rail car containing spent sulfuric acid was over pressurized and venting. The rail car
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NEW HARTFORD, New York (WKTV) — A macaw on its way to get its wings clipped flew into a tree outside of New Hartford Animal Hospital Wednesday morning. The owner, Amanda Bonanza, was taking the macaw, Charlie, out of her car in his cage when she says he
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SAGINAW, Michigan (WNEM) — A Saginaw man is looking forward to providing a financial cushion for his family after winning $1 million playing the lottery. The lucky player, who has chosen to remain anonymous, bought his winning ticket at the Kroger located on 4672 State St. “I play
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — Since February, a growing list of local police departments are warning their communities about an increase in overdoses and overdose deaths caused by drugs laced with fentanyl in Kansas and Missouri. Police say they are seeing an increase in overdoses among teens and
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Click here for updates on this story SOMERS, Westchester County, NY (WABC) — Man’s best friend is being hailed as a church’s guardian angel in Westchester County. Bear, a 4-year-old German Shepard, woke its owner early Sunday morning. “It was a very alarming bark, it almost sounded like a siren,” Kim Lewis said. “And I
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Are you paying attention? Maybe not. We spend nearly half our waking lives with wandering minds, Harvard University scientists found over a decade ago. When you’re trying to get something done — such as reading an article about mindfulness, for example — that wandering mind can derail your goals. “If we’re not paying attention to
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Twitter is not caving — yet — to users’ demands for an “edit” button, but it is offering something close: an “undo tweet” option as part of its new subscription service, Twitter Blue, which debuts in Canada and Australia Thursday. The basic service will continue to be free, but for a monthly fee, users can
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Vince Neil gave one of his first post-pandemic performances this weekend and it didn’t appear to go as well as he had hoped. The Mötley Crüe singer and his solo band headlined the Boone River Valley Festival in Iowa where Neil performed a bunch of Mötley Crüe classics. But “Dr. Feelgood” didn’t sound as good
Continue Reading Judy Sheindlin has reportedly been the most popular and best compensated, television judges for decades with her “Judge Judy” syndicated show. Now that it’s ending, she’s got a few things to say about her relationship with CBS, which distributed the program. “We had a nice marriage,” Sheindlin recently told the Wall Street Journal. “It’s going
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In non-pandemic summers, both continental Europe and the United Kingdom draw crowds of tourists from around the world. Last summer, they couldn’t get there. This summer many should be able to, though the tangle of entry requirements will vary by country and could change quickly. Here’s a guide to help you determine where and when
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The Justice Department is investigating potential obstruction of justice connected to the ongoing probe of Rep. Matt Gaetz and his alleged sexual relationship with a minor. According to two people familiar with the matter, federal investigators’ concerns over efforts to obstruct the probe date back to at least last fall, when the examination of the
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Climate change poses serious risks to the stability of the financial system, a senior International Monetary Fund official told CNN Business. Tobias Adrian, director of the IMF’s monetary and capital markets department, said the climate crisis could “absolutely” ignite a financial crisis. “The climate crisis is slow in the making, but it’s potentially disastrous,” Adrian
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Stephen King’s usual policy of selling the rights to his books and washing his hands of the results goes out the window in “Lisey’s Story,” which the prolific author adapted himself. But the Apple TV+ limited series lands in the shallow end of the King cinematic pool, with a convoluted story that mostly squanders its
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SALEM, Oregon (KPTV) — Early Tuesday morning, a man was caught on camera breaking into Gilgamesh Brewing. “It’s pretty disappointing you know?” Owner Micheal Radeke, said. The surveillance video shows the suspect, using his plaid flannel to cover his face, use a chair from outside to smash his
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You are forgiven if you missed a particularly touching moment on the “Friends” reunion — Lisa Kudrow says she almost did, too. In an interview with “E! News” the actress who played Phoebe Buffay in the beloved series said costar David Schwimmer had to point the moment out to her when they watched the HBO
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story WASCO COUNTY, Oregon (KPTV) — A wildfire closed both sides of Interstate 84 five miles west of The Dalles on Wednesday. All evacuations have been lowered. The brush fire broke out the day after Wasco County implemented its burn ban. Stan Hinatsu with the National Forest Service said
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Meme stock mania is back in full force — and this time around, companies are trying to use the hype to their advantage. What’s happening: AMC Entertainment, whose shares have skyrocketed almost 140% this week to an all-time high, is offering investors benefits including a free large popcorn when they go to theaters this summer.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story OVERLAND PARK, Kansas (KCTV) — A Kansas man says his world is about to crash and he blames the Kansas Department of Labor. It seems the new updated security the department celebrated in January may be to blame for the interruption in benefit payments to some of those
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President Joe Biden offered to bring his price tag on an infrastructure package down to $1 trillion but wants to ensure it amounts to “new money” — not redirected from funding already approved by Congress as Senate Republicans have been demanding, a GOP source briefed on the talks said. Biden also reiterated his call for
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Portions of the memorial at George Floyd Square in Minneapolis were being removed by city workers Thursday morning, city spokesperson Sarah McKenzie said. The square at the intersection of Chicago Avenue and 38th Street, where Floyd took his last breaths as a police officer knelt on his neck, has been closed off for over a
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