Hailey Morinico wasn’t really thinking when she confronted the black bear that wandered into the backyard of her California home on Monday — she just knew she had to protect her dogs. “I had about, I’d say, two seconds to think and the first thing that popped into my head was to push the bear
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Click here for updates on this story ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (KOAT) — A man has been arrested for punching BCSO Sheriff Manny Gonzales on Tuesday night. Sheriff Gonzales, who is also running for Albuquerque mayor, was at a petition drive event at an entertainment venue in Albuquerque. A spokesperson for his mayoral campaign told KOAT
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MONTEZUMA, Iowa (KCCI) — The FBI has joined the search for an 11-year-old Iowa boy who disappeared last Thursday in the same area where a college student was murdered while jogging nearly three years ago. Investigators were seen at the home of Xavior Harrelson in the mobile home
Continue Reading A herd of 15 elephants has wreaked havoc in China, trampling crops and causing more than a million dollars’ worth of damage, after the animals escaped from a nature reserve last year. The elephants have made a 500-kilometer (311-mile) journey through the southwestern province of Yunnan from the nature reserve in Xishuangbanna to Yuxi, a
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PILOT GROVE, Mo, (KMIZ). The Cooper County Sheriff’s Office confirmed it was helping investigate a bank robbery at Alliant Bank in Pilot Grove. The sheriff’s office is assisting Pilot Grove police with the investigation. At least two sheriff’s office patrol cars and one police car responded to the scene. The FBI has released new information
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story WASHINGTON PARK, IL (Belleville News-Democrat) — Derissa Davis’ energy seemed to know no bounds on May 8 as she pursued her community’s vision of turning an abandoned lot into a vegetable garden that will serve families in the surrounding food desert. “Everything we grow, we’ll give away,” said
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Legends Rec-Plex will be holding its grand opening Wednesday afternoon in Fulton.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Former Mizzou football coach Gary Pinkel and standout Jeremy Maclin were both placed on the ballot for the National Football Foundation (NFF) & College Hall of Fame on Wednesday. Pinkel is one of seven coaches from the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision on this year’s ballot. Maclin is one of 78 players to
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Tyson CEO Dean Banks is leaving the company after less than a year on the job. “Stepping down and concentrating on my family is the right decision at this time,” Banks said in a statement. He is being replaced as CEO and president by Chief Operating Officer Donnie King effective immediately, the company said Wednesday,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WLS) — Former President Barack Obama made a pair of surprise appearances on Chicago’s South Side Tuesday afternoon. “I told you I was coming by, coach! You didn’t believe me!” Obama said, laughing. The former president took a break during his day trip to his adopted hometown
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CULVER CITY, California (KABC) — Authorities made one of the largest drug busts in Los Angeles County history recently, seizing meth and cocaine with a street value of nearly $60 million, officials say. The bust happened in May in eastern Los Angeles County according to Culver City police.
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Carl Chan was walking in Oakland’s Chinatown on his way to meet an Asian elder who had been attacked when a stranger called him a racial slur and hit him on the head. “I am so fortunate to be able to live another day to tell my story,” Chan told CNN. As president of the
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Click here for updates on this story COMPTON, California (KABC) — Compton voters filed into polling places on Tuesday to elect a new mayor: Cristian Reynaga, a realtor and entrepreneur, or current Compton City Councilwoman Emma Sharif. Eyewitness News stopped by both campaign offices to talk with each candidate. Sharif has served on the Compton
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The blog page that former President Donald Trump launched less than one month ago, after his team suggested he’d be launching a major new social platform, has been permanently shuttered. Jason Miller, a senior aide to Trump, told CNBC that the page “will not be returning.” Miller confirmed to CNN that the page had been
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story TULSA, Oklahoma (Tulsa World) — During a cold winter day in Tulsa, the Greenwood Cultural Center was one of the few places in the city at the time that had working utilities. That’s because days earlier, on Dec. 8, 2007, a storm encased Tulsa in ice and snow
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After struggling in recent months, companies that focus on the booming marijuana sector could be primed for a takeoff. What’s happening: Everyday investors are increasingly excited about legislation in Washington that could dramatically change US marijuana policy. And on Tuesday,Amazon announced its support for the federal legalization of marijuana — indicating a growing willingness in
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story KAUAI, Hawaii (Lincoln Journal Star) — Search and rescue teams in Kauai on Tuesday resumed on-ground efforts to find a 23-year-old University of Nebraska-Lincoln student who went missing. The Kauai Police Department announced Monday that the aerial search had been called off for Samuel Martinez, a microbiology student
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ASHVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — A viral video on Facebook is now at the center of the latest road rage investigation in Asheville. The video captures the tail end of a Monday morning encounter on Bruce Road in West Asheville. The 24-second recording shows a man getting out
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A Florida man accused of killing an iguana last year wanted a charge of animal cruelty dismissed on the basis of the state’s “stand your ground” law. A judge has denied his motion. PJ Nilaja Patterson was arrested after allegedly beating, dragging and kicking a 3-foot iguana in Lake Worth, Florida, on September 2, 2020,
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Click here for updates on this story LAKE BISTINEAU, Louisiana (KTBS) — The Bossier Parish Sheriff’s Office has confirmed they found a body Wednesday morning near the Lake Bistineau Spillway. That’s the same area where a teenager disappeared Tuesday evening in a boating accident. First responders worked through the night in their recovery effort for
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