Month: February 2022

By Tara Molina Click here for updates on this story     CHICAGO (WBBM) — The state security system meant to stop fraudsters from stealing unemployment money is keeping people out who really need it. As CBS 2’s Tara Molina reported Thursday, tens of thousands of people are waiting for help, per our most recent public records

By Brad Edwards Click here for updates on this story     CHICAGO (WBBM) — A Chicago Police officer who nearly four years ago bragged on camera about killing someone while taunting an innocent Black man in a park has now been relieved of his police powers. The CBS 2 Investigators have learned that move came not

By John Oakes Click here for updates on this story     MANSFIELD, Louisiana (KTBS) — The Desoto Parish Courthouse unveiled an innovative calming center for children that must be involved in the court system. In cases where children are the victim, they are often a key witness. Judge Amy McCartney says, in order to keep children

By Troy Washington Click here for updates on this story     MANSFIELD, Louisiana (KTBS) — A DeSoto Parish man finds closure after 22 years of waiting for justice to be served. DeQuan Howard says he was molested in his third grade classroom back in 1997. Howard says at the time he told his mother his substitute

By James Felton, James Paxson Click here for updates on this story     Michigan (WNEM) — An Isabella County resident is sharing her sympathies after a teen was struck by multiple vehicles. It happened Thursday evening on M-20 between Wise Road and Chippewa Road in Chippewa Township. When authorities arrived, police found the body of a

By Emily Rittman, Nick Sloan Click here for updates on this story     INDEPENDENCE, Missouri (KCTV) — A 34-year-old man has been charged with second-degree murder in the shooting death of an Independence father. Joshua Mongold is accused of shooting and killing Riley Youngblood. The Independence Street Crime Units and police department’s SWAT took the suspect

By Emily Rittman, Nick Sloan Click here for updates on this story     KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — A mother is asking for answers after her son was shot and killed by police earlier this week at 52nd and Olive. Investigators say Kansas City police officers shot 36-year-old Shawn Wilson after he showed a knife and

By KDKA Staff Click here for updates on this story     WESTMORELAND COUNTY, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — Westmoreland County currently has nearly 150 bridges ranked in “poor” condition by PennDOT. According to PennDOT data, Westmoreland County has 735 bridges, and 143 are ranked in “poor” condition. Seventy-eight of them are state-owned bridges while 65 are locally-owned. “It’s

By Paige Hulsey Click here for updates on this story     ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Missouri (KMOV) — From businesses to schools, in the era of COVID, virtual meetings have become a necessity. That creates an open invitation for hackers. They were back at it Friday in St. Louis County, interrupting the Department of Public Health virtual

By Caroline Hecker Click here for updates on this story     ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — More than 100,000 people in the U.S. have died from drug overdoses in the last year, with nearly 64 percent of those deaths related to fentanyl. It’s odorless, tasteless and often goes unseen, until it’s too late. “During my 18 years