By ADAM DUXTER Click here for updates on this story RAYMOND, Minnesota (WCCO) — Residents were allowed back home after an early morning train derailment prompted an evacuation of the small town of Raymond in Kandiyohi County Thursday. In a statement, the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway said approximately 22 cars containing ethanol and corn
Continue ReadingBy WDDSU Staff Click here for updates on this story New Orleans (WDSU) — A man accused of murdering a New Orleans comedian has been extradited back to the city. Jabril Cowart, 20, was arrested and accused of killing Brandon “Boogie B” Montrell just before Christmas. Cowart was arrested in Houston but is now back
Continue ReadingBy Bob Hazen Click here for updates on this story ORLANDO, Florida (WESH) — The woman accused of leaving her boyfriend to die while he was trapped inside a suitcase is apparently having trouble finding defense experts to help her case. Sarah Boone, 45, was in an Orange County courtroom Friday for a hearing ahead
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By Deidre McPhillips, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating a salmonella outbreak that has been linked to flour, and it’s urging people not to eat or play with uncooked dough or batter. A dozen illnesses — including three hospitalizations — have been reported in connection with the outbreak, spanning 11
Continue ReadingBy Anne Shannon, Katelyn Smith Click here for updates on this story LEBANON, Pa. (WGAL) — Two events are happening today to mark one year since Lt. William Lebo was killed in the line of duty in Lebanon. Right now, former and current Lebanon police officers, and Lebo’s widow, are walking his former route to
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The Minneapolis City Council has given their approval to a court-enforceable settlement agreement that will alter the city’s policing practices following the murder of George Floyd. The vote was unanimous among those present for the vote, with two council members not present
Continue ReadingBy Kendall Keys Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WISN) — Diana Williamson-Wynne and her four children packed up from their apartment at Community Within The Corridor Saturday and packed into a hotel room. Thursday night is their sixth night away from home, with no word on when they can return. The Milwaukee
Continue ReadingBy Adam Bartow Click here for updates on this story LEWISTON, Maine (WMTW) — Sam’s Italian Foods has closed its original location. A sign on the door of the restaurant on Main Street in Lewiston announced the news to customers. That location opened in 1939. In a statement to Maine’s Total Coverage, a company spokesperson
Continue ReadingBy Ray Brewer Click here for updates on this story NASHUA, New Hampshire (WMUR) — A former Nashua man accused of blindfolding and sexually assaulting teenage girls should get a bail hearing, a judge ruled Friday. The attorney for Jesse Reynolds, 43, said in court that prosecutors failed to meet the deadline for turning over
Continue ReadingBy Danielle Scruggs Click here for updates on this story BELLE GLADE, Florida (WPBF) — Neighborhoods are no longer being evacuated and schools are no longer on lockdown after Palm Beach County Fire Rescue responded to a major chemical leak at an agricultural facility Wednesday morning in Belle Glade. It happened around 8 a.m. in
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LONDON (AP) — Tottenham’s attempts at identifying a long-term successor to fired manager Antonio Conte have been thrown into more chaos after the club’s managing director of football agreed to take an immediate leave of absence. Fabio Paratici’s 2 1/2-year ban for his part in a false accounting scandal involving former club Juventus was extended
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BERKELEY, Mo. (AP) — Criminal charges against the former mayor of the St. Louis County town of Berkeley have been dismissed with an agreement that he will never again seek elected office. Theodore Hoskins, now 84, was charged in 2019 with four counts of committing an election offense and one count of forgery. Special Prosecutor
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By Nicole Chavez, CNN Randall Robinson went from growing up in segregated Virginia to spending decades promoting equity for people of African descent from all over the world. The human rights advocate and lawyer led the fight to end the apartheid in South Africa, lobbied for humane policy for Haitian refugees and called for reparations
Continue Reading ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills upgraded their secondary depth by signing free agent safety Taylor Rapp to a one-year contract. Rapp is listed at 6-feet and has nine interceptions in 57 career games, including 48 starts, during four seasons with the Los Angeles Rams. He was selected by the Rams in the
Continue ReadingBy Tyler Boronski Click here for updates on this story ESSEX, Vermont (WPTZ) — S.18, a bill related to prohibiting flavored tobacco and e-liquid products, including menthol, was passed by the Senate in Montpelier Thursday afternoon after its third reading. Bobby Desseau, the manager of Valley Vape in Essex Junction, said the bill would eliminate
Continue ReadingBy WTAE Staff Click here for updates on this story Allegheny County (WTAE) — More charges have been filed against a registered sex offender in Allegheny County. Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 first covered James Wright for an incident at Kennywood more than five years ago. Now, he faces similar charges out of Virginia. In 2017,
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL GOLDBERG, LISA BAUMANN and HARM VENHUIZEN Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Massive storms brewing over at least 15 states in the Midwest and southern U.S. on Friday have meteorologists urging people to brace for dangerous weather including tornadoes, saying the conditions are similar to those a week ago that unleashed a devastating
Continue Reading By MICHAEL GOLDBERG, LISA BAUMANN and HARM VENHUIZEN Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Massive storms brewing over at least 15 states in the Midwest and southern U.S. on Friday have meteorologists urging people to brace for dangerous weather including tornadoes, saying the conditions are similar to those a week ago that unleashed a devastating
Continue ReadingBy DaVonté McKenith Click here for updates on this story Winston-Salem (WXII) — An 18-year-old accused of a shooting at Forsyth Tech Thursday morning appeared in court. Shannon Howard James Pitts, who’s a Winston-Salem Preparatory student, is charged with two counts of having a weapon of educational property. He’s also charged with having a concealed
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By Web staff Click here for updates on this story LAREDO, Texas (KTVT) — Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents arrested a man on March 30 who was previously convicted of rape in Houston. Agents said Magdaleno Campos-Escobar, 57, was trying to cross the Rio Grande in west Laredo when they caught him. Campos-Escobar was taken
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