Click here for updates on this story AIEA, Hawaii (KITV) — The family of a man in Aiea shot and killed over the weekend is looking for answers. Malakai Maumalanga’s brother calls it a tragic ending. Sione Maumalanga says his brother spent a year in jail as a young adult for his involvement in a
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story ST. CHARLES, Michigan (WNEM) — As communities work to restore a sense of normalcy after a year of the pandemic, one town is trying to bring back a lost tradition. Little League Baseball. After years of the ballpark going untouched, a number of parts have fallen in disrepair.
Continue Reading Maryland’s oft-debated state song, a relic of the Confederacy that calls Union supporters “Northern scum,” is one signature away from being repealed. The state’s House of Delegates voted Monday to repeal “Maryland, My Maryland” as the state song. It’s the closest legislators have come to removing the pro-Confederate song from the state canon in decades.
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The children of three late civil rights movement leaders released a joint letter late Monday night to corporate leaders and lawmakers in response to the new voting law in Georgia. Bernice A. King, the daughter of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.; Al Vivian, the son of the Rev. Cordy Tindell “C.T.” Vivian; and John-Miles
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SAGINAW, Michigan (WNEM) — The chairman of the Michigan GOP and member of the University of Michigan board of regents is being asked to resign after calling the top three elected women in the state witches. An organization of catholic sisters is also joining the calls for him
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story COBB COUNTY, Georgia (WGCL) — Cobb County Police arrested 3 men who they say shot a child and another person outside Cumberland Mall March 23. Karanji Reese, 18, Jokava Harris, 19, and Desean Powell, 19 were all charged with intent to distribute marijuana and possession of a firearm.
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story EAST LYME, Connecticut (WFSB) — A correctional officer was arrested for sexually assaulting an inmate, according to state police. Troopers announced the arrest of 38-year-old Wesley Applegate on Tuesday. Applegate was charged with second-degree sexual assault when he was taken into custody in Wethersfield on Monday. The incident
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — Monday’s intense winds tore a large metal awning off a Kansas City building. It fell on a man who was getting out of a car below it, sending him to the hospital. It’s a sight that stunned people who come to the strip
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Rural areas of Mid-Missouri holding mass coronavirus vaccination clinics are still seeing a large number of extra doses as the state continues to open up eligibility to more residents.
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The New York Police Department is investigating what they say is a “hate crime assault” against a 65-year-old Asian woman who was punched and kicked Monday in midtown Manhattan by an attacker who allegedly made anti-Asian statements toward her, according to the police. The incident — which comes at a time when New York City
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Officer Eric Talley will be remembered at a public funeral in Lafayette, Colorado, on Tuesday — one week after giving his life as the first police officer to arrive at the King Soopers store where a gunman killed 10 people. A brief procession and motorcade will precede the memorial service at Flatirons Community Church for
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SSU launches Tiger Vision for athletic season (WTRT, Tigers Roar, SSU) — Where Tiger Arena once was a family- and fan-filled venue with a roaring crowd pumped for action, it is now a place where spectators are not permitted because of restrictions due to COVID-19. These health protocols
Continue Reading Waste from lifesaving personal protective equipment (PPE) is killing birds, fish and other wildlife across the globe, a study has found. Animals are fatally ingesting or becoming entangled in discarded latex gloves and disposable face masks, while others have started building their homes using the same material, researchers said. “As always with these single-use items,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MOBILE COUNTY, Alabama (WALA) — Saraland Police said four people died in a crash Sunday night caused by a wrong-way driver. It happened on Highway 45 between Spice Pond Road and Kushla McLeod Road. The Mobile County Sheriff’s Office said 39-year-old Towanda O’Field was chasing her children’s father
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — While swordplay has been around for thousands of years, a certified instructor at arms in Milwaukee is giving this ancient sport a pandemic-era twist. On CBS 58 Sunday Morning Brendan Cullerton joined Sean Newton outside Discovery World on the Milwaukee Lakefront to see what attracts
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PEA RIDGE, Arkansas (KFSM) — A Pea Ridge Police Officer is receiving praise after saving a woman’s life with Narcan. According to the Pea Ridge Police Department, on March 27 around 4:47 p.m., first responders with PRPD and the Pea Ridge Fire Department were dispatched to a possible
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A tow truck driver is in critical condition Tuesday morning following a wreck in Kingdom City the night before.
Continue Reading Philonise Floyd, the brother of George Floyd, says it has been an “emotional roller-coaster” sitting in the courtroom for the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. Floyd told CNN that it was only on Monday that he learned for the first time that Chauvin actually knelt on his brother’s neck for 9 minutes
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The Moniteau County Health Center says open appointments are allowing for walk-ins at its vaccine clinics on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Continue Reading The children of three late civil rights movement leaders released a joint letter late Monday night to corporate leaders and lawmakers in response to the new voting law in Georgia. Bernice A. King, the daughter of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.; Al Vivian, the son of the Rev. Cordy Tindell “C.T.” Vivian; and John-Miles
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