By WDJT Staff Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — The Milwaukee Police Department is asking for the public’s help to locate a critical missing 3-year-old boy named Major P. Harris. An Amber Alert was activated on Saturday, Oct 16. Officials say Harris is the son of a homicide victim who was
Continue ReadingBy Shelby Myers Click here for updates on this story PASCAGOULA, Mississippi (WALA) — The city of Pascagoula commemorated a 48 year old tale Friday night. Calvin Parker, just 19 in 1973, said it happened to him and his fishing buddy, Charlie Hickson one night on the banks of the Pascagoula River. After decades of
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By Skylar Rispens Click here for updates on this story MISSOULA, Montana (Missoulian) — About 150 students rallied in front of Main Hall on Friday afternoon and called for the University of Montana to fire computer science professor Rob Smith — or for him to resign. The outrage on campus was fueled by reporting from
Continue ReadingBy Kurt Erickson Click here for updates on this story JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri (St. Louis Post-Dispatch) — Key computer systems used by the state of Missouri are so outdated officials are worried some of the only programmers who know how to work with the antiquated technology will retire. Without their knowledge of a programming language
Continue ReadingBy Thomas Geyer Click here for updates on this story SAVANNAH, Illinois (Quad-City Times) — A Savanna, Illinois, woman is facing arson charges in Clinton County after she allegedly set fire to an ex-boyfriend’s pickup. Marari Jean Boardman, 38, is charged with one count of first-degree arson. The charge is a Class B felony under
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By Hannah Mackenzie Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — A new North Carolina law signed Friday, Oct. 15 by Gov. Roy Cooper ensures patient visitation rights will not be impacted during declared states of emergency or disasters unless stated otherwise by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the
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By Andrew Masse Click here for updates on this story MIDDLETOWN, Connecticut (WFSB) — A Middletown officer is expected to be okay after a woman assaulted him. The incident initially started around 8:40 Tuesday night when police received a call saying that three people were seen spray painting the sidewalk in the area of Park
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By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — Nearly 100 animals that were seized from an unlicensed facility in northeast Portland last year are now eligible for adoption, according to Multnomah County Animal Services (MCAS). An investigation began in Aug. 2020 when MCAS received complaints about the conditions at
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By Connor McCarthy Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — After weeks of local businesses being hit with burglaries or devastating fires, community members are helping out, creating a string of GoFundMe’s for affected businesses. One of those is Kenton Antiques that was burglarized this past week. The owner, Maureen Bachmann,
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story SHREVEPORT, Louisiana (KTBS) — A funeral is set today for a Shreveport man, who was killed in New Orleans, just days realizing his dream. Richard ‘Snapper’ Washington had just opened his restaurant in the French Quarter, last Friday.. He was found shot to death behind
Continue ReadingBy Anthony Vasquez-Peddie Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — Cholesterol medication has been linked to reduced risk of death from COVID-19, according to a new, large-population study. Statins are often prescribed by doctors to help lower cholesterol levels in the blood and can help prevent cardiovascular events such as heart
Continue ReadingBy Christy Somos Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — A new study out of the U.S. suggests a correlation between minimal greenspace in lower-income neighbourhoods and higher rates of COVID-19. The study entitled “Nature inequity and higher COVID-19 case rates in less green neighbourhoods in the United States” was published
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By Courtney Allen Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — A mother is pleading to get to the bottom of her son’s apparent murder. Earlier this week, firefighters located a van in flames at a Baptist church in Goodlettsville. Police later identified the man found dead inside as 47-year-old Dewaine Leggs.
Continue ReadingBy Jamie Kennedy Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — Tim Kuhn said he and his family are still in shock from the loss of his 21-year-old son, who was super fit and healthy, and had never been admitted to a hospital until COVID struck. “He just went downhill and kept getting
Continue ReadingBy Meghan Packer Click here for updates on this story LAWRENCEVILLE, Georgia (WGCL) — In a first-of-its-kind conviction in Gwinnett County and possibly all of Georgia, a drug dealer pleaded guilty to murder after someone he sold drugs to died from an overdose. Eric Moore pleaded guilty to charges including trafficking and felony murder for
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By Nathan Vickers Click here for updates on this story GRAIN VALLEY, Missouri (KCTV) — A backlog of cargo and worsening supply chain issues have added to an already difficult job for truckers. Earlier this week the Biden Administration announced a deal to keep the Port of Los Angeles running 24/7 in an attempt to
Continue ReadingBy Betsy Webster Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — Popular technology is getting into the hands of criminals using it to kill. Two local men have been indicted in federal court for buying small GPS trackers used to follow people for the purpose of having them murdered. The indictment,
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU (KITV) — The Honolulu Zoo announced Friday that a 13-year-old African lion by the name of Ekundu died on Monday, October 11, 2021. Ekundu and another 12-year-old female lion by the name of Moxy first showed signs of upper respiratory illness with some coughing.
Continue ReadingBy Jesse Sarles Click here for updates on this story DENVER (KCNC) — Two tigers have tested positive for COVID-19 at the Denver Zoo. They are the first animals known to have the virus at the zoo. Zookeepers noticed Yuri and Nikita, who are both 11-year-old Amur tigers, coughing and sneezing and acting in a
Continue ReadingBy Jackie Kostek Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — The holidays are right around the corner and that means looking for the right turkey for the dinner table. But the turkey company Butterball is concerned there may be a shortage in supply this year. CBS 2’s Jackie Kostek visited a turkey
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