By ANGIE RICONO Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, KS (KCTV) — The Midwest Innocence Project has been granted $1 million dollars to investigate wrongful convictions. “This funding is transformational and will allow us to dedicate staff to working cases in Wyandotte County full-time,” said executive director Tricia Rojo Bushnell. The Midwest
Continue ReadingBy John Dias Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WABC) — A Manhattan police pursuit Monday ended with shots fired in Midtown. New video of the chase shows authorities trying to stop two men they said were wanted for at least a dozen robberies, including stealing $4 million worth of jewelry, CBS2’s
Continue ReadingBy WABC Staff Click here for updates on this story MAPLEWOOD, New Jersey (WABC) — A school district in Essex County is investigating an allegation of discrimination by a teacher against a Muslim second grader. CBS2’s Meg Baker spoke with the girl’s mother. “I try to teach them modesty and teach them what God wants
Continue ReadingBy WCCO Staff Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Cory Kohls wasn’t even on a hunting trip when he shot a 616-pound bear in western Wisconsin. He just noticed the bear on Friday while driving by a corn field in New Richmond, so he asked the farmers if he could have
Continue ReadingBy WFOR Staff Click here for updates on this story MIAMI (WFOR) — A Sumatran tiger cub at Zoo Miami received a medical exam on Friday. N’dari, a 10-month old Sumatran tiger cub, was immobilized so the Animal Health team could give her a thorough examination while also getting a closer look at some small
Continue ReadingBy Bobeth Yates Click here for updates on this story MIAMI (WFOR) — For the second time in about a month, the statue of Jesus has been defaced. When you first arrive at St. Martha’s Catholic Church property in Miami Shores, the first thing you see is a statue of Jesus. But in recent days
Continue ReadingBy KCAL KCBS Staff Click here for updates on this story CARSON, California (KCAL) — Hydrogen sulfide detected in the air near the 405 Freeway may be responsible for the pungent, sulfurous odor plaguing Carson residents for nearly a week now. “What the hell is the cause of this problem, and while everybody is farting
Continue ReadingBy Marissa Armas Click here for updates on this story DENVER (KCNC) — Thousands of Coloradans lost their jobs during the pandemic and many people are still out of work. This need prompted a young group of Colorado Latinos to develop an app called Chamba, that bridges language barriers between workers to employers. Chamba is
Continue ReadingBy Conor McCue Click here for updates on this story DENVER (KCNC) — Cleaning crews spent part of their Sunday washing graffiti off of the Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception. The basilica sits on Colfax Avenue at Logan Street in downtown Denver. The church was vandalized on Sunday morning between 7:30 a.m. and 8:30
Continue ReadingBy Erin Jones Click here for updates on this story PLANO, Texas (KTVT) — The mother of a former Plano ISD student says two of the students who forced her son to drink urine at a sleepover last February will be facing charges. For more than seven months they’ve been waiting for criminal charges. Summer
Continue ReadingBy Dana Kozlov Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Chicago police officers aren’t only retiring in record numbers, many are leaving the big city department for smaller ones. It’s contributing to an officer shortage that many city leaders believe will only get worse before it gets better. CBS 2 Political Investigator
Continue ReadingBy WBBM Staff Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — A trip to Yellowstone National Park landed Samantha Daring, 25, four days in jail. What did she do? She got way too close trying to take a picture of a grizzly mother bear and her two cubs in the Roaring Mountain area
Continue ReadingBy WBZ Staff Click here for updates on this story WORCESTER, Massachusetts (WBZ) — A torn quadriceps was not enough to stop one man from running the Boston Marathon virtually on Sunday. Bill Murphy completed 26.2 miles using crutches on the track at Worcester State University. He is raising money for the Make-A-Wish Foundation. “Plans
Continue ReadingBy WBZ Staff Click here for updates on this story BROCKTON, Massachussets (WBZ) — The Brockton Police Officer who was shot four times Thursday evening was released from the hospital Friday. Officer Robert Otis was wearing his Kevlar vest when he was shot while responding to a shooting outside a home on Taber Avenue around
Continue ReadingBy Rob Polansky Click here for updates on this story ROCKY HILL, Connecticut (WFSB) — A man needed to be rescued from the roof of a home in Rocky Hill on Friday. The Rocky Hill Fire Department said the man suffered a non-life-threatening leg injury. The man was found on top of a side entry
Continue ReadingBy Rob Polansky Click here for updates on this story MIDDLETOWN, Connecticut (WFSB) — Someone tagged a cemetery in Middletown with some vulgar graffiti. Police said a passerby noticed the pink spray paint at the Indian Hill Cemetery on Washington Street around 10:30 a.m. on Monday. The graffiti read “Land Back” with an anarchy symbol
Continue ReadingBy Connor McCarthy Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — All weekend, both directions of I-84 have been shutdown to install a new pedestrian bridge over the freeway, causing a headache for drivers, but gearing up the cycling community for a new way to get between the central eastside and the
Continue ReadingBy Kristen Aguirre Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — A sinkhole in an Asheville neighborhood has nearly doubled in size, causing concern for residents. “This has been a constant source of stress for two months,” Nat Dickinson, who lives next door to the sinkhole in Montford, said. Dickinson said
Continue ReadingBy KABC Staff Click here for updates on this story YUCCA VALLEY, California (KABC) — Human remains have been found in the desert of Yucca Valley amid the search for a New Jersey woman who was reported missing in the area this summer. Lauren “El” Cho was last seen on June 28 walking away from
Continue ReadingBy KABC Staff Click here for updates on this story HAWTHORNE, California (KABC) — A driver accused of trying to hit a group of people with his car in Hawthorne over an altercation was beaten to death shortly after, according to police. It happened on Saturday at around 2 a.m. in the 14200 block of
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