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By Emily McTavish Click here for updates on this story     MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — Brookfield high school students have become origami masters. This spring the culture clubs at both Brookfield East High School and Brookfield Central High School started folding a thousand paper cranes for Ukraine. “Folding 1,000 cranes and putting them together represented the wish

By Jenna Wells Click here for updates on this story     MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — Polish Fest continues this weekend at Milwaukee’s Henry Maier Festival Park, one of many summer festivals returning after a two-year pandemic hiatus. Despite high COVID transmission numbers in Milwaukee, most restrictions are lifted for festivals this summer. The festival grounds on Saturday,

By Len Ramirez Click here for updates on this story     SAN JOSE, California (KPIX) — A scramble is underway to keep a program going that brings hot food to the homeless in San Jose, as pandemic funding is expected to run out in weeks. The hardship of living on the streets is made just a

By KARA FINNSTROM, DARLEENE POWELLS Click here for updates on this story     LOS ANGELES, California (KCAL, KCBS) — A firefighter holding up an encouraging sign for a young patient at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles from the top of an extended fire engine ladder was uplifting in more ways than one. The internet was delighted by

By Laura Haefeli Click here for updates on this story     DAVIS, California (KOVR) — UC Davis canceled commencement Friday after the high heat led to dozens of calls for medical help and sent several people to the hospital. In total, 36 calls for medical help were made, 14 ambulances were called to the ceremony and

By Mika Miyashima Click here for updates on this story     HILO, Hawaii (KITV) — As lychee prices soar this season, some thieves are now targeting the fruit. O.K. Farms owner Troy Keolanui said on Thursday morning, thieves tried to steal 200 pounds of lychee from his Hilo farm, valued at more than $1,000. “A good

By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story     WASHINGTON COUNTY, Oregon (KPTV) — A Washington County court has sentenced a former security guard to life in prison after being found guilty of first-degree rape and two counts of first-degree sodomy in February. The Washington County District Attorney’s Office says in Oct. 2018, the

By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story     PENNINGTON COUNTY, Minnesota (WCCO) — A northwestern Minnesota man who was charged for fatally stabbing his wife is accused of assaulting corrections officers during an attempted escape from jail. Eric Reinbold, 45, tried to escape on Saturday from the Pennington County Jail. Two corrections officers

By JULIA FALCON Click here for updates on this story     FORT WORTH, Texas (KTVT) — The city of Fort Worth said that due to the national lifeguard shortage, hours at Fort Worth pools will be reduced for the rest of the summer. Officials said they determined that the current staffing level is not at the

By Jermont Terry Click here for updates on this story     CHICAGO, Illinois (WBBM) — Police last week were called to the home of Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx for a domestic incident that her husband claimed became physical and involved her slapping him, according to a police report. Foxx denied to officers that she

By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story     TOLEDO BEND, Louisiana (KTBS) — Two East Texas fishermen say a recent normal night of bow fishing turned into an epic adventure. Craig Peace of Deadwood, Texas, and Jesse Fuller of Center, Texas, were on the north end of Toledo Bend Reservoir when they came

By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story     ST. LOUIS, Missouri (KMOV) — Guns and drugs were seized during a search in St. Louis’ Bevo Mill neighborhood. Friday afternoon police posted on social media an image of the items that were seized when officers conducted a search warrant. According to police, the items

By Chandler Pawloski Click here for updates on this story     DETROIT, Michigan (WNEM) — After an investigation by the FBI, one Novi man has been convicted by a federal jury in Detroit for a wire fraud and money laundering scheme to obtain more than $4.1 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. According to the

By EMILY RITTMAN Click here for updates on this story     LEAWOOD, Kansas (KCTV) — A construction worker is recovering after first responders rescued him from a trench collapse near Meadow Lane and 103rd Terrace in Leawood, Kansas. Joe Odom, who is 86, says his 66-year-old son was working on a sewer line when a trench