National News Archives

Boone Electric Cooperative assisting in Hurricane Zeta restoration

October 29, 2020 5:35 PM Karl Wehmhoener

This is the third hurricane to hit the Gulf Coast in eight weeks.

60 charged in $300M phone scam targeting elderly victims

October 28, 2020 3:12 PM Associated Press

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Sixty people are charged in a widespread magazine telemarketing scam that authorities say netted $300 million from more than 150,000 elderly and vulnerable people nationwide. Minnesota U.S. Attorney Erica MacDonald announced the charges Wednesday. She called it the largest elder fraud scheme in the country. The defendants are from 14 states and

Barrett confirmed as Supreme Court justice in partisan vote

October 26, 2020 7:12 PM Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — Amy Coney Barrett is headed to to the Supreme Court. The Senate has confirmed President Donald Trump’s nominee, with Republicans overpowering Democratic opposition a week before Election Day. Barrett will be the third Supreme Court justice nominated by Trump. At 48, she is likely secure a conservative court majority for years to

GOP-led Senate panel advances Barrett despite Dems’ boycott

October 22, 2020 8:32 AM Associated Press

The Senate Judiciary Committee has advanced Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court nomination to the full Senate.

Sen. Kamala Harris cancels in-person campaign events after 2 staff members test positive

October 15, 2020 9:11 AM Matt Ragsdale

The statement on the campaign website said two members of Harris’ team tested positive for COVID-19 late Wednesday night.

AP Explains: Trump seizes on dubious Biden-Ukraine story

October 14, 2020 8:50 PM Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — Looking to undermine rival Joe Biden 20 days before the election, President Donald Trump’s campaign has seized on a tabloid story offering bizarre twists to a familiar line of attack: Biden’s relationship with Ukraine. But the story in the New York Post raises more questions than answers, including about the authenticity of

Postal Service agrees to reverse service changes

October 14, 2020 8:53 PM Associated Press

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The U.S. Postal Service agreed Wednesday to reverse changes that slowed mail service nationwide. The agreement settles a lawsuit filed by Montana Gov. Steve Bullock. The lawsuit filed against Postmaster General Louis DeJoy and the U.S. Postal Service on Sept. 9 argued changes implemented in June harmed access to mail services

First lady: Barron Trump positive for COVID, no symptoms

October 14, 2020 3:30 PM Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — Melania Trump says her 14-year-old son, Barron, has tested positive for the coronavirus but has no symptoms. The White House initially said he had tested negative, after both of his parents tested positive earlier this month. The first lady said Wednesday that subsequent testing showed Barron had also come down with COVID-19.

Barrett vows to interpret laws ‘as they are written’

October 12, 2020 1:53 PM Associated Press

At her confirmation hearing, Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett has declared that Americans deserve an independent Supreme Court that interprets the Constitution and laws “as they are written.”

WATCH LIVE: Hurricane Delta hits Texas, Louisiana

October 9, 2020 11:46 AM ABC 17 News Team

Watch live webcams from the area affected by Hurricane Delta.

6 people charged in plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Whitmer

October 8, 2020 11:38 AM Associated Press

DETROIT (AP) Six people plotted to try to kidnap Michigan Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer at her vacation home. That’s according to a criminal complaint unsealed Thursday. The FBI said in the court filing that four of the six men had planned to meet Wednesday to “make a payment on explosives and exchange tactical gear.” The

Trump says “I’m not going to do a virtual debate’ with Biden, as commission makes changes after his COVID-19 diagnosis

October 8, 2020 7:14 AM Associated Press

Trump says “I’m not going to do a virtual debate’ with Biden, as commission makes changes after his COVID-19 diagnosis.

Officer charged with fatally kneeling on George Floyd’s neck posts $1 million bail, attorney says

October 7, 2020 1:22 PM CNN

Derek Chauvin, the ex-Minneapolis police officer facing murder charges in George Floyd’s death, has posted $1 million bail, his attorney, Eric Nelson, said Wednesday.

Senior Pentagon leadership quarantining after exposure to coronavirus

October 6, 2020 12:58 PM CNN

The top US general, Gen. Mark Milley, and several members of the Pentagon’s senior leadership are quarantining after a top Coast Guard official tested positive for coronavirus, several US defense officials tell CNN.

Trump aims for Monday release after outside drive-by

October 5, 2020 10:48 AM Associated Press

President Donald Trump is hoping for a Monday discharge from the military hospital where he is being treated for COVID-19.

President Trump could return to the White House as soon as Monday

October 4, 2020 11:07 AM Zach Boetto

WASHINGTON D.C. (KMIZ) The President’s multidisciplinary medical team said President Trump could be discharged from the hospital as soon as Monday. The medical team gave an update outside of the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Sunday around 10:45 a.m. During the update, Dr. Sean Conley, President Trump’s physician, mentioned they provided the President with oxygen on

Officer to grand jury: No search of Breonna Taylor’s home

October 2, 2020 11:37 AM Associated Press

A law enforcement officer says police did not end up searching Breonna Taylor’s apartment on the day she was shot and killed by police who had arrived with a search warrant.