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By Shain Bergan, Zoe Brown Click here for updates on this story     SHAWNEE, Kansas (KCTV) — UPDATE: A man has been charged in connection with the death of a baby and house fire in Shawnee that happened over the weekend. According to court documents, Nicholas A. Ecker was charged Monday with first-degree murder and aggravated

By Justina Latimer Click here for updates on this story     NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — With heart attacks are increasing among young people in their 20s and 30s, one Berry Hill man hopes his story will encourage others to take cardiovascular health seriously. “It took a few minutes, but it finally settled in on me how

By Angie Ricono, Cyndi Fahrlander Click here for updates on this story     KANSAS CITY, Kansas (KCTV) — The Kansas Department of Corrections is hoping playing cards will help them solve cold cases. It’s not as crazy as it sounds. A few other states have used playing cards to help solve cases—Connecticut, Indiana and Florida. “You’re

By KPTV Staff Click here for updates on this story     CORVALLIS, Oregon (KPTV) — An Albany man is in custody after he reportedly broke into a woman’s home, dropped his pants, and began strangling her while she showered. The Corvallis Police Department said on Feb. 12 around noon, officers responded to reports of a burglary

By KPTV Staff Click here for updates on this story     SALEM, Oregon (KPTV) — A prisoner at the Oregon State Penitentiary escaped custody Wednesday morning while doing laundry, according to the Oregon Department of Corrections. Bohanna McQuiston, 40, has been in custody since Jan. 11, 2021 for two counts of burglary in Clackamas County and

By KPTV Staff Click here for updates on this story     PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — A 46-year-old man who was brutally assaulted early Sunday morning in the Old Town area of Portland has died. Officers responded to an assault call at about 4:17 a.m. in the area of Northwest 3rd Avenue and Northwest Glisan Street. Officers

By Audrey Weil Click here for updates on this story     PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — Fifteen years later, a man who committed sexual assault will now serve time for it. He was linked to the crime through a sexual assault kit that had been stuck in Oregon’s backlog. Now the survivor said she’s finally set free.

By GABRIELA VIDAL Click here for updates on this story     WENTZVILLE, Missouri (KMOV) — Wentzville students are now taking legal action against their school district for banning certain works of literature from school libraries. “Books that are about queer kids, you’re looking at books that are about mental health, size-ism and strong female characters,” said

By JULIE PARR Click here for updates on this story     IDABEL, Oklahoma (KTBS) — Authorities have captured the final escaped inmate from southeast Oklahoma. McCurtain County sheriff’s deputies said Jerome Rutherford is in custody in Sherman, Texas. The US Marshals Service caught up to him Wednesday evening and he was taken into custody without incident.

By Kari Barrows Click here for updates on this story     FAYETTEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Two universities across the Carolinas were evacuated on Wednesday after receiving bomb threats. A press release from Fayetteville State University in North Carolina says the school received an “unverified bomb threat” on Wednesday, leading to campus operations being suspended. University

By Joy Malbon and Nicole Bogart Click here for updates on this story     Washington, D.C. (CTV Network) — At first glance, the history of hockey in North America may not look very diverse. Images of the first organized ice hockey game played in Montreal in March 1875, for example, feature teams made up entirely by

By Alexandra Mae Jones Click here for updates on this story     TORONTO (CTV Network) — The active ingredient in magic mushrooms may be able to relieve symptoms in adults suffering from major depressive disorder for up to a year, according to a new study. Scientists have been increasingly investigating whether psychedelics could have therapeutic use