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An investigation into the alleged gang rape of a 14-year-old girl in Ghent, Belgium, is underway after five people — including three minors — were arrested, according to public prosecutors and local media reports. The young girl killed herself four days after the attack, which took place on May 14, East Flanders Public Prosecutor’s office

Minneapolis plans to create a lasting memorial at the intersection where George Floyd took his final breaths, city officials said in a statement Thursday. “We are collectively committed to establishing a permanent memorial at the intersection, preserving the artwork, and making the area an enduring space for racial healing,” the statement said. Mayor Jacob Frey

Click here for updates on this story     HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A man has been charged with street racing after crashing into a Houston police patrol car. Police say the driver was speeding when he rammed into the back of an HPD SUV on I-10 near Wayside Drive around 1 a.m. Wednesday. Investigators say the

Click here for updates on this story     ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — The St. Louis County Municipal Court system is working through a backlog of nearly 100,000 cases, dating back to the early 2000’s, according to the court director. Courtney Whiteside spoke before a County Council Committee Wednesday, indicating they were dealing with a technological problem

Click here for updates on this story     LAWRENCE, Kansas (KCTV) — River Storm stood along Massachusetts Street on Wednesday afternoon with an unusual request for passersby. “Hi,” Storm said. “Would you sign my car to stand against hate?” Most people thought they’d misheard at first. “A card?” Storm would point at a nearby Chevrolet Equinox,

Click here for updates on this story     WOOD RIVER, Illinois (KMOV) — A shelter in place order has been activated for some residents in Wood River due to a chemical leak. Wednesday afternoon Norfolk Southern Railroad was notified that a stationary rail car containing spent sulfuric acid was over pressurized and venting. The rail car

Click here for updates on this story     NEW HARTFORD, New York (WKTV) — A macaw on its way to get its wings clipped flew into a tree outside of New Hartford Animal Hospital Wednesday morning. The owner, Amanda Bonanza, was taking the macaw, Charlie, out of her car in his cage when she says he

Click here for updates on this story     KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — Since February, a growing list of local police departments are warning their communities about an increase in overdoses and overdose deaths caused by drugs laced with fentanyl in Kansas and Missouri. Police say they are seeing an increase in overdoses among teens and

Click here for updates on this story     SOMERS, Westchester County, NY (WABC) — Man’s best friend is being hailed as a church’s guardian angel in Westchester County. Bear, a 4-year-old German Shepard, woke its owner early Sunday morning. “It was a very alarming bark, it almost sounded like a siren,” Kim Lewis said. “And I

Click here for updates on this story     WASCO COUNTY, Oregon (KPTV) — A wildfire closed both sides of Interstate 84 five miles west of The Dalles on Wednesday. All evacuations have been lowered. The brush fire broke out the day after Wasco County implemented its burn ban. Stan Hinatsu with the National Forest Service said

Click here for updates on this story     OVERLAND PARK, Kansas (KCTV) — A Kansas man says his world is about to crash and he blames the Kansas Department of Labor. It seems the new updated security the department celebrated in January may be to blame for the interruption in benefit payments to some of those

Portions of the memorial at George Floyd Square in Minneapolis were being removed by city workers Thursday morning, city spokesperson Sarah McKenzie said. The square at the intersection of Chicago Avenue and 38th Street, where Floyd took his last breaths as a police officer knelt on his neck, has been closed off for over a

The Artemis program will land the first person of color on the moon, according to NASA. The new goal for the program, which seeks to land the first woman and the next man on at the lunar south pole by 2024, comes from the Biden-Harris administration. The administration submitted US President Joe Biden’s priorities for