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Click here for updates on this story     MINNEAPOLIS, MN (WCCO) — Minneapolis city leaders are at odds over how to reopen streets around the George Floyd memorial site. East 38th Street and Chicago Avenue, the south Minneapolis intersection where Floyd died last spring, has been blocked since May. City Council President Lisa Bender tweeted Tuesday

Click here for updates on this story     Gwinnett County, GA (WGCL) — A teen was arrested Thursday after police say he scammed nearly a million dollars from a major grocery store chain. Gwinnett County’s White Collar Detectives arrested a 19-year-old Tre Brown after he allegedly scammed over $980,000 from Kroger. According to authorities, Brown created

Click here for updates on this story     ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Missouri (KMOV) — A St. Louis County dispatcher, who sources said is the brother-in-law of Chief Mary Barton, is no longer employed with the department after broadcasting a racial slur over the radio to dozens of on-duty police officers earlier in the month. A St.

Click here for updates on this story     HARTFORD, Connecticut (Hartford Business Journal) — The Connecticut Restaurant Association (CRA) announced Thursday that it has partnered with the DoorDash delivery app to launch a fund to help struggling food businesses. San Francisco-based DoorDash will contribute $500,000 to get the fund started, according to the CRA, part of

Click here for updates on this story     GREEN BAY, WI (WDJT) — Former Green Bay Packers General Manager Ted Thompson passed away Wednesday, Jan. 21. He was 68 years old. Thompson led the Packers from 2005 to 2017, one of his first decisions as general manager was to pick quarterback Aaron Rodgers in the 2005

Click here for updates on this story     MADISON, Wisconsin (Wisconsin State Journal) — A bipartisan package of bills unveiled Wednesday aims to ban the use of chokeholds by Wisconsin police officers and increase transparency on other uses of force. Several of the bills, presented for co-sponsorship Wednesday, are similar to legislation called for last summer

Click here for updates on this story     PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) — Three endangered bat babies were recently born at the Oregon Zoo. The new Rodrigues flying foxes – also known as Rodrigues fruit bats – add to the growing population of a species once considered the most imperiled on Earth, according to zoo officials. The

Here’s a look at Egypt, the most populous country in the Arab world. Egypt is located in North Africa and is bisected by the Nile River. It shares a border with Israel, Sudan and Libya. It also borders the Mediterranean and the Red Sea. About Egypt (from the CIA World Fact Book)Area: 1,001,450 sq km

Click here for updates on this story     FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas (KFSM) — Chicken Salad Chick, a southern-inspired, fast-casual chicken salad restaurant, has raised a total of $9,400 for a local food bank. A check will be presented to Northwest Arkansas (NWA) Food Bank, a non-profit food bank serving the hungry in four NWA counties, on Thursday

Click here for updates on this story     PRESCOTT, Arizona (KPHO/KTVK) — The manager of a gas station in Prescott was fired 24 hours after photos of controversial signs displayed in front of the store went viral. Two signs were posted in front of the gas station, Shepherd Express, near downtown Prescott. One sign said, “We

Click here for updates on this story     LAS VEGAS (FOX5/KVVU) — In a six to one vote, Las Vegas City Council approved an ordinance Wednesday allowing businesses to partner with third-party services like Doordash or Grubhub to deliver booze to customers. Las Vegas City Councilman and Mayor Pro Tem Stavros Anthony introduced the ordinance about

Click here for updates on this story     BOULDER CITY, Nevada (FOX5/KVVU) — Although many businesses have had to close their doors because of economic hardships from the pandemic, one coffee shop in Boulder City is opening. Three friends, Travis Wallgren, Amber Stephens and Misty Magruder set their sights on one of the oldest buildings in

Click here for updates on this story     RIDGEFIELD, CT (WFSB) — A Connecticut man was charged for his participation in the Jan. 6 riots at the U.S. Capitol, specifically for pushing against a D.C. Metropolitan police officer who was crushed by a door. On Tuesday, police arrested Patrick Edward McCaughey III of Ridgefield and charged

Click here for updates on this story     WETHERSFIELD, CT (WFSB) — There has been a recent uptick in the number of catalytic converters being stolen in the greater Hartford area. Brazen thieves are cutting them out and recycling them for big money. Pop’s Exhaust Shop in Wethersfield said a dozen or so vehicles a week