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Click here for updates on this story     KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — Kansas City police say they have been made aware of posts in Northland Facebook groups claiming there have been a series of attempted kidnappings from big box stores. In a Facebook post, the police department says most of the claims happened along the

The Rev. Megan Rohrer made history when they became the first transgender pastor in the Lutheran church. This month, they again broke new ground — this time, as the church’s first transgender bishop. Rohrer was elected the Bishop of the Sierra Pacific Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America earlier this month. Throughout their

An investigation that began in March 2020 into Dr. Robert Anderson, a former University of Michigan physician, details decades’ worth of allegations that Anderson sexually assaulted and abused at least several hundred patients and that the university failed to act on reports it received about his conduct. The investigation, completed by Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale

Click here for updates on this story     KILLINGLY, Connecticut (WFSB) — The Frito-Lay company in Killingly will expand its operations, the town announced on Wednesday. Gov. Ned Lamont said the company is investing $235 million for the expansion, which is expected to create 120 new jobs. “As we emerge from this [COVID-19] pandemic, we are

Click here for updates on this story     MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — A 26-year-old Menasha man is facing charges after investigators say he left a gun on a kitchen table and a 3-year-old boy got ahold of it, and fatally shot himself. The incident happened Saturday, May 8, near 31st and Michigan. According to a criminal complaint,

Click here for updates on this story     SACRAMENTO, California (KCRA) — A disease is threatening hundreds of Sacramento’s oldest and largest trees, and now the next time you’re out for a walk or bike ride, you can actually help protect these trees. The Sacramento Tree Foundation is building an army of “citizen scientists” who are

Click here for updates on this story     ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WYFF) — Two people have been taken to the hospital with chemical burns due to a hazmat incident in Henderson County. Asheville fire officials said they responded to a machining manufacture company Tuesday morning. An Asheville Fire Department spokesman said the incident happened at Linamar

Click here for updates on this story     MADISON, Indiana (WLWT) — Police are investigating after an off-duty deputy hit and killed a skateboarder in Jefferson County, Indiana, Monday. Indiana State Police said it happened around 10 p.m. when Jefferson County deputy James Webster, 51, was driving a county cruiser while off-duty. He was traveling west

Click here for updates on this story     KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KMBC) — A Kansas City doctor has created a nonprofit to help underprivileged moms have the necessities to take care of a newborn baby. “As physicians, we try and fix the problem and I’ve found that grief is not fixable. It’s something you need to

Click here for updates on this story     WEST JORDAN, Utah (KSL) — An employee at a school for troubled teens has been charged with child abuse and accused of breaking the wrist of a boy who was acting out. Tyler Haunga Feinga, 21, of West Jordan, was charged May 4 in 3rd District Court with

Here’s some background information about the NCAA Men’s Basketball and Women’s Basketball Tournaments. The single-elimination tournament is nicknamed “March Madness” or “The Big Dance.” 2021 NCAA Men’s and Women’s Finals April 5, 2021 – Men’s Finals – The Baylor Bears defeat the Gonzaga Bulldogs 86-70. This is Baylor’s first men’s NCAA basketball title. April 4,

Gov. Gavin Newsom said California will effectively end its mask mandate next month when the state plans to fully reopen after more than a year of Covid-19 restrictions. In an on-camera interview with KTTV Los Angeles reporter Elex Michaelson posted on Twitter, the governor was asked, “Are we looking at masks after June 15?” “No.

Click here for updates on this story     LAKE SAINT LOUIS, Mo. (KMOV) — The St. Charles County Prosecutor’s office has decided not to file charges against the man who shot another man several times during a suspected road rage incident in Lake St. Louis. The shooting happened on March 20 just before 7 p.m. outside

Here’s a look at the World Cup football (soccer) tournaments. The World Cup is organized by FIFA, the Federation Internationale de Football Association. Men’s and women’s tournaments are held every four years. July 10-August 20, 2023 – The Women’s World Cup is scheduled to take place in Australia and New Zealand. November 21-December 18, 2022

Click here for updates on this story     NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) — Some gas stations across Middle Tennessee say they are running out of fuel. This is due to the Colonial Pipeline, which transports 45% of the East Coast’s fuel supply, is shut down due to a cyberattack. The shutdown happened Friday, and people in Nashville

Here’s what you need to know about the landmark US Supreme Court ruling, Brown v. Board of Education. About the Case The first plaintiff was Oliver Brown, an African-American welder and assistant pastor, who brought the case against the Topeka Board of Education for not allowing his nine-year-old daughter, Linda Brown, to attend Sumner Elementary

Click here for updates on this story     SALEM, OR (KPTV) — If you’ve attempted to get an appointment at the DMV in the last year, it’s been a struggle because of their backlog. If you try to schedule one now, it’ll likely be a couple of months before you can get in the door. “At