George Floyd’s public death under the knee of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin last May set off an intense debate about societal issues on anti-Black racism, on police accountability and on the entire American criminal justice system. But over the next four weeks, the debate in Chauvin’s trial inside a Hennepin County, Minnesota, courthouse
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A professional mixed martial arts fighter who stumbled onto the scene of George Floyd’s death testified Tuesday that he called 911 after watching former officer Derek Chauvin’s actions on May 25, 2020. “I called the police on the police,” Donald Wynn Williams II testified Tuesday. “I believed I witnessed a murder.” Williams, whose testimony began
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Click here for updates on this story IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCCI) — The couple who owns the World’s Largest Truck Stop in eastern Iowa is behind a big gift. Will and Renee Moon have donated $10 million to fund the University of Iowa football program and other athletic projects. Part of the donation will fund
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CASA GRANDE, Arizona (KPHO/KTVK) — An off-duty Casa Grande police officer is in the hospital after he was attacked in the parking lot of a Lowe’s store and dragged by a car. On Sunday afternoon, the officer was leaving the store when he noticed a man trying to
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BOSTON (WCVB) — A non-native lizard hitchhiked its way from Florida to Massachusetts this past week. A person brought the lizard to the Animal Rescue League of Boston’s Brewster Animal Care and Adoption Center. The person said the reptile had somehow got into the interior of the vehicle
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story FAYETTE COUNTY, Pennsylvania (WTAE) — Emily Smaniotto said she was disqualified and discriminated against during an event at Bethel Baptist Church in North Union Township, Fayette County because she is a woman. “They pretty much scolded us for being female,” Smaniotto said. Smaniotto was attending a Wild Game
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The story of the Navajo Code Talkers, who played a vital role in US victories during World War II by using their native language to send coded messages, will be memorialized in Arizona with a new state holiday. Governor Doug Ducey signed legislation on Monday that will honor the Code Talkers every year on August
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CINCINNATI, Ohio (WLWT) — An Over-the-Rhine restaurant and bar is offering adult happy meals to go, complete with alcohol and candy. Dunlap Cafe is offering a carry-out box just for adults. It includes an entree with a side of fries, along with boozy drinks, Twizzlers and a koozie.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SRPI: The Value of Internships in a Student’s Future Career Path (WTRT, Tigers Roar, SSU, Kareem McMichael, Serena Garcia, Southern Regional Press Institute, SRPI) — The Southern Regional Press Institute (SRPI), was held from February 25-27. This years event was like others in the past where many passionate
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story AIEA, Hawaii (KITV) — The family of a man in Aiea shot and killed over the weekend is looking for answers. Malakai Maumalanga’s brother calls it a tragic ending. Sione Maumalanga says his brother spent a year in jail as a young adult for his involvement in a
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ST. CHARLES, Michigan (WNEM) — As communities work to restore a sense of normalcy after a year of the pandemic, one town is trying to bring back a lost tradition. Little League Baseball. After years of the ballpark going untouched, a number of parts have fallen in disrepair.
Continue Reading Maryland’s oft-debated state song, a relic of the Confederacy that calls Union supporters “Northern scum,” is one signature away from being repealed. The state’s House of Delegates voted Monday to repeal “Maryland, My Maryland” as the state song. It’s the closest legislators have come to removing the pro-Confederate song from the state canon in decades.
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The children of three late civil rights movement leaders released a joint letter late Monday night to corporate leaders and lawmakers in response to the new voting law in Georgia. Bernice A. King, the daughter of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.; Al Vivian, the son of the Rev. Cordy Tindell “C.T.” Vivian; and John-Miles
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SAGINAW, Michigan (WNEM) — The chairman of the Michigan GOP and member of the University of Michigan board of regents is being asked to resign after calling the top three elected women in the state witches. An organization of catholic sisters is also joining the calls for him
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story COBB COUNTY, Georgia (WGCL) — Cobb County Police arrested 3 men who they say shot a child and another person outside Cumberland Mall March 23. Karanji Reese, 18, Jokava Harris, 19, and Desean Powell, 19 were all charged with intent to distribute marijuana and possession of a firearm.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story EAST LYME, Connecticut (WFSB) — A correctional officer was arrested for sexually assaulting an inmate, according to state police. Troopers announced the arrest of 38-year-old Wesley Applegate on Tuesday. Applegate was charged with second-degree sexual assault when he was taken into custody in Wethersfield on Monday. The incident
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — Monday’s intense winds tore a large metal awning off a Kansas City building. It fell on a man who was getting out of a car below it, sending him to the hospital. It’s a sight that stunned people who come to the strip
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The New York Police Department is investigating what they say is a “hate crime assault” against a 65-year-old Asian woman who was punched and kicked Monday in midtown Manhattan by an attacker who allegedly made anti-Asian statements toward her, according to the police. The incident — which comes at a time when New York City
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Officer Eric Talley will be remembered at a public funeral in Lafayette, Colorado, on Tuesday — one week after giving his life as the first police officer to arrive at the King Soopers store where a gunman killed 10 people. A brief procession and motorcade will precede the memorial service at Flatirons Community Church for
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SSU launches Tiger Vision for athletic season (WTRT, Tigers Roar, SSU) — Where Tiger Arena once was a family- and fan-filled venue with a roaring crowd pumped for action, it is now a place where spectators are not permitted because of restrictions due to COVID-19. These health protocols
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