Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — In hockey, every goaltender has a meaning behind the designs on their mask. UNO sophomore net minder Isaiah Saville has his own unique design – one that represents his home state, his school, and most important to him, his culture. “Really special for me
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story AMES, Iowa (KCCI) — An Iowa State University student launched her own business while many were closing during the pandemic. Jassma’ray Johnson remembers it like it was yesterday. She said her classmates in Des Moines made fun of her looks in the second grade. “All the kids used
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY (KCTV KSMO) — The Kansas City Police Department would like your help in reuniting a family with Army documents they found at a vacant hotel. The police department said that officers were at a vacant motel Saturday morning on a property investigation. There, they found documents
Continue Reading Oregon police are searching for a man who stole a car Saturday morning without knowing a child was in the backseat and came back to lecture the victim of the car theft for leaving her child unattended. When the suspect saw the child, he returned to the mother and reprimanded her, threatened to call the
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Once a fortress, security in and around Trump Tower on Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue will begin to loosen possibly as early as this week when the building’s namesake departs the White House. The police presence will be scaled down once President Donald Trump leaves office Wednesday, according to a New York Police Department official. Streets around
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Our Milky Way galaxy is filled with streams of stars, but one of them appears to be a family that includes nearly 500 relatives, according to a new study. Astronomers have discovered 8,292 stellar streams in our galaxy. Rather than clusters of stars, streams form linear patterns. Each stream is named Theia for the Greek
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HARRISON COUNTY, Texas (KTBS) — A man who led Harrison County deputies on a multi-state chase that shutdown Interstate 20 early Monday is behind bars. Deputies received a call around 11:55 p.m. Sunday on reports of Caddo Parish deputies were chasing Wesley Pearson, 35, of Shreveport, for a
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story TORRINGTON, CT (WFSB) — Sometimes it takes someone with a feathered touch to protect your property. Ring surveillance video of an Amazon delivery driver being chased off a property in Torrington made the rounds on social media recently. Jessica Beckman Tucciarone of Torrington shared the video with Channel
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS COUNTY, MO (KMOV) — A baby was found safe inside a car with a woman who was shot to death in north St. Louis County Monday morning. St. Louis County police said the woman was found fatally shot inside a car in the 1600 block of
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More than a half a century has passed since Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. stood on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial calling for freedom and equality — and the fight for social justice appears to be far from over. CNN asked activists and athletes fighting for equality in the Black, Latino, Asian American, Native
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Uganda’s internet shutdown has been described as a “textbook case of pre-meditated, pre-election internet blackout,” as connectivity was restored after incumbent President Yoweri Museveni was declared winner for a record sixth term. Internet connectivity was restored after five days of blackout and rose to 90% on Monday but extensive social media and messaging restrictions remained,
Continue Reading A Texas family who lost their sense of smell because they have coronavirus nearly died when a fire engulfed their house and they couldn’t smell the smoke. The only family member who didn’t have the virus was 17-year-old Bianca Rivera. When the teenager smelled smoke in their home in Waco early Friday, she quickly evacuated
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day is celebrated on the third Monday in January, although Dr. King was actually born on the 15th of January 1929, 92 years ago. Mrs. Coretta Scott King and musician Stevie Wonder fought for years to make it a federal holiday. Wonder told CNN that they started with tours and marches
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — Faced with a looming deadline to spend the money it got under a massive federal COVID-19 relief package, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey put together a pair of grants to help small businesses and other organizations. The gifts were small — $20,000 or less. That’s
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HERSHEY, Pa. (WPMT) — A teacher went above and beyond to help his students. Matthew Pierce, a teacher at Milton Hershey School, knew right away what he wanted to do with his stimulus money when he got it. Pierce saw the need to support his students’ families. He
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story TULSA, Oklahoma (Tulsa World) — Think of it as one of life’s little ironies: If the biennial Quilt Tulsa show had not been canceled, Jan Kendall probably would not have been able to complete the epic project she had planned to promote the event. “I had the idea
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Ga. (WGCL) — Thanks to Covid-19, nonprofits are struggling to do more with less money. The need for help is greater than ever as many people are unemployed and need assistance putting food on the table. Hosea Feed the Hungry and Homeless workers loaded up their trucks
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story GENESEO, Illinois (Quad-City Times) — It is 20 feet of patriotic splendor, wrapped brightly in red, white and blue. It stretches from floor to ceiling and features the emblems of the five branches of service. The past and present are but a touch of a screen away. It
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MADISON, Wisconsin (Wisconsin State Journal) — Ken Mayer watched on TV earlier this month as a violent mob of Donald Trump supporters stormed the Capitol, killing a police officer, pillaging the hallowed halls of democracy and delaying the process of certifying President-elect Joe Biden’s victory. The UW-Madison political
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Ne (WOWT) — Police are investigating a shooting that happened in South Omaha on Thursday. Robert Nemeth, 28, was booked in Douglas County for a gun used in a felony, possession of a gun by a prohibited person, and possession of meth with intent to distribute. Police
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