Nearly three years before Derek Chauvin killed George Floyd by kneeling on his neck for more than 9 minutes, the former Minneapolis police officer allegedly knelt on the neck and back of a teen for almost 17 minutes. Chauvin, who was convicted last month on state murder charges in Floyd’s death, has now been indicted
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Click here for updates on this story BROOKLYN, New York (WABC) — Police have made an arrest in the fatal shooting of a 1-year-old boy last summer. Dashawn Austin, 25, has been arrested in connection with the death of Davell Gardner, Jr. Advertisement Gunman riding black bike wanted in 2 Central Park robberies “This is
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story PHOENIX (KPHO KTVK) — A Phoenix mom got the surprise of a lifetime from a Cardinals legend and his wife. It came just in time for Mother’s Day! After cutting the ribbon to her brand new home Thursday, Munira Abdulkadir thought the surprises were over. Habitat for Humanity
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A plan to restructure the University of Missouri’s social justice centers this summer has been pushed back indefinitely. MU spokesman Christian Basi said Friday that the plan had been postponed to give Maurice Gipson, vice chair of diversity, inclusion and equity, more time to communicate with those affected by the changes. MU
Continue Reading The mother of a Latino man who died in police custody in Alameda, California, after being restrained for about five minutes says her son asked the officers for help, but they didn’t have compassion for him. Mario Gonzalez Arenales died on April 19 after officers arrived at a local park, answering separate calls about a
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story GILBERT, Arizona (KPHO KTVK) — As we enter triple digit territory, people in Gilbert said their community pool is locked up. At Breckenridge Townhomes, the only thing hotter than the temperature is Lissa Coari’s attitude toward the HOA who locked up the community pool. “It’s disappointing when you
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State Rep. Sara Walsh, R-Ashland, took to the House floor Thursday to praise Rush Limbaugh as the chamber voted on creating a day in his honor.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DETROIT, Michigan (WNEM) — Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced two men accused of intimidating minority voters in Detroit and other cities through a robocall meant to suppress turnout in the 2020 presidential election will go to trial after a failed dismissal attempt. Last October, Arlington, Virginia residents
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri House has voted in favor of creating “Rush Limbaugh Day.” The GOP-led House on Thursday tacked the provision on another bill, which then passed the chamber. Several Missouri state lawmakers have proposed honoring the late Limbaugh every Jan. 12, his birthday. The Cape Girardeau native gained national fame
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story INDIANAPOIS (WISH) — As Nurse’s Week is underway, News 8 is getting to know one of Riley Hospital for Children at IU Health’s oldest newest nurses. Jeff Bick spent more than 30 years at Eli Lilly and Company before he was offered retirement at 58 years old. He
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A suspect who held five people captive during an eight-hour standoff at a Wells Fargo bank in St. Cloud, Minnesota, has been arrested and will be charged with aggravated robbery, kidnapping and second-degree assault., authorities said. It was a “peaceful resolution, the best possible outcome we could have had,” said St. Cloud Police Chief Blair
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MU is honoring 5,547 students with more than 6,115 degrees through a series of in-person, socially distanced ceremonies.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story GRANGER, Indiana (WBND) — A new 20-megawatt solar farm, the size of 30 football fields, was unveiled in Granger Thursday. The “St. Joseph Solar Farm,” completed in March of this year, is so big, it can power close to 3,000 homes every year. State and local officials were
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story South Bend, Indiana (WBND) — Downtown South Bend and the Civic Theatre are hosting the first-ever ‘Fringe Festival’ over the weekend. More than two dozen acts will be performing over the course of the next three days. “Fringe is a very exciting, worldwide movement that started in Edenborough,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON (KTRK) — Judges with the Texas Court of Appeals sided with Houston firefighters in a decision that could cost city taxpayers millions. In a long-running battle over Houston firefighters’ salaries, the city of Houston tried to have their collective bargaining rights declared unconstitutional. It would have been
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON (KTRK) — A man was arrested Wednesday after allegedly talking to an undercover Harris County Precinct 1 constable deputy and crossing state lines with the intention of meeting a minor for sex. Deputies say a U.S. Air Force veteran from Lake Charles, Louisiana came to Houston thinking
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A urologic surgery resident in Pennsylvania is raising money to help India as it battles a horrific Covid-19 outbreak. Ruchika Talwar, a 28-year-old resident at the University of Pennsylvania, said she and a group of area physicians have raised almost $500,000 in one week to help send supplies directly to state-run hospitals in India that
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DECATUR, Georgia (WGCL) — A nearly 100-year-old man was found shot to death inside his Decatur home, and now two people are behind bars. On Tuesday, DeKalb County police responded to a home on the 800 block of Wintergreen Lane after receiving a person shot call around 10:20
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SANDY SPRINGS, Georgia (WGCL) — A Sandy Springs mother woke up Thursday morning to find her four-year-old son and dog falling through the floor of her apartment. The 10-foot hole is now fixed but the renter says it took four months too many. “So I jumped up, my
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Halima Cisse, a 25-year-old Malian woman who gave birth to nine babies in Morocco on Tuesday, is in good health. Her nonuplets, five girls and four boys, have a way to go, according to Youssef Alaoui, the medical director of Casablanca’s Ain Borja clinic, where the babies were born. “There is still work to do
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