Rep. Maxine Waters on Saturday night called for protesters to “stay on the street” and “get more confrontational” if former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin is acquitted in the killing of George Floyd. The comments by Waters, a California Democrat and icon among progressives, were immediately seized on by Republicans who claimed that Waters was
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A man has been arrested in connection with the Kenosha, Wisconsin, shooting that killed three people and wounded three others early Sunday, authorities said. In a Monday statement, Kenosha County Sheriff David G. Beth identified the suspect as Rakayo Alandis Vinson, 24. The jail’s website for inmate information lists him as facing first-degree intentional homicide
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A crowd made up of students marched around the University of Missouri campus Monday to protest changes planned to the campus social justice centers.
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Click here for updates on this story DANVILLE, Virginia (Danville Register and Bee) — She endured delusions and paranoia. She was on a ventilator so long, it left a pressure wound on her back. Now she is on oxygen 24-hours-a-day, seven days a week, and has to use a walker to move around the house.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story TULSA, Oklahoma (Tulsa World) — Despite a request for a last-minute postponement, jury selection will begin Monday for Shannon Kepler, a former Tulsa police officer who is facing his fifth trial in connection with the shooting death of his eldest daughter’s boyfriend, Jeremey Lake. Kepler was charged in
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As more Missourians are getting their coronavirus shots, many are experiencing side effects, especially after their second shots.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story GENESEE COUNTY, Michigan (WNEM) — Police are looking for the driver who crashed their vehicle into a black bear, killing the animal on I-75 in Genesee County on Monday. It’s certainly not every day that you see a bear roaming around Flint-area neighborhoods and people who live nearby
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BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) project that hopes to reduce the number of crashes along U.S. Route 63 in Boone County will result in the closure of Minor Hill Road on Wednesday. The closure will last for a week. In addition, contractors plan to also close Angel Lane at Route
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Watch closing arguments in the Chauvin Trial in the player below. Watch defense closing arguments in the Chauvin trial in the player below. Watch the prosecution’s closing arguments in the player below. Prosecutors and the defense will offer competing visions of Derek Chauvin’s role in George Floyd’s death during closing arguments Monday in the former
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MULTNOMAH COUNTY, Oregon (KPTV) — A man and his two nieces were rescued after the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office says they got lost and spent the night in the woods near Larch Mountain over the weekend. The sheriff’s office said the man, 31, and his nieces, ages 11
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia Public Works will have an eight-person crew Tuesday morning due to forecasts calling for snow to develop and mix with rain early in the morning. Drivers should expect spotty slick conditions and should use caution on the roads. “At this time we do not expect significant long-term pavement
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — An early-morning incident by an off-duty Mobile police officer resulted in his dismissal and criminal charges, Interim Police Chief Roy Hodge said Monday. The fired officer, Jamorris Cage, 27, faces two counts of sexual extortion. “In my 38-year-career, I have never seen anything like
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story KENOSHA COUNTY, Wisconsin (WDJT) — A suspect is now in custody after a deadly weekend shooting at Somers House Tavern in Kenosha County. Three people were killed and three others seriously hurt. Kenosha County sheriff’s officials identified the suspect as 24-year-old Rakayo Alandis Vinson. He is currently being
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Click here for updates on this story DETROIT LAKES, Minnesota (WCCO) — This story will make you smile: What started as a middle school recess football game is now a viral video on social media. Sixth grader Kale Hannahs has cerebral palsy, and says he’s been in a wheelchair for as long as he can
Continue Reading A wooden Black Power fist stood for months at the makeshift memorial in Minneapolis where George Floyd was killed before it was replaced by a metal fist. Last week, the original sculpture, along with the pain and demands for justice it represents, found a new home in Brooklyn Center after yet another Black man was
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PLANO, Texas (KTVT) — Effie Saifi says she and her family have been in the fight of their lives against the city of Plano to protect the Montessori Children’s House Daycare and Preschool, which she says has been her dream ever since opening 17 years ago. “I want
Continue Reading Here’s a look at the life of Baseball Hall of Fame center fielder Willie Mays. Personal Birth date: May 6, 1931 Birth place: Westfield, Alabama Birth name: William Howard Mays Jr. Father: William Mays Mother: Ann (Satterwhite) Mays Marriages: Mae Louise Allen (1971-2013, her death); Margherite Wendell Chapman (1956-1961, divorced) Children: adopted with Margherite Wendell
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Chicago has a new crimefighter. A 7-year-old boy named Ibrahim has a life-threatening heart condition, so Chicago Police made him an honorary SWAT officer on Sunday. Ibrahim got to announce a bust against some luxury car thieves – not really, of course; it was staged
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When news broke that Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine might be linked to blood clots, the company responded by pointing a finger at Pfizer and Moderna’s vaccines, issuing a media statement that said a study showed there were reports of blood clots with their vaccines as well. But the study doesn’t show that at all,
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The Ingenuity helicopter has successfully completed its historic flight on Mars and safely landed back on the surface, according to NASA. The first powered, controlled flight on another planet took place at 3:34 a.m. ET. Unlike when the helicopter’s fellow traveler, the Perseverance rover, landed on Mars on February 18, there was a bit of
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