Click here for updates on this story ELEPHANT BUTTE, New Mexico (KOAT) — A New Mexico teen caught a 55-pound blue catfish at Elephant Butte last week. The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish tells KOAT 13-year-old Alonso Ordaz caught the fish on Feb. 22. The teen’s father tells KOAT they weighed the fish
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story LENEXA, Kansas (KMBC) — For her husband’s 37th birthday, Sunayana Dumala asked the community to give to people seeking refuge in the United States. “As an immigrant ourselves, we came as students, both Srinu and I, and so this place gave us the opportunity to realize our dreams,
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Some vaccine providers are switching to a direct vaccine appointment scheduling system.
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The coronavirus pandemic appears to be in decline, but the US is actually in the “eye of the hurricane” right now, according to a leading epidemiologist. After months of devastation, steep decreases have been reported in Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations. More people are getting vaccinated, and the government on Monday released guidance on safe activities
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It turns out getting beheaded doesn’t mean automatic death for every animal. Researchers discovered that two species of sea slugs, Elysia cf. marginata and Elysia atroviridis, can regrow their body after cutting off their own head, according to a study published Monday in Current Biology. Some animals like these sacoglossan slugs, also known as sap-sucking
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Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — A stark contrast to previous marches, Omaha Women’s Day March 2021 will not take place in person and will not be limited to the one day. This year, the event features two weeks worth of online panels and discussions centered around uplifting women in
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story HOUSTON (KTRK) — Several people gathered to protest the possible permanent closure of the historic Landmark’s River Oaks Theatre after it has continuously suffered amid the COVID-19 pandemic. After a 6-month closure at the start of the pandemic last year, the owners struggled to pay rent and fell
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story HOUSTON (KTRK) — A family in southwest Houston said they’re on the verge of losing their home following the aftermath of the winter storm that hit Houston three weeks ago. Like many others, Ossie Riley’s water pipes froze and burst, but her pipe issues also brought major flooding
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Jefferson City police arrested three people Sunday after one of them allegedly tried to run down other people in her car.
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story OREGON CITY, Oregon (KPTV) — An Oregon City woman recently thwarted a suspected scammer who was going door-to-door pretending to work for Portland General Electric. Police say it happened on March 1 in the Tower Vista neighborhood. Marie Thiele told FOX 12 that the man was trying to
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The Columbia Board of Education announced its shortlist of superintendent candidates Monday.
Continue Reading At least 31 people died in multiple explosions at a military base in the port city of Bata, in Equatorial Guinea, the Central African country’s health ministry confirmed in a statement on social media Monday. More than 400 were injured and many missing under the rubble, the ministry had said after the huge blasts on
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Kathy Gillcrist knew she was adopted, but what she didn’t know is that a search for her birth parents would lead her to the FBI’s most wanted list. Gillcrist, 63, told CNN affiliate WECT that she took a home DNA test in 2017. When filling out the paperwork accompanying the test, she checked the box
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (WQAD) — An exhibit at the West Des Moines Historical Society is giving visitors a glimpse into four women’s lives who helped on the Underground Railroad in Iowa. The exhibit is titled ‘”Profiles in Courage: Iowa women in the Underground Railroad.” It highlights Charlotta
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story PASADENA, California (KABC) — He made it his mission to clean up all of the trash in Eaton Canyon, one of LA’s most popular hiking spots. And after nearly two years, Edgar McGregor says he has finally done it! McGregor says he visits the park every day, filling
Continue Reading White and Black Americans’ perceptions of race relations and the circumstances around George Floyd’s death remain split, a new poll has found. Ahead of the trial of Derek Chauvin, a former Minneapolis Police officer charged with the murder of George Floyd, a USA Today/Ipsos poll explored America’s views on race, policing and Floyd’s killing. The
Continue Reading Kentucky state lawmakers have advanced a bill that would make it a crime to insult or taunt a law enforcement officer in a way that could provoke a violent response. It’s one of several provisions included in a larger bill that seeks to increase penalties for crimes related to riots. A state Senate committee passed
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MANSFIELD, Connecticut (WFSB) — A large party over the weekend near the University of Connecticut campus was shut down by the state police. Troopers said they were called to 160 Birch Rd. around 11:25 Saturday night to investigate a large, loud party. State police noted that none of
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The death that sparked a worldwide movement will take center stage in a heavily fortified Minneapolis courtroom as jury selection is set to begin in Derek Chauvin’s trial in the death of George Floyd. Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man, died on May 25, 2020, after Chauvin, then a Minneapolis Police officer, placed his knee on
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — An Alabama family is desperate for help. Their three-year-old son, Jack McIntosh, is battling an extremely rare form of epilepsy that alters his life in every way. Jack has Malignant Migrating Partial Seizures of Infancy. It’s a type of epilepsy with no cure. It’s
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