Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Many people in Chicago are working hard to unify America as communities come together to overcome differences. This includes one coach with a last name that may sound familiar to baseball fans. Batting practice reflects but one sliver of Ernest Radcliffe’s devotion to Chicago’s young
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WJZ) — At a time when trust in law enforcement is at a low, Baltimore police officers are working to rebuild a relationship with the community. “We don’t just do enforcement. We provide services that are needed,” Baltimore Police Sergeant Robin Blackmon said. They’re a part of
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story OAKLAND, California (KPIX) — An anonymous police source told KPIX Wednesday that multiple Oakland police detectives and officers didn’t want to arrest the Chinatown store owner who used a handgun to stop a woman from being robbed earlier this week. The owner of a liquor store in Oakland’s
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Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — We continue to hear from people across Chicago dealing with missing and delayed mail. CBS 2’s Tara Molina started investigating the issues more than six months ago and the USPS has yet to address them fully. On Wednesday night, Molina dug into a month-long delay
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Dozens of local schools have been out or learning online this week as multiple rounds of snow and a blanket of bitter cold settled over Mid-Missouri
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Continue Reading Charles Venable resigned Wednesday as head of the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields after a racially insensitive job listing sought an art director who would maintain the museum’s “traditional, core, white art audience.” “We are ashamed of Newfields’ leadership and of ourselves. We have ignored, excluded, and disappointed members of our community and staff.
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NASA’s Perseverance rover has safely landed on Mars after its 292.5 million-mile journey from Earth, the agency confirmed. The rover sent back its first images of the landing site immediately after landing. The rover has been on a nearly 300 million-mile journey since it left Earth more than 6 months ago. Humanity’s love affair with
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Albany, Georgia (Albany Herald) — A Dougherty County couple arrested this week in a child-abuse case are accused of holding a 12-year-old boy in what police described as “inhumane” conditions and could face additional charges. Gwendolyn Warren and Gary Thomas Warren were each charged Wednesday with one count
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Davenport, Iowa (WQAD) — Davenport police arrested three teenagers early Thursday morning after they reportedly drove a stolen vehicle from Rock Island across Centennial Bridge, crashed into a squad car and ran from officers. Just before 3:20 a.m. Feb. 17, 2021, the Davenport Police Department was alerted of
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The widespread power outages in Texas improved overnight even as they caused serious, cascading issues with the state’s supply of heating, water, food and medicine. Power was still down for about 390,000 Texas customers as of Thursday afternoon — well below the over 3 million outages a day earlier, according to Poweroutage.us. The Electric Reliability
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Madison, Wisconsin (Wisconsin State Journal) — State superintendent candidate Deborah Kerr deleted her Twitter account Wednesday and apologized for a racially insensitive tweet in which she responded to a post asking people generally to recall the first time they were called the N-word. In a response to a
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story Snellville, Georgia (Gwinnett Daily Post) — Gwinnett County police said 17-year-old Damia Mitchell of Snellville, who was wanted on felony murder charges, has turned herself in. Mitchell was wanted for charges of felony murder, aggravated assault and possession of a firearm by a person under 18 in the
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Missouri leaders reiterated their commitment to the state’s coronavirus vaccination plan and the lack of current vaccinations for teachers.
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A University of Missouri official says a sprinkler pipe burst and caused minimal damage to the Memorial Union.
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A court in Belarus sentenced two journalists with the independent Belsat TV channel to two years in prison for live-streaming a demonstration, their employer and Belarussian Association of Journalists said in statements following the court hearing Thursday. Journalists Darya Chultsova, 23, and Yekaterina Andreyeva, 27, were detained in November while covering a demonstration in memory
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The Texas deep freeze is causing casualties among humans and animals alike. After rolling power outages plunged much of the state into darkness early this week, animals at the San Antonio Primarily Primates sanctuary froze to death in the winter weather. Among the casualties were a chimpanzee, many monkeys, some lemurs and countless birds. “I
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The patrol’s Troop F shared video of Trooper Eric Penrod and the narrow miss on its Twitter account Thursday
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story ST. ANN, Missouri (KMOV) — Papa John’s founder and former CEO John Schnatter came to St. Louis to try and right a wrong following a News 4 report about a St. Ann man suing the city’s Papa John’s Pizza after experiencing what he called employment discrimination and getting
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As winter storms and freezing temperatures continue to wreak havoc across Texas, many are having to fight for survival. Millions in the state remain without power on Wednesday, trying their best to stay warm and dry as burst pipes flood homes. Here are just some of the struggles some Texans said they are facing during
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