Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE, WI (WISN) — Two Marquette students are facing backlash over a video posted to social media that shows them using racial slurs. The students involved are a Marquette sophomore and a Marquette freshman, who was a member of the university’s lacrosse team. Marquette officials confirmed the student-athlete
Continue Reading Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, referring to the coronavirus pandemic, is urging fans not to throng to Atlanta for the NBA All-Star Game. “Under normal circumstances, we would be extremely grateful for the opportunity to host the NBA All-Star game, but this is not a typical year,” Bottoms tweeted Tuesday. “I have shared my concerns related
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO, IL (WBBM) — Lots of people living in Chicago are dealing with a one-two punch. Not only are they buried under a foot or more of snow, but they also are stuck with what is in some cases weeks’ worth of garbage. As CBS 2’s Charlie De
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Severe weather around the United States will delay Covid-19 vaccine deliveries in the coming days, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday. “Shipping partners are working to deliver vaccine where possible, contingent on local conditions, but the adverse weather is expected to continue to impact shipments out of the FedEx facility in
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Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey signed a bill on Monday that will suspend the use of a letter grade system for schools statewide, due to how disrupted this school year has been by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. “Today I signed House Bill 2402, which ensures that students continue to be evaluated, so the State can ensure
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MARION COUNTY, OR (KPTV) — As line crews continue to work around the clock to restore power, communities are doing what they can to show support for them. There was a very special delivery Wednesday morning at a fire station in Marion County for crews headed out on
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John Henderson’s power first went out Tuesday morning and stayed off for 2 hours, and then came back on around 7 p.m., then was back off again around midnight and hasn’t been on since, he said. What the San Antonio, Texas, resident is most concerned about right now though, is his wife’s health — she
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Fredericktown, Missouri (Daily Journal) — Cold temperatures may be responsible for a sprinkler system malfunction that dumped approximately 2,000 gallons of water inside Kelly A. Burlison Middle School in Fredericktown Tuesday morning. The Fredericktown Fire Department responded to a call at 11:10 a.m. Tuesday to Kelly A. Burlison
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New coronavirus variants could lead to a rapid rise in Covid-19 cases, and can “dangerously accelerate the trajectory of the pandemic,” US health officials warned Wednesday. “I know these variants are concerning, especially as we’re seeing signs of progress,” US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said during a White House
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story Butte, Montana (Montana Standard) — A judge on Wednesday sentenced a man accused of hijacking a bus and holding a man hostage in Butte to 10 years in custody of state mental health officials, who can later transfer him to any number of supervised facilities. Prosecutors recommended the
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story Davenport, Iowa (Quad-City Times) — Tim Alexander knew something was wrong around 2 p.m. Tuesday when he pulled into the parking lot of PR Masonry and saw Andrew Rupp inside his mother, Dianne Rupp’s, car. “That was weird,” Alexander said. “Dianne would never let her son (Andrew Rupp)
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Racine, Wisconsin (The Journal Times) — A 57-year-old Racine woman, Margie Jean Phillips, is facing dozens of criminal charges in 11 separate court cases in Racine and Milwaukee counties, according to online court records. Most of the charges against Phillips are in connection with thefts and attempted thefts
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, MO (KMOV) — The Saint Louis Zoo needs your help naming their newest penguin! On Dec. 11, 2020 a female southern rockhopper penguin hatched at the Penguin & Puffin Coast, the first for the zoo in 11 years! Bird keepers have picked four potential names for
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) — People have been slipping and falling all over the area since Sunday. Area hospitals have already seen people with broken bones due to the ice. While some people, of course, don’t have a choice, others didn’t realize just how slick it is outside. Louise
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Long Beach, California (KABC) — A man who spent half of his adult life in prison has graduated from Cal State Long Beach. In a Facebook post, Joseph Valadez says he finished his last two semesters on the “President’s Honor List” for getting straight A’s. He also made
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) — When you hear that snow and sleet is coming, some people might think of it as an inconvenience, while others think it’s a chance for fun in the snow. For Natalie Wheeler, it was a chance for her and her husband to say “I
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, MO (KCTV/KSMO) — Paula and Cal Kingman said they thought a medical program exempted them from Evergy shutting their power off during the rolling outages. An Evergy spokesperson told KCTV5 the medical program only gives people an automated call to tell them their power could be
Continue Reading Here’s a look at NASCAR, the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing. Facts It is the main governing body for stock car racing in the United States. NASCAR was created by William H.G. (Bill) France, a stock car driver and gas station owner. Stock cars are large, late model sedans that have been built
Continue Reading Here’s some background information about Purim, a Jewish holiday celebrating Queen Esther. In 2021, Purim begins at sundown on February 25 and ends at nightfall on February 26. In 2022, Purim begins at sundown on March 16 and ends at nightfall on March 17. Facts Purim is the celebration of the story of Queen Esther
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story HOUSTON, TX (KTRK) — He came in clutch during Hurricane Harvey, and now, Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale is doing it again. This time, he’s opening Gallery Furniture’s doors to get people out of their cold homes. Power outages that have lasted longer than 24 hours have forced people
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