KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Police in Kansas City say a man has been shot to death on the city’s south side. The shooting happened around 10 p.m. Wednesday when officers were called to 115th Street and Holmes Road. Arriving officers found a man suffering from gunshot wounds. He was taken by paramedics to a
Continue ReadingST. LOUIS (AP) — Authorities say two men have been charged in a Christmas Eve double shooting in St. Louis that left one person dead. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that 41-year-old Ronald Fisher and 58-year-old Vada Cunningham, both of St. Louis, have been arrested in the shooting at an apartment complex that killed Michael
Continue ReadingFERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — Police say a St. Louis County man has been charged in the New Year’s Day shooting death of another man in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson. The Major Case Squad of Greater St. Louis announced on Wednesday that 33-year-old John Thompson has been charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal
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Federal investigators are looking at everyone involved in the unrest at the US Capitol on Wednesday, including the role President Donald Trump played in inciting the crowd, the acting US attorney in Washington, DC, said Thursday.
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The mob of Trump supporters who stormed the US Capitol on Wednesday included conspiracy theorists linked to QAnon and the Proud Boys — two right-wing extremist factions that President Donald Trump repeatedly refused to condemn during his election campaign last year. The insurrection at the heart of America’s democracy, egged on by Trump’s rhetoric, represented
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Click here for updates on this story PETALUMA, CA (KPIX) — Two weeks ago, the staff at Petaluma Valley Hospital started getting vaccinated. This week, they’ve gotten more good news: Three firefighter-paramedics and six EMTs on loan from Solano County. “Normally, I’d be wearing turnouts or my wildfire gear, or my Class A uniform,” says
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A group consisting of Minnesota parents, coaches and athletes say they plan to file a new lawsuit this week over Gov. Tim Walz’s restrictions requiring student-athletes to wear masks during practices and games. The group, Let Them Play MN, previously sued the governor and other
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A north Minneapolis entrepreneur is getting rave reviews for his efforts to keep people safe from COVID-19 and Minnesota’s brutal winter. K.B. Brown is mixing the need to wear a mask with fashion by sewing the mask directly into the hoodie. The design is showing
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Counties where large colleges and universities opened for in-person classes in the fall suffered a significant rise in the incidence of Covid-19, according to a new study from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Within three weeks of colleges or universities opening to in-person instruction, counties that were home to these institutions “experienced
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DALLAS (KTVT) — A retired Fort Worth police officer is hoping to encourage conversations about mental health using a medium that many people relate to – music. Tegan Broadwater is a former undercover police officer who has always had a passion for music. After leaving police work, he
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story BOULDER, CO (KCNC) — Many New Year’s resolutions include shedding off pounds gained after months of staying home. Gyms are operating at limited capacity, despite the continued spread of COVID-19. According to a new study from the University of Colorado Boulder, one exercising person can emit as many
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CAMBRIDGE, MA (WBZ) — A Harvard University professor is making the case that we are likely not alone in the universe. Astronomer Avi Loeb’s new book “Extraterrestrial” examines the 2017 flyby of a space object that he believes was truly out of this world. “At first people thought,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — A Kendall County woman says someone hacked into her bank account and used the Zelle payment app to steal $2,000. Then her bank told her there’s nothing they can do, and she can’t even get ahold of Zelle. CBS 2 Morning Insider Tim McNicholas discovered
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Asheville’s Streets Division is ready for the snow! Asheville Public Works prepped all snow removal equipment this week and staff are ready to begin salting and plowing streets once accumulation begins. All Streets Division trucks are equipped to double as plows and salt spreaders
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Hawaii, USA (KITV) — Catholic Charities Hawaii and the State of Hawaii announced on Wednesday the launch of a new rent relief program that will begin accepting applications next week. The Rent Assistance and Mediation Program (RAMP) will provide assistance for Hawai‘i renters who have experienced a reduction
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS (FOX5 Vegas) — The New Year seems to motivate a lot of us to get fit or lose weight. But the reality is, more often than not, we fall off the wagon and by February, we’re over it. One Las Vegas Valley man actually kept true
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SPRINGDALE, Ark. (KFSM) — Students and teachers across Arkansas headed back to in-person classes Monday (Jan. 4) following the holiday break. The return to classrooms comes off the heels of Arkansas passing a record-breaking number of covid-19 cases. With Springdale Schools being the largest school district in the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SHELBYVILLE, Ky. (WLKY) — It’s the end of an era for movie rental stores as Family Video announced the closing of all 250 remaining locations. This includes the store in Shelbyville. The company is one of the last chains standing after Blockbuster and Hollywood video closed. The general
Continue Reading The body of a man who fell into Victoria Falls gorge on New Year’s Day has been retrieved after a group of volunteers abseiled and swam to reach his body, authorities told CNN. On an outing with his friends and their wives and girlfriends, Roy George Tinashe Dikinya, 40, missed a step and slipped while
Continue Reading The body of a tourist who fell into Victoria Falls gorge on New Year’s Day has been retrieved after a group of volunteers abseiled and swam to reach his body, authorities told CNN. On an outing with his friends and their wives and girlfriends, Roy George Tinashe Dikinya, 40, missed a step and slipped while
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