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By Pavlina Osta Click here for updates on this story     SHOREWOOD, Wis. (WDJT) — The Shorewood community is mourning the loss of a mother taken too soon. Victoria Truss was killed in a domestic violence shooting last Thursday. As her family prepares for a vigil in her honor, others who knew Victoria are reflecting on

By Natalie Shepherd Click here for updates on this story     BROOKFIELD, Wis. (WDJT) — Therapy animals can reduce stress, anxiety and loneliness, and they can just bring a smile to your face. A lot of people are probably most familiar with therapy dogs. But lots of different animals can do it. This week we introduce you

By Gregg Montgomery Click here for updates on this story     INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A couple of days after a downtown mass shooting killed two teens and injured five other people, Indianapolis city councilors on Monday night faced several issues, including a new proposal to make the youth curfew more restrictive than Indiana’s. In addition, a

By WLS Staff Click here for updates on this story     CHICAGO (WLS) — Chicago police are searching for a man wanted for criminal sexual abuse and criminal trespass on the city’s North Side. The crime happened on Sunday at about 1:30 a.m. in the 3400 block of N. Damen Avenue in the Roscoe Village neighborhood,

By WLS Staff Click here for updates on this story     DES PLAINES, Ill. (WLS) — Three members of a Chicago-area family, including two teenagers, died last week while on vacation in Mexico. The sister of Brenda Correa told ABC7 the 41-year-old Des Plaines woman and her sons, 15-year-old Leo and 13-year-old Armando, were killed by

By Daniel Macht, Michelle Bandur Click here for updates on this story     ESPARTO, California (KCRA) — A DNA testing process to identify the remains of the seven victims of the deadly fireworks warehouse explosion in the Esparto area is underway, Yolo County officials said Monday, as families camped out near the site await answers nearly

By Felix Cortez Click here for updates on this story     MORGAN HILL, California (KSBW) — The ex-boyfriend of 18-year-old Marissa DiNapoli has been arrested on suspicion of her murder after being detained while entering the U.S. from Mexico. Martin Mendoza Jr., 20, was the last person seen with DiNapoli before her body was found at

By Ka’Tani Gouch Click here for updates on this story     FAYETEVILLE, Arkansas (KSHB) — A University of Arkansas student is stepping up to help after deadly flooding devastated parts of central Texas over the holiday weekend, including an all-girls Christian summer camp. “The owners Dick and Tweety are really what made it special,” Kate Krause,

By Andy Alcock Click here for updates on this story     LEAVENWORTH, Kansas (KMBC) — A courtroom packed with people listened to arguments involving a private company’s plans to bring Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, detainees to its Leavenworth facility. CoreCivic wants to house those ICE detainees at its Midwest Regional Reception Center. However, in

By Meghan Mosley Click here for updates on this story     Oklahoma (KOCO) — Every student in Oklahoma will be eating free lunch during the upcoming school year, according to a new directive sent out Monday by State Superintendent Ryan Walters. Hundreds of schools in the state already use federal funds to pay for their students’

By Jake Anderson Click here for updates on this story     OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — A severe thunderstorm with strong winds hit the Omaha area Monday night, bringing down tree limbs and causing thousands of people to lose power. Christie Montalvo shared this ring camera video showing the strong winds hitting her front porch in the

By Marcus McIntosh Click here for updates on this story     DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) — Dennis Friest, a farmer of over five decades in Story County, says he feels relief and gratitude as the president signed significant tax legislation into law last week. “It’s been a long time coming,” Friest said. President Donald Trump’s decision

By Frank Sulkowski Click here for updates on this story     CLAXTON, Georgia (WJCL) — A sweet Southern staple is in the running to be named the ‘Coolest Thing Made in Georgia’. Claxton Fruit Cake has been nominated to compete in the annual contest put on by the Georgia Chamber of Commerce. Since 1910, Claxton Bakery,