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Click here for updates on this story     CLAY COUNTY, Missouri (KCTV) — A dump truck driver was arrested for DUI on Thursday afternoon, according to the Clay County Sheriff’s Office. They say deputies arrested the dump truck driver after the person initially refused to stop. “We’re grateful this situation ended without a crash,” the sheriff’s

Click here for updates on this story     CONROE, Texas (KTRK) — Conroe ISD has an official bus patrol officer, tasked with keeping an eye on routes and chasing down a bus or two every day. Little Jack is obsessed with school buses and demands to go outside just to see them pass by everyday. According

President Joe Biden ordered flags to be lowered to half-staff on Friday in the wake of the mass shooting at an Indianapolis FedEx facility that killed at least eight people, calling gun violence an “epidemic” the country must address now. It’s only been two weeks since the last time Biden made such an order after

President Joe Biden was briefed Friday morning on the mass shooting at an Indianapolis FedEx facility that killed at least eight people, and the White House says the President’s determination to act on gun violence has “redoubled” in the wake of recent mass shootings across the country. “Like all of you, we’re horrified by the

When closing arguments are delivered Monday in the trial of Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd, jurors will have sat through the testimony of seven witnesses for the defense and 38 for the prosecution. But the jury did not hear from the former Minneapolis police officer, who on Thursday removed his face covering

Click here for updates on this story     MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — Milwaukee Public Schools’ Board of Directors is trying to reassure the public that moving to in-person learning was the right decision. On Thursday night, April 15, the board outlined the steps they’ve taken to ensure everyone’s health and safety. Teachers held a late news conference

Hours after a gunman opened fire in an Indianapolis FedEx facility, family members of employees at the facility were still corralled at a nearby Holiday Inn, waiting to hear from their loved ones. Some families were still trying to contact employees as recently as 9 a.m. ET, the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department told CNN on

Click here for updates on this story     JERSEY CITY, New Jersey (WABC) — A dog owner has a couple of fast-acting police officers to thank for saving her puppy’s paw at a train station in New Jersey. Port Authority Police officers Anthony Manfrendini and Matthew Maiello say they heard the dog’s yelping and its owners

President Joe Biden will be briefed Friday morning on a shooting at an Indianapolis FedEx facility that left at least eight people dead, a White House official told CNN. White House chief of staff Ron Klain has already been in communication with Indianapolis’ mayor, and Biden’s homeland security adviser, Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall, is also in touch

A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. The podcaster and cultural critic Toure tweeted on Thursday, “We interrupt our coverage of the protests of the police murder of Daunte Wright which interrupted the trial of the police murder of George Floyd to

Click here for updates on this story     ROCKY HILL, Connecticut (WFSB) — The Metropolitan District (MDC) said its water is not the source of Legionella found in water samples at a Rocky Hill nursing home. On Wednesday, the Department of Public Health issued an emergency order after water samples from the Apple Rehab in Rocky

Click here for updates on this story     OVERLAND PARK, Kansas (KCTV) — Most outdoor swimming pools have remained closed for well over a year now. While some will start filling up in the next few days, several will not reopen in 2021. The reason is staffing. There is a shortage of lifeguards to watch the

Covid-19 has presented challenges to both staffing and financing for charitable causes around the world. This year, non-profits are using National Volunteer Week (April 18-24) to ramp up support. “There’s never been a more important time than now to get involved,” said Laura Plato, chief solutions officer for VolunteerMatch, an online platform that connects causes