JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri judge says a 2018 law was wrongly used to end significant union protections for state workers. Cole County Judge Jon Beetem last week ruled that state agencies unconstitutionally used the 2018 law to ignore union-negotiated contracts. The law made most state workers at-will employees, meaning they could be
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Click here for updates on this story FLINT, Michigan (WNEM) — A COVID-19 conundrum after the latest guidance from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention allowing those vaccinated to go mask less in a number indoor and outdoor situations. The question many are asking can businesses ask a person to prove their vaccination status
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DOÑA ANA COUNTY, New Mexico (KOAT) — A group of 24 hikers has been rescued in the Organ Mountains in Las Cruces on Sunday. According to Las Cruces Fire Department and other state officials, the group was found after hours in The Needle, which is one of the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, California (KSBW) — Two investigations are underway into sexual misconduct allegations against two former San Lorenzo Valley High School teenagers. The allegations were originally posted on Instagram and now the San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District and the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office are looking
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DES MOINES, IA (KCCI) — The man charged with hitting and killing two motorcyclists in Des Moines, then taking off, waived his initial hearing before a judge Tuesday. The sole survivor of the crash has a message for the suspect. Quntonio Herron has his preliminary hearing via video
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ST. PETERS, Missouri (KMOV) — A St. Charles County woman is charged with murder after investigators say she confessed to killing her daughter before slicing her own throat with a knife. On Friday, May 14, Donna Scuderi was in her home in the 200 block of Jody Drive
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — Amazon is expanding its in-garage grocery delivery service across Georgia this week, but before you sign up, one man is issuing a warning following his experience with the service. Key by Amazon gives the delivery driver access to your garage using a key code. The
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Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — A Manhattan man said he was attacked after he tried telling illegal bike riders they were wrong for riding in a park. The muffled but loud noise of illegal bikers is a reminder of the pain one man is feeling. The 76-year-old is recovering
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story FREEHOLD, New Jersey (WCBS) — A New Jersey police officer finds himself on the other side of the law. Prosecutors say the 19-year veteran cop was building a meth lab at his home, and had he not been caught there would have been a very serious risk to
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story MASCOUTAH, Illinois (KMOV) — Minor injuries were reported to two crew members aboard an F-15 that was involved in an incident on the runway at MidAmerica Airport Tuesday morning. The incident unfolded on the runway before 7:50 a.m. A Boeing official told News 4 the plane had landed,
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story HARTFORD, Connecticut (WFSB) — Connecticut’s governor is offering a new initiative to get the people of Connecticut back to work in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. On Monday, Gov. Ned Lamont announced the “Back to Work CT Initiative,” which will give people a $1,000 signing bonus when
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WBAL) — A man has been arrested and charged after a 2-month-old baby was found dead from blunt force trauma to the head, Baltimore police said. Officials said they were called just before 9 a.m. Saturday to the unit block of South Monastery Avenue for an unresponsive
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (KOAT) — The Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office arrested a 14-year-old male on Friday with charges of kidnapping, robbery, aggravated battery and tampering with evidence. According to police, the 14-year-old met up with a woman in her twenties at a park on May 3. While at
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — Oregon’s economy could fully reopen next month, and many counties could see a significant scale back in restrictions in a matter of days or weeks. But one Portland restaurant owner tells FOX 12 he’s worried about missing out on this recovery time and fears
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Hy-Vee dropped its mask requirement for fully-vaccinated customers Tuesday, joining other major retailers like Target, Walmart, Costco, Sam’s Club, CVS, and Schnucks.
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts (WGGB) — The national football league’s top prize, the Vince Lombardi trophy, made an appearance Monday at the Eastfield Mall. The New England Patriots teamed up with mass vaccination sites across the state by giving residents the opportunity to take a picture with the trophy after
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story WINTERSET, Iowa (KCCI) — The Winterset Community School District said 10 elementary students and a bus driver were involved in a rollover crash Monday in Madison County. The crash occurred around 7:30 a.m. near the Hanson Prairie Preserve on 195th Trail and Nature Trail. The Madison County Sheriff’s
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story TIGARD, Oregon (KPTV) — Firefighters battled a second-alarm fire at a Tigard apartment complex Tuesday morning. Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue crews were called out to a hazmat issue at the Sunflower Apartments, located in the 11500 block of Southwest 135th Avenue, at about 5:24 a.m. TVF&R told
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV, KSMO) — Some call it the pandemic within the pandemic. Studies have shown the number of people drinking at alcoholic levels during the pandemic is at about 75 percent. But some may find help and hope in a new medication currently being studied. “When
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When I was a child in the 1980s, advertisements showed up in predictable ways: as 30-second video spots during TV shows, audio ads on the radio, or print ads in newspapers or magazines. The advertising our children see is very different. Since the advent of the internet and mobile technology, ads can reach us anytime,
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