Crashes back up traffic on I-70 in Columbia
The Missouri Department of Transportation alerted drivers about the backups at the 131 mile marker near St. Charles Road a little after 1 p.m.
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Man thought to have died while shoveling actually struck by a car
Click here for updates on this story WETHERSFIELD, Connecticut (WFSB) — Wethersfield Police are looking for information related to a crash that occurred on December 17. On Thursday, December 17, police responded to the area of Longvue Drive around 2:48 a.m. for the report of an unconscious person in the snow. Police said at the
Continue Reading Bullets enter two homes, narrowly miss child and grandmother
Click here for updates on this story HAMDEN, Connecticut (WFSB) — Two homes were shot at in Hamden over the weekend. Police say both the homes were shot at on Saturday, December 26 during the overnight hours. Around 12:50 a.m., police responded to the area of State Street and Ridge Road for the report of
Continue Reading Mom hopes court’s interest in son’s murder case can exonerate him
Click here for updates on this story JACKSON COUNTY, Missouri (KCTV/KSMO) — A mother is hoping new evidence and recent interest from the Missouri Supreme Court can help exonerate her son from a life sentence. “It’s hard not to see my son at the door on Sunday morning, it’s hard that I can’t hug him,”
Continue Reading Hot housing market fuels decline in affordability
Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, Connecticut (Hartford Business Journal) — Hartford is among the five housing national markets nationwide that saw the biggest declines in affordability since June due in part to pandemic-related factors, according to a new report. First American Financial Corporation measured the price changes of single-family properties across the
Continue Reading Detained since 2018, now Saudi women’s rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul is handed a 5-year sentence
Loujain al-Hathloul, one of Saudi Arabia’s most prominent women’s rights activists, has been sentenced to five years and eight months in prison by the kingdom’s special court for terrorism offenses, according to her family. The sentence includes a two-year and 10-month suspension, in addition to time she has already served, paving the way for Hathloul
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A bust of Breonna Taylor was damaged in an apparent act of vandalism
A bust of Breonna Taylor erected to honor her memory was found smashed and vandalized in Oakland, California. The ceramic bust, which depicts a smiling Taylor, was installed in downtown Oakland near City Hall. The bust was secured on a base with a plaque that read “Say her name: Breonna Taylor.” But on Saturday, just
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Nashville police officers describe Christmas morning explosion in their own words
Metro Nashville Police Department Officer Tyler Luellen was the first to arrive on Second Avenue North in on Christmas morning to a call of shots fired. When he arrived, he didn’t hear any shots. As he was investigating, Officer Brenna Hosey arrived to back him up. “As soon as she got out of the car,
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No one hurt when gun fired inside Columbia apartment
Officers found bullet holes in the wall, including one that busted a water pipe.
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In 6 states, more people are hospitalized with Covid-19 than ever before. Now doctors predict another onslaught of patients
More people traveled through US airports Sunday than any other day this pandemic, setting the stage for waves of new infections across the country. Over 1.28 million people passed through security checkpoints Sunday, the Transportation Security Administration said. At the same time, more Americans were hospitalized this past week than any other week of the
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Crashes down but deaths up during Missouri’s holiday counting period
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Traffic crashes on Missouri’s highways during the Christmas holiday fell by more than 100 compared to last year, though more people died in this year’s crashes. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said Monday that troopers investigated 175 crashes during this year’s holiday counting period, which began at 6 p.m. Thursday and ended
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These podcasts helped get us through some of 2020’s most difficult conversations
Getting through 2020 was no small feat — and among the hardest valleys to navigate were the conversations about race. It’s never easy to talk or listen to debates about it, but we were forced to be honest about where we stood and where we wanted to go. Who knew that a year that started
Continue Reading Man in critical condition after vehicle, bus crash
Click here for updates on this story FLINT, Michigan (WNEM) — A man is recovering in the hospital after a crash between a vehicle and a bus in Flint. It happened on Sunday, Dec. 27 at 1:25 p.m. According to the investigation, the victim’s vehicle was southbound on S. Saginaw Street and struck the side
Continue Reading Community paints Flint Rock to honor Kevin Bacon
Click here for updates on this story FLINT, Michigan (WNEM) — The Flint community is remembering the life of Kevin Bacon after he was brutally murdered last Christmas Eve. “Everybody who knew him loved him,” said Karl Bacon, Kevin’s father. Karl is remembering his late son one year after his death. Kevin went missing on
Continue Reading Police investigating reported murder-suicide
Click here for updates on this story WINDSOR LOCKS, Connecticut (WFSB) — Authorities continue to investigate a murder-suicide on Christmas Day in Windsor Locks. Initially, authorities received a 911 call around 6 p.m. reporting a murder-suicide at a home located at 33 Dale Street. Arriving officers located an adult male and an adult female inside
Continue Reading Body camera footage from deadly officer-involved shooting expected to be released
Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, Connecticut (WFSB) — State investigators are currently reviewing body camera footage from several Hartford Police officers, going over every second of Saturday’s deadly officer-involved shooting. Both Mayor Luke Bronin and Hartford Police Chief Jason Thody stressed today the investigation is being done thoroughly by investigators who normally
Continue Reading Firefighter’s vehicle stolen while responding to a fire in Vernonia
Click here for updates on this story VERNONIA, Oregon (KPTV ) — A firefighter had her car stolen on Christmas Day while responding to a house fire. Vernonia Rural Fire District responded to a house fire on 2nd Street in Vernonia. While they were out fighting the fire, Brandi Abney, a firefighter with the department,
Continue Reading Two people injured in multiple shootings across Portland Saturday
Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — Two people were injured in multiple shooting incidents across Portland Saturday night, according to Portland Police Bureau. Officers responded to a report of shots fired in the area of Northeast 82nd Avenue and Northeast Glisan just after 8:30 p.m. and found evidence of a
Continue Reading Mother hopes Missouri Supreme Court’s interest in son’s murder case can exonerate him
Click here for updates on this story JACKSON COUNTY, Missouri (KCTV) — A mother is hoping new evidence and recent interest from the Missouri Supreme Court can help exonerate her son from a life sentence. “It’s hard not to see my son at the door on Sunday morning, it’s hard that I can’t hug him,”
Continue Reading Mobile woman dies two days after escaping Christmas morning apartment fire
Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — Two days after Jacquelyn Sylvester narrowly escaped a fire that ripped through her apartment early Christmas morning, family of the 50-year-old woman say she has died. Sylvester had been in the hospital in critical but stable condition. On Sunday her family learned she was
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