Click here for updates on this story SOUTHLAKE, Texas (KTVT) — Multiple lanes of eastbound Highway 114 are closed after someone either dumped or lost many bags of medical waste between White Chapel and Carroll. The debris includes used syringes, used gloves, tubing with blood in it and other contaminated things, according to police. Cleaning
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — A fresh spike in carjackings has been seen across the city – and rideshare drivers who pick up passenger after passenger say they are worried. As CBS 2’s Jermont Terry reported Wednesday night, the rideshare drivers are demanding change. The list of the demands from
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LA SALLE, CO (KCNC) — A death at a dairy farm in La Salle has become a rallying cry for a bill about farmworker rights. Juan Panzo Temoxtle was operating a manure vacuum truck at Shelton Dairy when it somehow ended up in a manure pit. “All of
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Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story BILLINGS, Montana (Billings Gazette) — A 27-year-old man died in jail Monday while awaiting sentencing for the murder of his ex-girlfriend on the Crow Indian Reservation last year, and the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Montana is seeking to dismiss the case against him. In a statement issued Tuesday
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (Fremont Tribune) — The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission confirmed the third instance in 20 years of a gray wolf’s presence in the state of Nebraska Wednesday. The commission received a report of a large female canine that was legally shot by coyote hunters near Uehling,
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A Minnesota man was arrested Wednesday after he allegedly trapped a police officer’s arm in his truck window while attempting to flee, and then attacking him with the officer’s own rescue hammer, police said. The officer was attempting to stop the suspect, Luke Alvin Oeltjenbruns, 61, after an alleged assault over wearing a mask was
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story ROCHESTER, Wisconsin (The Journal Times) — The historic building that was once known as the Community State Bank in Downtown Rochester will soon become a coffee shop. DW Coffee at the Bank, 201 W. Main St., will offer coffee, grab-and-go food items, baked goods and catering options for
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story ROCK ISLAND, Illinois (Quad-City Times) — The people gathered Wednesday inside the COVID-19 vaccination clinic at Milan’s Camden Centre fell almost completely silent when Sabrina Tabby first drew a bow across the strings of her violin. “It really was a beautiful moment,” Medical Reserve Corps volunteer Elizabeth McLaughlin
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — The Better Business Bureau is warning people of a new scam targeting residents. The new scheme targets the grieving survivors of people who died of COVID-19 by offering them help paying for their loved one’s funeral expenses. A real government relief program will
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story JEFFERSON COUNTY, Missouri (St. Louis Post-Dispatch) — A drunken driver rear-ended a car on Highway 30 on Tuesday night, killing a woman, her fiancé and their infant when their car careened off the highway, caught fire and struck a tree, authorities said. Family and police identified the victims
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PAPILLION, Nebraska (Omaha World-Herald) — A book shared with students at two Papillion La Vista schools has prompted strong reactions from parents and educators. The book, “Something Happened in Our Town,” depicts a White family and a Black family as they discuss a police shooting of a Black
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San Antonio International Airport was put on lockdown Thursday afternoon following an officer-involved shooting, according to a tweet from police. “There is no active threat to the public,” San Antonio Police tweeted. No other injuries were reported, and no police officers were hurt, Officer Cory Schuler told CNN.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri House has refused to accept a lawmaker’s resignation to allow the Ethics Committee to fully investigate allegations that he physically and sexually abused his children years ago. The GOP-led House voted 153-0 Thursday to prevent Rep. Rick Roeber from resigning Friday as he had planned. Roeber’s adult children in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri House wants to redirect Medicaid expansion funding to services for people with disabilities, the elderly and other vulnerable groups. The GOP-led House on Thursday voted 143-1 to pass an alternative plan for how to spend the Medicaid expansion money. Missouri voters last year amended the state Constitution to extend
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republicans Roger Marshall of Kansas and Josh Hawley of Missouri were among a handful of conservative U.S. senators who opposed moving forward with a Democratic-sponsored measure for confronting hate crimes against Asian Americans. Marshall’s office said Thursday that an existing federal hate crimes law already prohibits intentionally injuring or trying to
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE (WSMV) — An analysis by News4 Investigates shows despite multiple complaints of inappropriate sexual behavior and even being convicted of sex crimes, massage therapists have kept their state licenses for several months and even years afterward. The analysis came in the wake of Tuesday’s arrest of Tarek
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story NASHVILLE (WSMV) — One South Nashville school is working to make sure some underserved in their community get the COVID19 vaccine, especially in an environment they trust. Stem Prep Academy said they want to help all of the immigrant and refugee community they serve when it comes to
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story COLUMBIA, Tennessee (WSMV) — A female upset about a bus being late pulled a gun on a Maury County bus on Tuesday afternoon, school officials said on Thursday. Maury County Public Schools bus No. 50 was making a scheduled stop around 4 p.m. Tuesday. While at the stop,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SAN GABRIEL, California (KABC) — Two local twins created a new invention to help people who are hard of hearing. Eight-year old Cambria and Kayla Henry created an app that pairs up with a hearing aid. These SoCal twin sisters are using real-life experiences to better the lives
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