Derek Chauvin found guilty of murder and manslaughter in death of George Floyd
A former Minneapolis police officer has been found guilty of murder in the killing of a Black man last summer.
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Mr. Fresh: 12-year-old CEO signs deal with Schnucks
Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — A St. Louis boy has signed a major deal with Schnucks supermarkets to shelve his products. Joshua Danrich, 12, is the CEO and owner of his own company Mr. Fresh. His company aims to make St. Louisans fresh with his variety of car and
Continue Reading Vaccine hesitancy leaving vaccination appointments empty
Click here for updates on this story Michigan (WNEM) — Now that a local health department has vaccines, it’s struggling to fill appointments for vaccinations. “It’s really sad that we have to hunt for people to vaccinate,” said Jennifer Morse, medical director with the Central Michigan District Health Department. She blames vaccine hesitancy. According to
Continue Reading Children’s Wisconsin meets $15 million challenge to help address mental and behavioral health in kids
Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — Children’s Wisconsin says its largest single donation in history, $15 million, has been met through a dollar-for-dollar challenge from the Reiman Foundation. In total, Children’s Wisconsin says $30 million was raised to help address a growing mental and behavioral health crisis in kids. “The generosity
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These blood clot experts want you to get a Covid-19 vaccine. Here’s why.
It was just about a year ago that doctors started noticing Covid-19 patients showing up in emergency rooms with strokes, and complained that blood clots were clogging up dialysis machines and other equipment being used to keep coronavirus patients alive. Frantic intensive care unit specialists reported “dramatic” blood clots in the heart, liver and other
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Recreational weed bringing in extra money for mid-Michigan communities
Click here for updates on this story Mid-Michigan (WNEM) — Marijuana is bringing in more green for local municipalities. “We have collected $280,013.20,” Bangor Township Supervisor Glenn Rowley said. That amount is what Bangor Township has received from marijuana taxes since Jan. 1, 2020. Rowley said ideas on how to spend the cash are being
Continue Reading Missing Children Fast Facts
Here is a look at missing children in the United States. There are several different types of missing children: runaways, family abductions, lost or “thrown away” and non-family abductions. Advances in technology, communications through public alerts and greater cooperation from law enforcement have facilitated the recovery process. Statistics According to the FBI’s National Crime Information
Continue Reading Walter Mondale Fast Facts
Here’s a look at the life of Walter Mondale, 42nd vice president of the United States. Personal Birth date: January 5, 1928 Death date: April 19, 2021 Birth place: Ceylon, Minnesota Birth name: Walter Frederick Mondale Father: Theodore Mondale, a Methodist minister Mother: Claribel (Cowan) Mondale Marriage: Joan (Adams) Mondale (December 27, 1955-February 3, 2014,
Continue Reading Sheriff: ‘Suspicious device’ found, GBI bomb squad investigating
Click here for updates on this story HARALSON COUNTY, Georgia (WGCL) — The Georgia Bureau of Investigations are investigating a suspicious device that was found in Haralson County. According to a Haralson County sheriff’s spokesperson, just before 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Georgia Forestry workers were conducting a controlled burn on Old Bushmill Road. Moments later,
Continue Reading Man accused of murdering his girlfriend during drunken fight
Click here for updates on this story SCOTTSDALE, Arizona (KPHO/KTVK) — A man in Scottsdale is facing a couple of felony charges after police say he killed his girlfriend during a fight where they were both drunk. Court documents say 53-year-old Jeffrey Vandermate called police to his apartment near Frank Lloyd Wright Boulevard and Thompson
Continue Reading The ride of her life! Escaped dog spends morning in FedEx truck
Click here for updates on this story SCOTTSDALE, Arizona (KPHO/KTVK) — A dog who was recently adopted from a Scottsdale shelter got loose from new owner and really put herself in the driver’s seat when it came to her big adventure last Tuesday. FedEx employee Mike sent in a photo, and the folks at Foothills
Continue Reading Feds: Powder Springs man indicted for allegedly defrauding a college out of $2 million
Click here for updates on this story POWDER SPRINGS, GA (WGCL) — A Powder Springs man was indicted for allegedly defrauding a college out of more than $2 million. According to the U.S. Attorney’s office, Denis O. Makori, 34, of Powder Springs, was indicted by a federal grand jury for a business email scheme that
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Queen thanks well-wishers as she spends her first birthday without Prince Philip
Queen Elizabeth II is marking her 95th birthday in a low-key fashion at Windsor Castle, just days after the funeral of Prince Philip, her husband of 73 years. This is the British monarch’s second birthday since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. Born in London on April 21, 1926, Britain’s longest reigning sovereign usually celebrates
Continue Reading HVAC system repairs at elementary school could take more than a year
Click here for updates on this story TONGANOXIE, Kansas (KCTV) — On a snowy April day, students at Tonganoxie Elementary School are dealing with cool weather inside their building, too. On Tuesday, parents were told to dress their children in layers because the HVAC system at the school building isn’t working and hasn’t been the
Continue Reading Restaurant owner seeing more business, credits vaccinations
Click here for updates on this story FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, Illinois (KMOV) — Due to metrics set by the Illinois Health Department, businesses in the Metro East were under strict health guidelines until a few months ago. One of those guidelines was no indoor dining. Metro East restaurant owners say it was hard to survive off
Continue Reading 3-alarm fire at Organic Valley Creamery prompts evacuations
Click here for updates on this story MCMINNVILLE, Oregon (KPTV) — A three-alarm fire at the Organic Valley Creamery in McMinnville prompted evacuations on Tuesday. Fire crews are still at the scene and could be until Wednesday morning. McMinnville Fire Department responded to the fire at the creamery located at 700 Northeast Highway 99W just
Continue Reading Bill requiring women to bury or cremate aborted fetuses heads to TN Senate
Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — After passing the house Monday, a bill that requires mothers to bury or cremate an aborted child is heading to the Tennessee State Senate. The bill passed in the House Monday night, 69-22. If it’s signed into law, mothers must pay for a burial
Continue Reading Inmate indicted for threatening judge, two attorneys
Click here for updates on this story COOKEVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — A Cookeville man, who was already behind bars, is in more hot water after Tennessee Bureau of Investigation officials said he threatened a judge and two attorneys from jail. Tyler Dakota Matthews, 25, was already in jail on unrelated charges when the TBI alleges
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India’s health care system close to collapse
India’s health care system and other essential services are close to collapse as a second coronavirus wave that started in mid-March tears through the country with devastating speed. On Wednesday, the country saw its highest daily rise in infections and deaths since the start of the pandemic — 295,041 new Covid-19 cases and 2,023 fatalities
Continue Reading Couple warns of ‘manic symptoms’ from popular allergy medication
Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — Betty Pedigo says the anger was unlike anything she or her husband had ever experienced before. Both suffering from year-round allergies, Pedigo and her husband started taking the allergy medication Singulair. Pedigo said the drug greatly helped with their allergies, but they also began
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