Click here for updates on this story Milwaukee, WI (WDJT) — Nearly half of Milwaukee’s Common Council members want citizens to weigh in on the city’s police chief. This comes after some tense interactions between officers and protesters over the last few days. Chief Alfonso Morales has an upcoming performance review by the Fire and
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New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees issued an apology Thursday for his “insensitive” comments made yesterday in an interview with Yahoo Finance. Brees has been widely criticized by many fellow athletes, with NBA star LeBron James and Brees’ teammate Michael Thomas weighing in. When asked for his opinion about players kneeling to protest police brutality
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WASHINGTON, DC — A Navy veteran detained in Iran for nearly two years has been released and started making his way home, with the first leg on a Swiss government aircraft, U.S. officials said Thursday. “The nightmare is over,” his mother said. The U.S. special envoy for Iran, Brian Hook, flew to Zurich with a
Continue Reading Betsy Andreu is frustrated. She’s just watched the first two hours of Lance Armstrong sharing what the disgraced cyclist calls “his truth” in ESPN’s recent 30-for-30 documentary. She isn’t buying it. “If a man gains the world but loses his soul, is that OK? You cannot believe everything that he says,” the wife of Armstrong’s
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DENVER (KDVR/KWGN) — Wielding a sign that says, “No justice, No peace,” Russell Strong and his friends marched to Civic Center Park Saturday to protest peacefully. What Strong didn’t know is the events Saturday would change his life forever. “I don’t know if it bounced off something, or
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DENVER (KDVR/KWGN) — A Denver Sheriff Department deputy accused of punching an inmate in a wheelchair and lying about it has been cleared of any wrong-doing. Video obtained by the FOX31 Problem Solvers shows the March 20, 2019 incident between Deputy Jason Gentempo and inmate Serafin Finn. The
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Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson posted a video calling out President Donald Trump in the wake of George Floyd’s death. The actor stated in a video post on his social media channels that the United States is “crippled” and “on its knees begging to be heard and pleading for change.” The video message which was posted
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (WGHP) — It was one of those things that just sort of started in this troubled time. “Really nowhere to go, so we just pulled up and started waving, and it was amazing,” said Whit Whitley, who, along with his wife Jan, has made it a
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The former Minneapolis Police officer who pressed his knee into George Floyd’s neck was charged on Wednesday with a new, more serious count of second-degree murder, and the three other officers on scene during his killing were charged with aiding and abetting second-degree murder. “I strongly believe that these developments are in the interest of
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A Florida police officer is under investigation for allegedly shoving a black protester who was kneeling during a protest. But one of his colleagues, a black woman on the force, is receiving praise for appearing to reprimand him after the shove. The Fort Lauderdale Police Department confirmed to CNN that Officer Steven Pohorence was relieved
Continue Reading As protests over police brutality and systemic racism sweep the nation, authorities have partly blamed incidents of property destruction and violence on people they deem ‘outside agitators.’ Federal law enforcement officials pointed to groups including anarchists, white supremacists and far-left extremists, while President Donald Trump has focused just on Antifa and the far left. Other
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LANCASTER, Pa. (WPMT) — Susquehanna Valley EMS has a message for anyone who thinks they are experiencing a medical emergency: call 911 and go to the hospital. “I’ve taken care of several patients who have said I’ve had chest pain for a week and I called my doctor
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health on Thursday announced nearly 200 new coronavirus cases and one additional death in the county. With 197 additional cases Thursday, it marked the largest single-day increase in cases since the pandemic reached El Paso, surpassing the 151 new infections recorded on May 14.
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Millions of Americans again filed for unemployment benefits last week, as the coronavirus recession drags on. Another 1.9 million workers filed for initial unemployment aid last week, according to the US Department of Labor. More than a quarter of the labor force — 42.6 million people — has now claimed benefits since the pandemic began
Continue Reading The death of a pregnant wild elephant, suspected to have been fatally injured after eating fruit stuffed with firecrackers that exploded in her mouth, has stirred public outrage in India as authorities investigate the incident. The elephant died on May 27 while standing in the middle of a river in the southern state of Kerala,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BILLINGS, Mont. (Billings Gazette) — A 5-year-old Billings boy is recovering after being bitten by a rattlesnake during a Sunday evening hike with family in John Dover Memorial Park. The natural park is in Billings’ Heights near the Yellowstone River. The boy, Ezra Law, was with his father
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The ABC-7 StormTRACK Weather team issued an ABC-7 First Alert for the heat. High pressure will allow temperatures to heat up into the triple digits through the weekend. Thursday and Friday will be the hottest days withseveral locations hitting 105 degrees. Keep in mind that prolonged exposure to hot temperatures can cause heat exhaustion. The
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Genesee County, MI (WNEM) — A loving image was seen by neighbors in Swartz Creek. A large heart was mowed into a field. “I walked by the heart and I had chills from down my spine to the tips of my toes,” said neighbor Sara Alanous. The heart
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Police Department officers said a 34-year-old man surrendered after breaking into a home in far east El Paso on Thursday morning, leading to a SWAT standoff. Police said the intruder, who had barricaded himself inside, finally exited the home around 8 a.m. and was taken into custody. It
Continue Reading In this new normal where everything is a calculation, summer vacation presents a whole host of questions. Is (fill in anything fun) safe? While there are few activities that are risk-free, thinking scenarios through goes a long way toward making summer travel plans that sound reasonably safe — and fun. Here are some of the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Dubuque, Iowa (WQAD) — One Dubuque, Iowa child is dead and another is in the hospital after a car they were in struck a semi truck in the morning of Tuesday, June 2nd. At about the Jo Daviess County Sheriff’s Department was alerted to a traffic crash on
Continue Reading George Floyd had coronavirus before he was killed while in police custody last week in Minneapolis. Floyd tested positive for the virus after his death. The autopsy report released yesterday says the disease played no role in his death and was likely a sign of a previous infection. As a black man, Floyd had a
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Omaha, NE (WOWT) — At the end of her news conference Wednesday afternoon about the end of the city’s curfew, Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert made a formal apology to the woman she insulted in a Facebook comment on her official page. Stothert admitted to not recognizing the “symbols
Continue Reading US tennis sensation Coco Gauff has urged people to speak out on the issue of racial injustice as she promised to continue using her platform to fight for change. The 16-year-old addressed a peaceful demonstration in her hometown of Delray Beach, Florida, amid widespread protests sparked by the death of George Floyd. The American is
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Ferguson, MO (KMOV) — Artists have designed boards to help spread peace while also helping business owners in Ferguson. The artwork was painted along S Florissant road with a variety of colors and images. They’re meant to cover broken windows and doors of Ferguson businesses. Some businesses were
Continue Reading Beyoncé Knowles-Carter is encouraging her fans to remain “focused” in the fight for justice for George Floyd. Floyd, an unarmed black man, died in police custody after former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin pressed his knee on his neck for nearly nine minutes during his arrest. His death has sparked demonstrations in the United States
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Bayern Munich star Joshua Kimmich says the club is planning on joining the protests against George Floyd’s death and believes white players should stand with their black teammates in showing solidarity. Jadon Sancho, Achraf Hakimi, Weston McKennie and Marcus Thuram all made protests during Bundesliga matches over the weekend and Kimmich says all players have
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Illinois (KMOV) — A video showing the child of an Illinois State Police officer not wanting to say goodbye to his dad is going viral. In the video, which was posted to the department’s Facebook page Wednesday, the boy is seen running to his dad for two more
Continue Reading The idea of keeping schools closed in the fall because of safety concerns for children might be “a bit of a reach,” said Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. In a phone interview with CNN Wednesday, Fauci noted that children tend to have milder symptoms or even no
Continue Reading Ella Jones — who was elected as the first black and first female mayor of Ferguson, Missouri, on Tuesday — shared what her election symbolizes and where the nation should go next after George Floyd’s death. It is crucial that police officers work with communities to make people “feel that they are being served, instead
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