Click here for updates on this story OVERLAND PARK, KS ( WDAF) — When minutes counted, two metro police officers showed up to save a little girl’s life. Two Overland Park police officers Richie Vargas and Kathryn Manz were called to a daycare near Antioch and College last week. When the officers ran inside the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, GA (WGCL) — Police have charged a man with murder in the fatal shooting of 8 year-old Secoriea Turner on July 4. Warrants have been issued for 19 year-old Julian Conley on charges of aggravated assault and felony murder and police are currently trying to bring him
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) — Starting Wednesday, masks will be required outdoors in Oregon when social distancing can’t be maintained, and now health professionals are reiterating the importance of masks. Researchers are saying evidence shows that just wearing a mask will be beneficial to both the wearer and the
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If New Hampshire schools return to in-person classes in the fall, masks will not be mandated despite the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendation that everyone wear a mask around other people in public. Instead, New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu is giving school districts and teachers the option to design models tailored to their
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An all-Black Georgia high school football team was finally given the recognition it deserves when it was presented with state championship rings 50 years after a historic win. In 1969, the Houston High Indians football team won the state championship — a first for the city of Perry in middle Georgia. But because it was
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO, IL (WBBM) — After a three-month delay due to the coronavirus, Tax Day has arrived. Illinois and the federal government both extended the deadline to file income tax returns until July 15 to give taxpayers more time during the pandemic. The Morning Insiders have learned tens of
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HERSHEY, PA (KYW) — A mother is upset after her son who has autism was denied entry into Hersheypark. She says her son is unable to wear a face covering. “He has severe asthma so he can’t cover his face, and as you can see he is autistic
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO, IL (WBBM) — Police are investigating an armed carjacking in Calumet Heights. Police said a 21-year-old woman was sitting in her car in the Trinity Hospital parking lot, just before 5 a.m., when four or five offenders exited a gray BMW and approached her vehicle. She said
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Darren Moore vividly recalls sitting at home as an eight-year-old, staring at the television in wide-eyed amazement. On the screen were 22 men running around a pitch and kicking a ball. “That’s a football match,” Moore’s father told him. From that moment, Moore knew what he wanted to do in life. “I looked at the
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Kelly Rowland has opened up about living in Beyoncé’s shadow during their time in Destiny’s Child. The 39-year-old singer — a founding member of the ’90s R&B group — spoke candidly about the constant comparisons while offering advice to “The Voice Australia” contestant Chris Sebastian during a recent episode. When Sebastian revealed his fears about
Continue Reading An unprecedented four games per day will be played during the group stages of the Qatar 2022 World Cup, FIFA announced on Wednesday. The first ever World Cup to be held in the Middle East will see host Qatar open the 32-team tournament at the 60,000 capacity Al Bayt Stadium on November 21. Matches during
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Walmart will require customers at all of its U.S. stores to wear masks beginning next week, becoming the largest retailer to mandate facial coverings as coronavirus cases continue to rise. Other national chains have made similar moves. Starbucks said last week that it will require customers to wear facial coverings or masks in all 9,000
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The science shows face masks work both to protect the wearer and to protect others from coronavirus, and everyone needs to wear one when around other people in public, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday. Even cloth face masks help enough to be worthwhile, three top CDC officials said in a commentary
Continue Reading CBS Television Studios and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) on Wednesday announced a multi-year partnership to develop new, diverse content. The agreement entails the production of “scripted, unscripted and documentary content for linear television networks and streaming platforms,” it was announced. George Cheeks, president and CEO of the CBS Entertainment
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ESTACADA, OR (KPTV) — A month after the mayor of Estacada came under fire for a social media post regarding the Black Lives Matter movement, residents gathered on Tuesday to support him. Last month, Mayor Sean Drinkwine posted on Facebook about Black Lives Matter protests. “They were having
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About a third of people with Alzheimer’s disease have access to a firearm in their home, according to a newly published survey of caregivers. Few caregivers, however, have discussed what to do when their loved ones are unfit to handle the guns. “Alzheimer’s and other kinds of dementia can cause changes in thinking and memory
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (WGHP) — Not being at work isn’t an option for Adrienne Johnson. She’s an emergency room paramedic at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. So when someone stole her car early Friday morning from her driveway it felt personal. She says even more upsetting is
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DENVER, CO (KDVR) — The Colorado Department of Higher Education (CDHE) released new guidance on Tuesday for colleges planning to have students return to campus in the fall. The guidance, which is 25 pages long, offers recommendations to colleges and universities on how to have students return to
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DENVER, CO (KDVR) — More than 14 million consumers became victims of identity fraud in 2019. All hackers need is one piece of sensitive information and they can gain access to all of your personal and financial information. The FOX31 Problem Solvers asked Colorado-based security firm CP Cyber
Continue Reading Disneyland Paris has been closed for four months but now the European theme park is cautiously reopening to the public, with new measures to try to keep Covid-19 in check. The move follows other Disney theme park openings in the United States but comes as Disneyland Hong Kong prepares to close its doors just weeks
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MEMPHIS, TN (WREG) — Grammy-nominated singer, rapper and flautist Lizzo was in DeSoto County, Mississippi recently, bringing lunch to some healthcare heroes. Lizzo, in a post on Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto’s Facebook page, said she was providing meals for “heroes” taking care of COVID-19 patients. “You guys are really
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story FAYETTEVILLE, AR (KFSM) — Local trails have been a haven for people cooped up in quarantine for the last several months. As people have been staying home, to avoid going crazy, many are hitting the trails, and local parks and recreation departments say they’ve seen an increase in
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MEMPHIS, TN (WREG) — It’s becoming more clear about what returning to campus this fall will look like for students at the University of Memphis. The school says there will be testing for COVID-19. Testing has been a major issue at college campuses, as educators realize they must
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Britain’s decision to ban Huawei from the country’s 5G network is a huge blow to the Chinese conglomerate’s global ambitions and hopes of leading the next generation of wireless technology. Despite the US campaign against the company over the last two years, Huawei has managed to grow its 5G business, securing dozens of contracts with
Continue Reading Some of the largest school districts in Orange County, California, say they will not follow their board of education’s recommendation to return students and teachers to the classroom. The Orange County Board of Education approved its recommendations on Monday for the reopening of schools in the fall. The board voted 4-1 to approve a set
Continue Reading A kayaker exploring a section of a North Carolina river found more than he expected when an alligator slammed into his boat. Pete Joyce was paddling in a swampy section of the Waccamaw River on Sunday when the alligator charged at him. The impact tipped him over into the water, but he was able to
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS, NV (KVVU) — The Moapa Band of Paiutes is asking the U.S. Air Force to grant them the authority to manage sacred land. The tribe’s demands come after a proposal that would add an additional 840,000 acres from the Desert National Wildlife Refuge for military testing.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS, NV (KVVU) — The Nevada Department of Education (NDE) launched a new website tool to service educators, pre-kindergarten through 12th graders called the Nevada Digital Learning Collaborative (NvDLC). NDE instituted this new tool to aid in the shift towards distance learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NEW HAVEN, CT (WFSB) — City officials will be addressing the public Wednesday afternoon after a series of shootings Tuesday night that left two dead and another injured. The two fatal shootings mark the city’s tenth and eleventh homicides of the year. Both New Haven Police Chief Otoniel
Continue Reading Methane emissions are at their highest level ever, with agriculture and fossil fuels the biggest drivers, according to new research. Climate models suggest that continued increases in methane levels could see global temperatures increase by 3-4 degrees Celsius by 2100, researchers from the Global Carbon Project said in a statement published Wednesday. Researchers looked at
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