Click here for updates on this story COLLINSVILLE, IL (KMOV) — The story of 71-year-old Clyde Simmons began as a happy one. in late June, he was driving from Maine to Colorado to visit family. Everything was fine, until he got to Collinsville road Exit 4A. That’s when his trip turned into a nightmare. The
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story St. Louis, MO (KMOV) — There is growing concern after protests outside of City Hall turned violent again over the weekend. City workers and police have been injured in these protests – and there have been arrests. Leaders in St. Louis say they support protesting – but say
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story St. Louis (KMOV) — Former Missouri Gov Eric Greitens rendered first aid to victims of a shooting near the Saint Louis University campus Monday, a spokesman for Greitens said. The shooting happened just before 8:30 p.m. near the intersection of Grand and Lindell. It appeared two people believed
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Another hot afternoon is on tap for the borderland, be sure to take a water bottle along with you if you will be voting today. The extreme heat will subside as high-pressure shifts east. There will be a chance for afternoon and nighttime showers and thunderstorms each day as moisture moves into the region.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Athens. GA (WGCL) — ome college professors in Georgia are upset after claiming they have been requested to provide a suggestion for someone to teach in their place if they contract Covid-19. One UGA professor told CBS46 that she got “chills” when asked during a faculty meeting to
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Atlanta, GA (WGCL) — Attorneys for the parents of 8-year-old murder victim Secoriea Turner came together in a press conference Monday to announce they will be taking to the streets with flyers asking for the person who killed the little girl to come forward. “How can you live
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Portland, OR ( KPTV) — Police declared a riot early Tuesday morning as demonstrators took to the streets near the Portland Police Association building. At around 9:48 p.m. Monday, police tweeted that demonstrators were blocking the roadway in the 1800 block of North Lombard Street. Multiple verbal warnings
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Delta CEO Ed Bastian says he is “ashamed” that he has not paid more attention to fostering diversity within the airline’s executive leadership roles and will look at adding more Black members to its board of directors “over the next couple of years.” Corporate America is — once again — facing questions about a staggering
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Forty-three new coronavirus cases have been linked to a large house party from early July in Washtenaw County, Michigan, according to health officials. Most of the new cases are young people between the ages of 15 and 25, the Washtenaw County Health Department said in a press release Monday. It is believed that the party
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LEETON, MO (KCTV) — An arson investigation is underway after a 100-year-old church was destroyed earlier this month. A neighbor called the Johnson County Central Dispatch just before 11:30 p.m. on July 5 to report a fire at the Harmony Baptist Church located at 805 SE 251 Road
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Mobile, AL (WALA) — On Friday, July 10, 2020 at approximately 6:21 a.m., Mobile police responded to Providence Hospital in reference to an injured female juvenile. Through investigation, officers discovered that the mother told a 13-year-old male juvenile to drive her vehicle in the Mobile Terrace area and
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BALDWIN COUNTY, AL (WALA) — As a lot of people look to the beach for relief, scorching temperatures and sky high humidities have made that refuge too hot for some folks. Gulf Shores beach safety officials say over the weekend they responded to six emergency calls for heat
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For young artists, their debut on late-night television is a time to show off their catchiest song and draw more fans to their catalog. Not IDK. The Maryland rapper bucked convention, opting instead to use his moment on Monday’s edition of “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” to deliver a message. “A lot of people
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Milwaukee, WI (WDJT) — An investigator with the Racine Police Special Investigations Unit was shot at in his squad car when an unrelated disturbance broke out at 12 p.m. Monday, July 13 near 11th and Lockwood in Racine. According to officials, the investigator was on assignment near 11th
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A New Hampshire radio station cut ties with a conservative host after she filmed herself verbally attacking landscapers who were speaking Spanish. Dianna Ploss, who hosted the Dianna Ploss Show on WSMN 1590, livestreamed a video of herself on Facebook as she confronted a group of workers and asked if any were undocumented immigrants. “It’s
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Jefferson County, WI (WDJT) — A reward of up to $10,000 is being offered for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of a suspect believed to be responsible for two intentional homicides, an attempted homicide, and an arson in the Town of Sumner. The Bureau of
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Rogers, AK (KFSM) — A local COVID-19 survivor is sharing his powerful story after spending weeks in the hospital, saying at times he believed he wasn’t going to make it. 53-year-old Robert Douthit says COVID-19 is like nothing he’s ever experienced before. He spent nearly three weeks
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Coronavirus cases soared by more than a million globally in just five days as the numbers continue to accelerate from week to week, according to figures from Johns Hopkins University. Reported cases increased by 1,046,200 from July 6 through July 10, up from a 994,400 increase over the five days from July 5 through July
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Springdale, AK (KFSM) — Two Springdale families teamed up to help local homeless citizens after reaching out to the community for help. Sterling, Kait, Meadow and Blaze, with the help of their mothers, put together goody bags with food and hygiene products along with other items. Springdale City
Continue Reading TERRE HAUTE, Indiana — The U.S. on Tuesday carried out its first federal execution in almost two decades, killing by lethal injection a man convicted of murdering an Arkansas family in a 1990s plot to build a whites-only nation in the Pacific Northwest. The execution of Daniel Lewis Lee, over the objection of the victims’ relatives
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NORTHUMBERLAND, PA ( WNEP) — The shelves at Kate’s Kupboard are filled with food, diapers, laundry detergent, and more. The food pantry inside Saint John’s Lutheran Church in Northumberland serves between 500-1,000 people each month. Because of COVID-19, Coordinator Lou Van Gilder says the need is greater than
Continue Reading Naya Rivera’s friends, former cast members and fellow performers have taken to social media following news of the 33-year-old “Glee” star’s death to pay tribute to a talent gone too soon. Rivera, 33, is believed to have drowned while swimming in a lake in Southern California with her 4-year-old son, officials said Monday. What the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MIFFLINBURG, PA ( WNEP) — Wenger’s Grocery Outlet is a discount grocery store along Route 45 near Mifflinburg. Some people we spoke with say they will never shop there again after reading the sign that’s posted on the store’s front door. The flier asks customers to respect people
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story WASHINGTON BORO, PA ( WPMT) — A bald eagle that was trapped in a manure pit in Lancaster County was rescued over the weekend thanks to the efforts of a Pennsylvania Game Warden and members of an animal rescue organization. After receiving a report from a concerned citizen
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story York County, PA ( WPMT) — YORK COUNTY, Pa. — Fairview Township Police seized more than $50,000 in cash, 3,800 baggies of suspected heroin, and two bags of marijuana from the vehicle and hotel room of a Philadelphia man during an investigation Monday morning. Brian Pena-Villanueva, 36, is
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Real Madrid star Gareth Bale has yet again been making headlines for his antics from the substitutes’ bench, leading to more questions being asked about his future at the Spanish club. The Welshman was criticized last week after he put a face mask over his eyes and pretended to fall asleep during his side’s win
Continue Reading Verizon hasn’t laid off any of its 135,000 employees during the pandemic. Instead, the company has retrained around 20,000 workers for new careers. It’s part of Verizon’s responsible business plan announced Tuesday. Dubbed Citizen Verizon, the plan includes a pledge to prepare 500,000 mostly lower-wage people for jobs of the future by 2030 through skills
Continue Reading On a recent Friday afternoon, a handful of high school students in Philadelphia met over video chat from their respective homes to dissect the lyrics of songs by jazz musician Billie Holiday and rapper J. Cole. The artists, from two completely different eras, have something in common: their songs of protest. For Holiday, it was
Continue Reading For one shining moment yesterday, stocks turned positive for the year. It didn’t last, but it’s another sign of the market’s big mid-pandemic rally. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know Today” delivered to your inbox
Continue Reading Three teachers in Arizona were sharing a classroom for two hours a day teaching online classes during the pandemic. Despite following protocols — social distancing, wearing masks and gloves, and using hand sanitizer — they were all sickened by the coronavirus. Kimberley Chavez Lopez Byrd, 61, died June 26, less than two weeks after she
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