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Click here for updates on this story     Omaha, Nebraska (WOWT) — If you forget to drop off your overdue book at an Omaha library, you won’t be looking at a fine. At its meeting Thursday, the Omaha Public Library Board of Trustees unanimously voted to eliminate all fees for overdue books and materials. The board’s

Click here for updates on this story     BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A Maryland cancer survivor is making it her mission to spread joy and hope at hospitals locally and across the country through a simple but powerful care kit. “When I was admitted for my last treatment in March 2019, it was totally unexpected, I saw

Click here for updates on this story     MADISON, WI (365 Media Foundation, Inc) — Video evidence and medical records indicate that a Dane County Jail inmate’s hip was fractured and dislocated in an altercation with Sheriff’s Deputies, and he was left in a suicide watch cell for at least 15 hours before being taken to

Click here for updates on this story     CRISP COUNTY, Georgia (WGCL) — Crisp County Sheriff’s deputies said alleged spa shooter Robert Long asked if he was going to be in jail for the rest of his life as he was waiting to be put in a cell. The exchange was captured by a deputy’s body

Click here for updates on this story     MURFREEESBORO, Tennessee (WSMV) — With the help of a drone and robot, the Murfreesboro Police Department was able to apprehend a wanted man safely. Police said that 37-year-old Shelton Hall was hiding from law enforcement in his home for over an hour at the Center Point Townhomes. A

Click here for updates on this story     BURTON, Michigan (WNEM) — A mid-Michigan father is trying to come to terms with the death of his son. Three other teenagers are now facing charges months after their friend died. Steve Platman has been trying to find words to describe every day since Oct. 24, 2020 at

Click here for updates on this story     WEST ALLIS, Wisconsin (WDJT) — As COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to fall, the Wisconsin Department of Administration (DOA) announced Friday, March 19, that the decommissioning process has begun for the Alternate Care Facility (ACF) at Wisconsin State Fair Park. “The Alternate Care Facility was constructed as hospitalizations from COVID-19

Click here for updates on this story     FORT SMITH, Arkansas (KFSM) — Two welders from Arkansas say they were laid off because of the Keystone XL oil pipeline’s cancelation. The pipeline would move up to 35 million gallons of crude oil daily from the oil sand fields from Canada through multiple states, connecting to other

Click here for updates on this story     NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — A Williamson County emergency dispatcher had a special and unforgettable day at work when she helped a couple deliver their baby from dozens of miles away. In the early hours of March 5, Dispatcher Taylor Kinney received a call from Taylor Riley, who said

Click here for updates on this story     PARK HILLS, Missouri (Daily Journal) — Connie Garner was just 2 when her dad was killed in action in the Korean War. On March 19, 1951, 70 years ago today, Cpl. Robert Eugene Bell, who was from Flat River, was killed during Operation Ripper in South Korea. He

Click here for updates on this story     MADISON, Wisconsin (madison.com/Wisconsin State Journal) — When Betty Diamond returned a book to the Queens Public Library recently after 63 years, she calculated what she might have owed. Diamond said the fine was 2 cents a day in 1957, when she was a 10-year-old in Whitestone, Queens. At

Click here for updates on this story     ATLANTA (WGCL) — It’s a modern-day miracle. “I’m very blessed that God has put Royalty and her mother back together,” said Donnie Howell. “My window was down, no music was playing, I got about right there to the cone, and she was screaming.” After hours of separation, kidnapped

Click here for updates on this story     DEKALB COUNTY, Georgia (WGCL) — It’s a modern-day miracle. “I’m very blessed that God has put Royalty and her mother back together,” said Donnie Howell. “My window was down, no music was playing, I got about right there to the cone, and she was screaming.” After hours of

Click here for updates on this story     Environmentalist icon unveils bridge repurposing project “Bison Bridge” (WQAD) — Environmentalist icon, Quad City native, and President of Living Lands and Waters Chad Pregracke unveiled a project to repurpose the I-80 bridge to bring new interest to the Quad Cities from the local and national level by turning

Click here for updates on this story     HELENA, Montana (Missoulian) — A 58-year-old medical doctor from Missoula is accused of raping and sexually assaulting patients in Helena. James Haldeman Armstrong is charged with felony sexual intercourse without consent, felony sexual assault and misdemeanor sexual assault. On Dec. 10, a Helena Police Department officer spoke with

Click here for updates on this story     BUFFALO, New York (The Buffalo News) — A recently imposed $50,869 fine against a Buffalo nursing home where workers failed to follow measures aimed at preventing the spread of Covid-19 represents the second-biggest federal penalty against a long-term care facility in the state. During a Covid-19-focused inspection last

Click here for updates on this story     TIGARD, Oregon (KPTV) — In this Senior Spotlight, FOX 12 went to Tigard High School to highlight a leader in the classroom and on the field who took the long path back to play. It’s been 867 days between Spencer Kuffel’s last game in week seven of sophomore

Click here for updates on this story     KANSAS CITY, Kansas (KCTV) — A Chiefs fan was shocked to receive a letter telling him to remove a mural of Patrick Mahomes from his home or face possible fines. A letter from the Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas said Chris Chancey has until March 31

Click here for updates on this story     OMAHA, Nebraska (WOWT) — Shock and financial heartbreak are what two neighbors are feeling more than a year after a devastating sewer back-up as the city tells the homeowners their damage claims are denied. State law says for liability, local officials have to know about a problem beforehand

Click here for updates on this story     TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — A new study has found that high-speed air hand dryers can spread bacteria from poorly washed hands to clothing and surfaces beyond the bathroom. The study, conducted by researchers out of the United Kingdom, found that air dryers not only leave more contamination