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Click here for updates on this story     KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KMBC ) — A 10-year-old boy has a new lease on life after receiving a new heart. “He had a heart condition called hypertrophic cardiomyopathy,” said Ingrid Malsam. At just 4 months old, Garrett Malsam’s family knew that at some point he was probably going

Click here for updates on this story     AU GRES, Michigan (WNEM) — The state expanding capacity limits is welcome news by the service industry, whose been hit relatively hard by pandemic restrictions for the better part of the last year. For plenty of servers, big buck tips can make any shift that much better. For

Click here for updates on this story     DAVENPORT, Iowa (WQAD) — Illinois Quad City farmers are helping local families with a donation to the Riverbend Food Bank through the ‘Bushels for Hunger’ program. On Tuesday March 2, 2021, the Illinois Farm Bureau in District 3 presented the food bank with a check for $15,793. That

Click here for updates on this story     OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — What started as fun for two cousins turned into a business. “If I could have too many bows, I would wear all of them at the same time,” 8-year-old Khyla Phelps said. Like many little girls, Khyla and 9-year-old JeRiya Haynie are all about

Click here for updates on this story     NEW ORLEANS (WDSU) — “That’s my contribution, to being able to change what the face of STEM looks like and to be able to just be out there in the community as well.” That’s the mission for Dr. K. Renee Horton. Not only is the Louisiana native helping

Click here for updates on this story     PORTLAND, Maine (WMTW) — A Maine native found himself in one of the most remote places on Earth as the coronavirus pandemic hit last year. U.S. Antarctic Program weather observer Jeff DeRosa spent much of 2020 at the South Pole. It wasn’t his first time spending time there.

Click here for updates on this story     JACKSON, Mississippi (WAPT) — Questions continue to arise about whether city leaders did enough prior to the winter and ice storms to prevent problems that caused the shutdown at the water treatment plant. According to Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba, there were plans in place to construct a

Click here for updates on this story     SACRAMENTO, California (KCRA) — Residents in a Sacramento neighborhood were asked to evacuate after a hazardous material situation caused by a small vapor cloud, officials said Tuesday night. A 55-gallon drum is emitting the vapor cloud in the 1600 block of Helena Avenue, the Sacramento Fire Department said.

Click here for updates on this story     PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — It’s been a year since the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in Oregon and almost a year since the stay-at-home order went into effect. Most people started working from home and students began distance learning. But – what has the last year done to

Click here for updates on this story     BARABOO, Wisconsin (WDJT) — A 23-year-old man was caught trying to cash a $4,500 check and sell fake bars of gold and silver in Baraboo on Tuesday, March 2. Kolton Kretschmer, 23, went to Absolute Auto in Baraboo with a $4,500 check, according to Baraboo police. Kretschmer allegedly

Click here for updates on this story     WATERLOO, Iowa (The Courier ) — A juvenile court employee has been arrested for allegedly stealing more than $100,000. Deputies with the Black Hawk County Sheriff’s Office arrested Nicole Sue Foelske, 36, of rural Jesup, on Tuesday for ongoing criminal conduct, first-degree theft and felonious misconduct in office.

Click here for updates on this story     MADISON, Wisconsin (Wisconsin State Journal ) — Republican lawmakers on Tuesday introduced legislation that would ban transgender girls from participating in girls’ sports at the K-12 and college levels, launching Republicans into a potentially fraught debate over a thorny social issue. Rep. Barbara Dittrich, R-Oconomowoc, introduced the “Protecting

Click here for updates on this story     TULSA, Oklahoma (Tulsa World) — The continuing campaign for reparations for Black Tulsans is part of a broader effort of global proportions, panelists on a Zoom conference sponsored by the University of Oklahoma College of Law said Tuesday. “We see reparations activity taking place throughout America, throughout the

Click here for updates on this story     Flint, Michigan (WNEM ) — After spending more than two decades behind bars, the very drug that put him there is providing Michael Thompson with a new, life-changing opportunity. Thompson launched a new career on Tuesday, March 2 in the cannabis industry. “Oh, it’s been like heaven. It’s

Click here for updates on this story     Omaha, Nebraska (WOWT) — A personal text from your favorite entertainer would make most of us feel giddy but excitement turned to worry for a country music fan in Omaha. Linda Jones met the country music legend briefly 40 years ago. “I shook his hand, he was just

Click here for updates on this story     OTTAWA, Ontario (CTV News) — As some Canadian provinces open COVID-19 vaccinations to their oldest residents, experts say meeting up with older loved ones who’ve received the vaccine remains a dilemma. On Monday, health officials in Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba and British Columbia began offering appointments to have residents

Click here for updates on this story     TORONTO, Ontario (CTV News) — A new poll has found that the desire among Canadians to drop the monarchy is at the highest level recorded in the past 12 years. The poll, conducted by Research Co., found that 45 per cent of Canadians surveyed said they would prefer

Click here for updates on this story     DEPUE, Illinois (WQAD) — A Bureau County man is fighting for his life after COVID-19 badly damaged his lungs. After weeks on a ventilator and under sedation, he is awake, and hopeful for a life-saving lung transplant. Late last year, 57-year-old Jaime Serrano was in good health and

Click here for updates on this story     HENDERSONVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — A Hendersonville woman was arrested on Monday after police said she “intentionally drove” her vehicle into a birthing center. Hendersonville Police charged 42-year-old Selena Locke with reckless endangerment with a deadly weapon, vandalism of more than $1,000, and driving without a license. Locke’s arrest