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Click here for updates on this story     DAVENPORT, Iowa (Quad-City Times) — The sensation of a hot poker going through his leg told Davenport Police Sgt. Scott Lansing he’d been hit. It wasn’t until he got to the emergency room and began to undress that he realized how close he’d come to taking more than

Click here for updates on this story     OMAHA, Nebraska (Daily Nonpareil) — They call themselves the Reruns. A group of 26 retired CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs employees, 24 of them former nurses, have teamed up to help the hospital vaccinate staff. “It’s hard to be retired and sit at home, watching all the people

Click here for updates on this story     DANVILLE, Virginia (Danville Register & Bee) — Rebecca Wright was trepidatious about going to her family’s Christmas Eve gathering in person. “Rebecca said she didn’t want to go, that we shouldn’t be gathering,” her husband, Ben Wright, recalled. Soon after their get-together with her parents, son and her

Click here for updates on this story     WAVERLY, Nebraska (Lincoln Journal Star) — About 9 miles north of Waverly off of a dirt road sits a small church and a pastor with a big heart. Bethlehem Covenant Church’s senior pastor Dan Olson has become a source of inspiration for the church’s members to serve both

Click here for updates on this story     MADISON, Wisconsin (Wisconsin State Journal) — It’s easy to get the wrong idea about Gary Gates when he’s out scrounging in dumpsters, draining the leftover drops from beer cans and crushing them in his gloved hands. Occasionally, people assume he’s homeless and offer him money, said Gates, 82,

Click here for updates on this story     DOUGLAS COUNTY, Oregon (KPTV) — A fluffy cat named Lexi is back in the arms of her 10-year-old mom after being lost in Oregon for several months. In July, the McMillans, from the Phoenix, Arizona-area, took a trip to Oregon. “We decided to take the kids on an

Click here for updates on this story     SIMSBURY, Connecticut (WFSB) — It’s no surprise these frigid temperatures have more people staying indoors. At Bikram Yoga Simsbury, depending on the class you take, temperatures inside the studio could reach up to 107 degrees. Whether you’re coming in for Bikram yoga or hot yoga, the warm studio

Click here for updates on this story     MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — A Mobile man who used social media to plan a robbery and posted photos of himself with a gun pleaded guilty Friday to a federal gun charge. Jakendis Jacoby Westry, 19, pleaded guilty to using a firearm during the commission of a felony. He

Click here for updates on this story     MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — A makeshift memorial continues to grow outside the Hank Aaron Museum. Locals continue to make their way to Hammerin’ Hank’s former childhood home to pay their respects to the Mobile native and Homerun King. “To me it’s like a shrine — you can come

Click here for updates on this story     FRANKLIN, Tennessee (WSMV) — A fire caused hundreds of thousands of dollars in damages in historic downtown Franklin on Saturday morning. Franklin Fire Department officials told NEWS4 the fire started just before 4 am outside in the back of the Red Pony restaurant on Main Street. Officials said

Click here for updates on this story     TAMAQUA, Pennsylvania (WNEP) — A group gathered in Schuylkill County on Saturday to show their rides for a good cause. More than 200 cars were on display at Hometown Farmers Market in Tamaqua. Organizers say the meet-up along Mahanoy Avenue was to raise money for a friend battling

Click here for updates on this story     ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — The holidays have long been over, but festive lights are popping back up in downtown Asheville storefronts. Betsey-Rose Weiss, owner of American Folk Art and Framing, said she read in a Facebook post that a nurse at Mission Hospital felt uplifted when she

Click here for updates on this story     KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — One person has died after their vehicle was struck by a train and dragged for about 60 feet early on Sunday. According to the police, the incident happened at 1:18 a.m. in the area of 85th Street and Prospect Avenue. A maroon Chevrolet

Click here for updates on this story     Edmonton, Alberta (CTV News) — U.S. President Joe Biden vowed to work with Canada in relation to his “Buy American” policy, which would tighten existing rules on government procurement by guaranteeing contracts to U.S. companies, during his call with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau last week. According to Foreign

Click here for updates on this story     Arkansas (KFSM) — The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation (ODWC) and Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (AGFC) both reported an increase in license sales and a record-breaking harvest for the 2020-2021 deer hunting season. In Arkansas, hunters have checked more deer than any season since the AGFC began

Click here for updates on this story     MOLINE, Illinois (WQAD) — A detective with the Moline Police Department was seriously injured while arresting a man who had been dodging the police for several days. According to a statement from the Moline Police Department, officers tried to stop 23-year-old Zakary L. Veach for a traffic violation

Click here for updates on this story     HERSHEY, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — Hershey certainly missed the sight of teddy bears raining down from the Giant Center stands, ranging from fun-sized stuffed animals, all the way to teddy bears the size of a car, which in 2021, was fitting. “We couldn’t do our normal teddy bear toss

Click here for updates on this story     YORK, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — Ella Floyd is a fourth-grader at New Salem Elementary School and came up with the idea to help women who are less fortunate in the community to receive essential items all with just one fashion accessory. The 9-year-old decided to fill purses with toiletries

Click here for updates on this story     Toronto, Ontario (CTV News) — New figures from UNESCO shows that two-thirds of an academic year has been lost on average worldwide due to COVID-19 closures. Data released from UNESCO’s interactive monitoring map shows that one year into the COVID-19 pandemic, more than 800 million students still face

Click here for updates on this story     Muscatine, IA (WQAD) — A Hy-Vee semi-truck rolling through Muscatine didn’t make a scheduled delivery, but a surprise one for a local 10-year-old. Peyton Story jumped with excitement when he found out the grocery store chain was donating free food to his pantry. “I saw the huge semi-truck

Click here for updates on this story     RALEIGH, NC (WLOS) — A $2 million Mega Millions ticket was sold at a North Carolina convenience store. NC Education Lottery says the winning ticket was sold in Brunswick County at the Minuteman Food Mart on Mercantile Drive in Leland. “The $3 Megaplier ticket matched the numbers on

Click here for updates on this story     NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) — The species coming in, Broods, are designated by scientists by roman numerals. There are three 13-year cicada broods (XIX, XXII and XXIII), and 12 of the 17- year cicada broods (I-X, XIII and XIV). Adults usually emerge in early May in large numbers when

Click here for updates on this story     Maui, HI (KITV) — Monday at about 7:45 a.m., a 73-year-old man was bitten by a shark while snorkeling at Ka’anapali Beach on Maui. It happened in waters fronting the Westin Ka’anapali Ocean Resort, about 40 yards out. Maui Fire and Ocean Safety responded to the call after

Click here for updates on this story     St. Louis, MO (KMOV) — Four St. Louis bars have been ordered to close for 30 days due COVID-19 violations, according to the city’s department of health. According to a spokesperson for the department, the following establishments have been ordered to close until at least Feb 19: Three

Click here for updates on this story     Saginaw, MI (WNEM) — A mourning family is pleading for help finding the person who murdered their loved one. “Donald didn’t have enemies. Everybody loved him, everybody,” Alnisha Jackson, Donald’s cousin said. 38-year-old Donald Patrick Jr. was filled with love, a love for Halloween and jokes “They were