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Click here for updates on this story     KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas is vowing to pay reparations for slavery to Black people in Kansas City. He’s one of 11 U.S. mayors who are making that commitment. They’re all part of a group called Mayors Organized to Reparations and Equity. The

Click here for updates on this story     RACINE, Wisconsin (The Journal Times) — “If you don’t beat the record time, you have to pay full price,” said Malik Otallah, an employee at Chubbie’s Pizzeria, said of restaurant’s 5-pound burger challenge. “But if you do, the meal is free of charge.” That one statement is guaranteed

Click here for updates on this story     TULSA, Oklahoma (Tulsa World) — Originally a narrow, mostly unpaved road that zigzagged between farming communities, old Route 7 ran more or less diagonally between Tulsa and the state capital, making it one of the busiest highways in Oklahoma in the early years of statehood. Allen Threatt, a

Click here for updates on this story     STOCKTON, Iowa (Quad-City Times) — Quinton Baenziger’s dad, Bob, taught him to love golfing, working hard and living life. “He always lived (his life) how he wanted. He did what he wanted, lived free, he really loved to golf, he loved fishing, he loved being outside, he loved

Click here for updates on this story     MISSOULA, Montana (Missoulian) — The field ahead looked like a glistening, sparkling lake under the beaming sunlight as a group of people made their way toward Packer Meadow. But as they got closer, the sparkles revealed thousands of bright blooming camas plants swaying in the summer wind. For

Click here for updates on this story     TAHLEQUAH, Oklahoma (Tulsa World) — Around 11 a.m. Friday, as the sun continued its morning ascent and brought with it a harsh 90-degree day, nine cyclists arrived in Tahlequah to complete a three-week journey of more than 950 miles. Although the elevated terrain of northeast Oklahoma and the

Click here for updates on this story     Female firefighter alleges captain left her crew in burning building in retaliation for complaints (Lincoln Journal Star) — A female Lincoln firefighter suing the department over alleged discrimination and retaliation is asking a judge to order an independent investigation after, she says, a captain at the center of

Click here for updates on this story     FREMONT, Nebraska (Fremont Tribune) — In the late 1970s, Gordon and Susan Miller’s children wanted to earn some spending money. So the Millers planted sweet corn to provide their kids, Scott, Ryan and Kori, with jobs. From that idea grew a produce business, called Grandview Farm. The farm,

Click here for updates on this story     Connecticut (WFSB) — It’s Pride Month, and Channel 3 is sharing stories celebrating the LGBTQ community while also looking at the challenges it faces. In March, Eric and Tyler Dashner finally held their dream in their hands when Hazel Lou was born. “We always had it in the

Click here for updates on this story     CAMPTI, Louisiana (KTBS) — Anthony Reliford answered a higher calling after leaving the Army. He was a hardened veteran of two wars who had cheated death more than once. First there was the charter plane crash in Newfoundland in 1985. It claimed the lives of nearly 250 personnel

Click here for updates on this story     Davison Township, Michigan (WNEM) — A family is trying to get their heirlooms back after they were stolen right out of their driveway. Now they’re asking people across the state to help them track down a trailer full of irreplaceable items. Whoever took the trailer left one of

Click here for updates on this story     DAUPHIN ISLAND, Alabama (WALA) — Tropical Storm Claudette on Saturday damaged the Cedar Point Fishing Pier and injured a homeless man who was riding out the storm in his van in the parking lot. The injuries were minor, but David Harris said his Ford Aerostar is badly damaged

Click here for updates on this story     MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — Milwaukee police say a woman accidentally shot herself during a large fight on Water and Juneau Saturday, June 19. Police say a 27-year-old Milwaukee woman sustained a non-fatal gunshot injury at 1:38 a.m. According to police, the woman discharged her firearm during the fight, subsequently

Click here for updates on this story     ROGERSVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — As the search continued in Hawkins County on Friday for 5-year-old Summer Wells, her family spoke to the media for the first time. “She was planting flowers with her mother and her grandmother and she wanted to go into the house — wanted to

Click here for updates on this story     SWEET HOME, Oregon (KPTV) — The Linn County Sheriff’s Office says a man has died after falling 40-feet down a cliff near Sweet Home. On Thursday at 12:12 p.m. deputies responded to a rescue off Sheep Creek Road off Highway 20, east of Sweet Home. The injuries of

Click here for updates on this story     FAIRWAY, Kansas (KCTV) — Local historians and scientists are searching for unmarked graves in one of Johnson County’s most historically significant cemeteries. The study is ongoing at the Shawnee Methodist Mission Cemetery, a Kansas State Historical site, located on Shawnee Mission Parkway and Canterbury Road. The small plot

Click here for updates on this story     JOHNSON COUNTY, Kansas (KCTV) — A now former daycare employee in Johnson County is accused of hundreds of instances of abuse. Rachel Beth Schrader has been charged with four counts of child abuse. According to a charging affidavit, the footage showed her physically abusing four different children at

Click here for updates on this story     BALDWIN COUNTY, Alabama (WALA) — Visitors staying at Baldwin County beaches were greeted with double red flags Friday morning, June 18, 2021 and building surf. The water was off limits to swimming, but it didn’t keep folks off the beach or from tying the knot. It’s always risky

Click here for updates on this story     KNOXVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — The Tennessee Army National Guard announced that a medical flight crew performed an air evacuation after a camper was attacked and injured by a bear while sleeping in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park on June 18th. The Tennessee National Guard said that shortly

Click here for updates on this story     MILLS RIVER, North Carolina (WLOS) — A construction oversight caused a mess and resulted in costly repairs at Asheville’s water treatment plant in Mills River. A city report said a hatch was left open during construction at the plant, then heavy rain moved in and flooded a portion

Click here for updates on this story     NASHVILLE (WSMV) — Nashville firefighters rescued a dog from a locked car on Friday morning. According to Nashville Fire, the dog was locked in the car for 40 minutes. Firefighters gave the dog water, and Metro Animal Care and Control arrived to help with the situation. Firefighters use

Click here for updates on this story     MT. MORRIS, Michigan (WNEM) — Several Mt. Morris residents and the township supervisor are calling for the resignation of their treasurer after she accused a black employee of assaulting her with a cane. But video surveillance footage showed no such attack. The township supervisor says she isn’t taking

Click here for updates on this story     HOUSTON (KTRK) — Houston police are searching for the gunman who ambushed and killed two men in northwest Houston. Police say just before 9 p.m. Thursday, the two men were pulling up to an apartment complex in a pickup truck on West Tidwell near Antoine. The suspect then