By Terri Pederson Click here for updates on this story DODGE COUNTY, Wisconsin (wiscnews.com) — One of the most iconic bars in Dodge County will celebrate 100 years Sunday. Leipsic Tavern, N5683 Highway G, is with its fourth generation of being passed down to the daughters of the original owners, who have both lived and
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Argentina’s men’s volleyball team dominated the U.S. in three straight sets, ending the Americans’ Olympic run and booking Argentina in the quarterfinals.
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Nijel Amos was initially out of Wednesday’s final following his fall, but the 27-year-old was later reinstated, expanding the field to nine athletes.
Continue ReadingBy Alta Spells and Gregory Lemos, CNN A shooting in the French Quarter section of New Orleans left five people injured early Sunday morning, a spokesperson for the New Orleans Police Department told CNN in an email. Officers responded to the call near Bourbon Street and Orleans Street shortly after 2 a.m. Sunday. Five victims
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France’s Mourad Aliev threw a huge fit after being disqualified from the men’s super heavyweight quarterfinal match. The referees made the decision after what they perceived to be an intentional headbutt.
Continue ReadingBy Chandelis Duster, CNN As the fight over voting rights intensifies, a longtime aide to late Congressman John Lewis hopes young Americans will use the lessons in the civil rights leader’s posthumous graphic novel to change lawmakers’ minds on the issue. Lewis’ novel, “Run: Book One,” comes amid efforts in state legislatures to enact restrictive
Continue ReadingBy Marshall Benson Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — MNPD detectives arrested a teenager for two violent gun crimes on Friday night, including last Saturday’s shooting of a woman in her car. Police said 16-year-old Rapheal Gooch was arrested for shooting a 58-year-old woman in her car after trying to
Continue ReadingBy Les O’Dell Click here for updates on this story CARBONDALE, Illinois (The Southern Illinoisan) — A pending railroad merger could impact train traffic and Amtrak service in Southern Illinois and elsewhere in the state served by the City of New Orleans, Illini and Saluki lines, leading some – including Carbondale’s mayor – to oppose
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USA’s Duke Ragan beat Ireland’s Kurt Anthony Walker 3-2 to advance to the men’s feather 52-57kg semifinals.
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Norway’s Christian Sorum and Andrers Mol had complete control over Netherlands’ Robery Meeuwsen and Alexander Brouwer in the men’s beach volleyball Round of 16. Norway won both sets to advance to the next round.
Continue ReadingBy Andrew Wegley Click here for updates on this story LANCASTER COUNTY, Nebraska (Lincoln Journal Star) — The operator of WindCrest Winery who was arrested last week for allegedly threatening an employee and shooting a gun on the property had been making threats for weeks, former employees said. Cynthia Koester, a 58-year-old leasing to own
Continue ReadingBy James Paxson Click here for updates on this story CARROLLTON TOWNSHIP, Michigan (WNEM, WNEM-D2) — The Michigan State Police Department busted a large-scale marijuana growing operation in Carrollton Township. Police executed a search warrant Wednesday, July 28 at a building in the 300 block of Balsam Street. MSP seized more than 1,200 marijuana plants
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Raven Saunders gave it everything she had in women’s shot put and her efforts paid off, earning a silver medal in Tokyo! For more moments like this, watch Tokyo Gold daily starting at 11 a.m. ET of Peacock.
Continue ReadingBy Mitchell Schmidt Click here for updates on this story MADISON, Wisconsin (madison.com/Wisconsin State Journal) — When the federal government opened up applications for Restaurant Revitalization Fund grants earlier this year, Ian’s Pizza jumped at the opportunity for COVID-19 assistance. But of Ian’s seven locations in Madison and Milwaukee, only three were ultimately approved for
Continue ReadingBy Iyani Hughes Click here for updates on this story DECATUR, Georgia (WGCL) — DeKalb County, the DeKalb County Board of Health and Medcura Health, administered more than 230 COVID-19 vaccinations and tested more than 50 adults and children Saturday. “This event has been a huge success by any measure,” said DeKalb County CEO Michael
Continue ReadingBy Shawnte Passmore, Ashley RK Smith Click here for updates on this story NEW HAVEN, Connecticut (WFSB) — The longest sanctuary case in Connecticut came to an end on July 31. Homeland security granted Nelson Pinos a one-year stay. Pinos came to the U.S. almost 30 years ago. Here he bought a home, worked in
Continue ReadingBy KPTV Staff Click here for updates on this story ALOHA, Oregon (KPTV) — The Washington County Sheriff’s Office said it arrested a man for an assault on his roommate on Friday afternoon in Aloha. The sheriff’s office said just before 2 p.m. on Friday, it responded to the 4500 block of Mueller Drive in
Continue ReadingBy Lee Peck Click here for updates on this story PORT CANAVERAL, Florida (WALA) — It’s a big step for Carnival Cruise Line during the pandemic — the cruise line’s newest and most innovative ship, the Mardi Gras, departed on its maiden voyage from Port Canaveral. It comes less than three months when cruises will
Continue ReadingBy Brooke Taylor, CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — While polar bears are known for being worthy opponents in the Arctic, questions remained about how they managed some of their largest kills, such as walruses, and new research shows they employed the use of rock and blocks
Continue ReadingBy Brooklyn Neustaeter, CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — A new study has found high concentrations of toxic “forever chemicals” in the surface of seawater near melting ice floes in the Arctic. Researchers out of Lancaster University in England found concentrations of poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)
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