Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV/KSMO) — When you call 9-1-1, you expect to be able to talk with some immediately, But if you live in Kansas City, be prepared to sit on hold and wait. You’ll likely hear a recorded message before you get a dispatcher. One Kansas City
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story HENRY COUNTY, Georgia (WGCL) — Police are investigating an armed robbery after a good Samaritan reportedly pulled over to the side of the road to help a stranded motorist. According to Henry County police, a man called 9-1-1 on March 1 and reported he was robbed while attempting
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story MARION COUNTY, Oregon (KPTV) — A few weeks ago when that powerful ice storm ripped through our area, it knocked out power for many Oregonians, including Sandy Robinson. She said her power went out about 4:00 a.m. and a few hours later she saw two teenagers, Tyler Fery
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (WOWT) — New technology being developed at UNO is helping to put an end to hunger in the metro. Soon people could be growing their own nutritious food from their home. Kiran Bastola is an associate professor at UNO and for the better part of five
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story LEBANON COUNTY, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — Ellie and John Salahub were in their home when they heard their neighbor yelling for them to come out of their house to see what happened at the end of their driveway. Shortly before 9 p.m. on Nov. 16, 2020, two people drove
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The Senate is voting Saturday morning on a series of amendments to the $1.9 trillion Covid relief bill, following a nearly 12-hour struggle to get one Democrat to support the party’s plan to extend unemployment benefits. West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin stalled President Joe Biden’s top priority in Congress after Democrats cut a deal on
Continue ReadingSeventy years after renowned Army Chaplain Capt. Emil Kapaun died as a prisoner in the Korean War, his remains have been identified by the Defense Department. Kapaun’s remains were identified in Hawaii, his nephew Ray Emil Kapaun told CNN. The family received a call from the US Army with the news on Thursday. “I almost
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Jobless Americans would get a smaller weekly boost to unemployment benefits but receive those payments for a little longer under the Senate’s revised $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package that Senate Democrats agreed to after hours of negotiations Friday. The latest Senate version calls for providing a $300 a week federal enhancement, rather than the $400
Continue ReadingMore help is coming soon for the millions of Americans struggling to afford high-speed internet at home, which has become essential for school, work and many other areas of life during the pandemic. Congress’ December Covid-19 relief bill included $3.2 billion to help low-income Americans pay for broadband service, as the country continues its push
Continue ReadingWhen Brittany Hall from upstate New York received her first Covid-19 vaccine after barely leaving home since last March, she pulled out her phone and took a selfie to mark the occasion. “I cried so hard the lady that helped me had to comfort me,” she said in a tweet along with the picture. “I
Continue ReadingAmanda Gorman, the nation’s first youth poet laureate, said she was “tailed” and told “you look suspicious” by a security guard as she walked home Friday night. “A security guard tailed me on my walk home tonight. He demanded if I lived there because ‘you look suspicious.’ I showed my keys & buzzed myself into
Continue ReadingThe Iditarod, Alaska’s legendary long-distance sled dog race, is set to begin Sunday despite the threat of coronavirus. The route, usually almost 1,000 miles, has been modified to avoid most communities and will be roughly 100 miles shorter than usual. A reduced number of 47 mushers include 13 women and 12 rookies. They will line
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The Biden administration is facing an increasing number of unaccompanied migrant children crossing into the United States, placing added strain on a system operating under limited capacity due to the coronavirus pandemic. US Customs and Border Protection has attributed the increase in arrests in part to instability in home countries, exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic
Continue ReadingIf you’re a White person who thinks racism only hurts people of color, the story behind an empty, abandoned swimming pool in Missouri might just change your mind. The Fairground Park pool in St. Louis was the largest public pool in the US when it was built in 1919. It featured sand from a beach,
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Senate Democrats’ push to quickly pass President Joe Biden’s Covid-19 relief package has met a time-consuming and stamina-challenging speed bump known as a “vote-a-rama.” Republicans are using the process to put Democrats in a tough position to not just stay united, but also consistent about the stimulus package. Here’s what you need to know: What
Continue ReadingFebruary marked the culmination of a nearly decade-long legal saga that raised national questions about how Canada treats Indigenous women. Cindy Gladue, a 36-year-old Canadian Cree-Métis mother of three, bled to death in a hotel bathtub almost a decade ago. Bradley Barton, a former long-distance truck driver from Ontario, was on February 19 convicted for
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Detroit’s Democratic mayor, Mike Duggan, caused a major headache for the White House and public health officials when he declined an allotment of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine for his city, arguing that Detroiters would be better off for now with Moderna and Pfizer vaccines. What did Duggan say? At a news conference Thursday, he
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Ten years ago following Darren Clarke’s win at a wild and wet 2011 Open tournament, one of the world’s top golf courses embarked on a modernizing mission. This isn’t a tale, however, about technological upgrades and a futuristic vision, instead Royal St George’s in Kent set out on a journey back to how it looked
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Pope Francis has held a historic meeting with revered Shia Muslim cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani on the second day of the pontiff’s visit to Iraq. The 45-minute papal meeting in the holy city of Najaf with the 90-year old al-Sistani — who rarely appears in public — represented one of the most significant summits
Continue ReadingAfter three decades and multiple blockbuster movies, Eddie Murphy is planning a return to the medium that helped launch his acting career. The “Beverly Hills Cop” star has revealed that he wants to do new stand-up comedy performances once the pandemic ends. Appearing on SiriusXM’s podcast “Comedy Gold Minds with Kevin Hart” on Thursday, the
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