By Ophelie Jacobson Click here for updates on this story DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) — The Maid-Rite restaurant at Merle Hay Mall ran out of food Sunday after a busy weekend of big crowds and long lines. Owner Brian Ickowitz said that after KCCI had done a story on Thursday about his restaurant’s struggles and
Continue ReadingBy KCCI Staff Click here for updates on this story DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) — We’re not laughing at Brandi Lister, we’re laughing with her. The Des Moines mom shared doorbell camera video with KCCI recently that is both relatable and hilarious. In it, two boys from the neighborhood show up on her doorstep asking
Continue ReadingBy Ophelie Jacobson Click here for updates on this story WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) — A West Des Moines man said he and his wife are still waiting to receive the absentee ballots they requested by mail. Tom Deardorff and his wife of 45 years sent in their absentee request forms in September. He
Continue ReadingAP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — CNN has banned conservative writer Ryan Gidursky from the network following a contentious on-air exchange in which he told panelist Mehdi Hasan that “I hope your beeper doesn’t go off.” “Did you just say I should die?” Hasan said. He was responding to Gidursky’s apparent reference to September’s
Continue ReadingBy Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge on Tuesday tossed out a Republican lawsuit that sought to segregate overseas ballots in Pennsylvania for additional vetting. US District Judge Christopher Conner said that the challengers to Pennsylvania’s policies for overseas ballots filed by GOP members of the Pennsylvania congressional delegation and an outside group
Continue ReadingBy Eric Zerkel, CNN (CNN) — A vital glacier in western Antarctica appears to be smoking in a rare view captured by a NASA satellite earlier this month. The so-called “sea smoke,” isn’t actually smoke, it’s fog – and appears as cottony white wisps above the dark surface of the ocean water where Pine Island
Continue ReadingA recently discovered comet that some stargazers had hoped to see during Halloween week has disintegrated before the day of ghosts and ghouls. NASA confirmed Tuesday its sun-observing spacecraft captured the moment when the comet Atlas broke into chunks this week as it passed close to the sun. Astronomers have been tracking the so-called Halloween
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — El expresidente de Bolivia, Evo Morales, rechazó este lunes las declaraciones del ministro de Gobierno, Eduardo del Castillo, quien lo acusó de fabricar un intento de magnicidio para ocultar que no se detuvo ante un control policial en una carretera y que desde su vehículo se disparó a
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union says it will impose duties on imports of electric vehicles from China on Wednesday after talks between Brussels and Beijing failed to find an amicable solution to their trade dispute. Electric vehicles have become a major flash point in a broader trade dispute over the influence of
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — Cualquiera que siga mínimamente la política estadounidense debe haber escuchado alguna versión de esta afirmación: las elecciones de 2024, que elegirán a un presidente para un país de más de 330 millones de personas, serán definidas por un pequeño número de votantes en algunos estados clave. En 2020, Joe Biden convirtió un
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Kent and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN London (CNN) — The teenager charged with the murder of three young girls in a July stabbing attack at a dance class in northwest England will face a terrorism charge, British prosecutors announced Tuesday. The suspect Axel Rudakubana, who was 17 at the time of the attack but
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — A California judge charged with killing his wife has been released from jail on $2 million bail. Online jail records show Orange County Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Ferguson was released Friday from the custody of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Ferguson was taken back into custody last month after the
Continue ReadingBy Adam Harrington, Edie Kasten, Traci Maloney Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Monday marked an exciting day at the University of Chicago in Hyde Park—as the university received a beautiful gift with a complicated story. The gift in question was a Gömböc (roughly pronounced “GUHM-buhts”) sculpture from Hungary. In addition
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Agiesta, Ariel Edwards-Levy and Edward Wu, CNN (CNN) — In the critical Southwest battlegrounds of Arizona and Nevada, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump run near even in the race for the White House, according to new CNN polls conducted by SSRS. The findings come as large numbers of voters
Continue ReadingBy Zoe Blair Click here for updates on this story PICKENS COUNTY, Alabama (WVTM) — As of Friday, one ambulance serves the entirety of Pickens County because county leaders say they cannot afford the cost associated with operating a second unit. The county went from one ambulance to two earlier this year when the County
Continue ReadingBy Janice Limon Click here for updates on this story CHEROKEE COUNTY, South Carolina (WYFF) — An unusual and bright orange object dumped in the trash at a South Carolina welcome center has turned into the search for a thief of international art. Workers at the Cherokee County Welcome Center off Interstate 85 in Blacksburg
Continue ReadingBy Jade Jarvis Click here for updates on this story PORT SALERNO, Florida (WPBF) — As the cleanup in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton continues, animal control officials in Martin County are raising the alarm about unseen dangers that could be lurking in large debris piles. They’re warning people to be on the lookout for
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LONDON (AP) — The teenager accused in a stabbing rampage that killed three girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in England has been charged with producing the deadly poison ricin and faces a terror offense. Merseyside Police say Axel Rudakubana, 18, who is charged with murdering three girls and stabbing 10 other
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Here are NewsChannel 21’s Sunrise Birthdays for Tuesday, October 29th. Happy 101st Birthday Barbara! You can see more recent entries and submit an upcoming birthday to air at: https://ktvz.com/share/sunrise-birthdays/. It’s under the Contests tab on KTVZ.COM.
Continue ReadingBy Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — Anna Kendrick has recalled the “very icky” time a director tried to shame her in front of a room full of extras. She went on to recall a story about an unnamed director asking her to improvise something, only to later criticize her performance. The “Pitch Perfect” star, whose
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