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By Stephen Swanson Click here for updates on this story     Minnesota (WCCO) — A correctional officer was stabbed by an inmate on Saturday afternoon at Minnesota Correctional Facility-Rush City, according to the state’s Department of Corrections. Officials say staff were in the midst of routine cell searches at about 3:20 p.m. when they encountered an

By Joe Van Ryn, Jeff Wagner Click here for updates on this story     Minnesota (WCCO) — It’s peak summer on Minnesota’s Gull Lake Chain. Boats are buzzing, jet skis slicing and loons are calling. “So it sounds like a territorial challenge that’s starting,” said Sheila Johnston, listening to loons in the distance. Johnston, known by

By Sydney Ferguson Click here for updates on this story     ARKANSAS CITY, Kansas (KAKE) — An Arkansas City family is asking for prayers and donations to help their now-6-year-old recover from a head-on collision that nearly ended her life. It’s been six months since the Smith family’s lives were changed wrong-way crash. Alexis Smith says

By Sydney Ferguson Click here for updates on this story     WICHITA, Kansas (KAKE) — A familiar fall foe is back in Wichita and already destroying lawns. Not only are they back, Armyworms are marching and on the move again according to the accounts of homeowners. It’s been about a month since K-State Research and Extension

By Abby Dodge Click here for updates on this story     KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KSHB) — A Kansas City mother named her sons after the Chiefs’ dynamic duo, and they’re developing the same special bond. It’s clear there’s an unmistakable connection that mirrors their famous namesakes. “They have great chemistry together,” Kaytee Wood said. “Oh they

By Eva Andersen, Scott Jacobson Click here for updates on this story     PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (KYW) — Thousands of fans attended the Philadelphia Eagles’ only open practice of training camp Sunday at Lincoln Financial Field. For some attendees, it was their first visit to the stadium. “This is my first time in Lincoln Financial Field,” said

By Rachel Henderson Click here for updates on this story     KANSAS CITY, Kansas (KSHB) — Did Wyandotte County 6th District Commissioner Phil Lopez make an obscene gesture during last Thursday night’s commission meeting? Lopez told KSHB 41 Wyandotte County reporter Rachel Henderson he has a tree service, uses chainsaws, and his wrist bothers him. He

By Marlon Martinez Click here for updates on this story     Missouri (KSHB) — As students across Missouri head back to school, a new statewide ban on personal electronic devices during school hours will be enforced starting this year. Senate Bill 68, signed into law earlier this year by Governor Mike Kehoe, requires all public schools

By Darren Cunningham Click here for updates on this story     TROY, Michigan (WXYZ) — Troy police are investigating several mailbox explosions. The incidents happened in late July. Two occurred on Davis Court and another on Hubbard Drive, according to investigators. “It was raining a lot, and I just thought that it was a loud explosion.

By Hunter Geisel Click here for updates on this story     BROWARD COUNTY, Florida (WFOR) — A rare and threatened species of owl is recovering in an animal hospital after it was found with an injured wing on the side of the road in Broward County on Saturday, officials said. On Saturday evening, Broward Sheriff Fire

By Peter Maxwell Click here for updates on this story     TAYLOR, Michigan (WXYZ) — A Taylor automotive shop rushed to complete a classic car restoration project for a family whose loved one died before seeing his beloved 1970 Plymouth Road Runner on the road again. When 61-year-old Richard Wilson died on Sunday, he left behind

WXYZ, FAMILY PHOTOS, CNN By Peter Maxwell Click here for updates on this story     TAYLOR, Michigan (WXYZ) — A Taylor automotive shop rushed to complete a classic car restoration project for a family whose loved one died before seeing his beloved 1970 Plymouth Road Runner on the road again. When 61-year-old Richard Wilson died on

By Penny Kmitt Click here for updates on this story     SOMERVILLE, Massachusetts (WBZ) — A fire tore through an apartment building in Somerville, Massachusetts early Monday and one woman escaped by jumping out of a window and onto a mattress. Flames broke out in the Somerville Housing Authority complex on Powder House Boulevard just before

By Neydja Petithomme Click here for updates on this story     ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — A heroic act by Officer Robert Crume with the Asheville Police Department as he helped save a dog that was nearly drowning in an abandoned swimming pool behind a vacant home in East Asheville. According to Crume, it was a

By Christa Swanson Click here for updates on this story     RIFLE, Colorado (KCNC) — Nearly 180 inmates were being evacuated from a Colorado prison, officials announced Saturday evening, as the Lee Fire continues to advance south. The Colorado Department of Corrections announced that 179 inmates were being evacuated from the Rifle Correctional Center in northwest

By JOSE FABIAN Click here for updates on this story     RIO LINDA, California (KOVR) — A shooting at a Friday night Rio Linda house party left at least two people injured, the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office said on Saturday. The shooting happened on the 6200 block of West 4th Street, and the sheriff’s office said

By Dean Fioresi Click here for updates on this story     CASTAIC, California (KCAL, KCBS) — A Kern County Fire Department firefighter suffered major injuries when their truck rolled nearly 200 over a ridge and down a steep hillside in Castaic near the Canyon Fire on Friday night. It happened a little before 7 p.m. a

By Jose Fabian Click here for updates on this story     PLEASANT HILL, California (KPIX) — A suspected drunken driver in Pleasant Hill drove off the second story of a garage early Sunday morning, Pleasant Hill Police said. Around 4 a.m., police said they were called to a downtown parking garage for a report of a

By Jeremiah Estrada Click here for updates on this story     KAPOLEI, Hawaii (KITV) — A man died after a cardiac arrest after falling into the ocean from a capsized boat in Kapolei on Saturday morning. A 66-year-old man was swam to shore by two others also on the capsized 15-foot boat. Honolulu Emergency Medical Services

By Trevor Glisson Click here for updates on this story     SHREVEPORT, Louisiana (KTBS) — An 11-year-old boy has died after accidentally shooting himself in the chest. According to the Shreveport Police Department, the boy arrived at Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport, after being driven by his 19-year-old brother. He died of his injuries at Ochsner. SPD