Month: April 2021

Click here for updates on this story     FORTH WORTH, Texas (KTVT) — A recent study from the Department of Veterans Affairs shows significant benefits from service dogs for veterans with dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder. Canine Companions for Independence is one of the organizations that participated in the VA study. “There were reduced thoughts of

Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo on Monday thoroughly rejected Derek Chauvin’s actions during the arrest of George Floyd last May as contrary to department policy. “Once Mr. Floyd had stopped resisting, and certainly once he was in distress and trying to verbalize that, that should have stopped,” Arradondo testified during Chauvin’s criminal trial. “There is

Click here for updates on this story     CHICAGO (WBBM) — Rideshare drivers are a big target for carjackers in Chicago. One was killed last week by someone he picked up. Now drivers are demanding major safety changes from Uber and Lyft, some of them spoke with CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey. The drivers point out

Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo on Monday thoroughly rejected Derek Chauvin’s actions during the arrest of George Floyd last May as contrary to department policy. “Once Mr. Floyd had stopped resisting, and certainly once he was in distress and trying to verbalize that, that should have stopped,” Arradondo testified during Chauvin’s criminal trial. “There is

Click here for updates on this story     CHICAGO (WBBM) — Dozens of Des Plaines residents are blaming the city’s new trash and recycling company for bins blowing down the road. And delivering broken containers. CBS 2’s Brandon Merano spoke to neighbors about their garbage gripes. The biggest complaint from people is the wheels falling off

Officials say drones may have detected a second breach in a Florida wastewater reservoir containment wall that could collapse — creating what the governor has called a “real catastrophic flood situation.” “At approximately 2 a.m., an infrared drone identified a signature that could indicate a second breach” in the Piney Point wastewater pond, Manatee County

Click here for updates on this story     MADISON, Wisconsin (Wisconsin State Journal) — There isn’t much remaining of the town of Blooming Grove. Once a rural enclave east of Lake Monona, most of the town over the years has been consumed by the cities of Madison and Monona. It’s been dissected by Interstate 39-90 and

Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo testified in Derek Chauvin’s criminal trial on Monday about the importance of training, deescalation and respect as prosecutors sought to show Chauvin did not follow department policy. After going through his own resume, Arradondo described the department’s training programs and the core value of treating everyone with “dignity and respect.”

Click here for updates on this story     HARRISONVILLE, Missouri (KMBC) — A judge ruled Monday he will allow a camera to record the murder trial of Kylr Yust, the man accused of killing two women and leaving their bodies in a Cass County, Missouri, farm field. The ruling by Cass County Judge William Collins was

Click here for updates on this story     FRESNO, California (KFSN) — Easter ended in tragedy after an 18-year-old man was killed in a southwest Fresno drive-by shooting. Shots rang out in the southwest Fresno neighborhood near Pottle Avenue and Merced Street on Sunday afternoon. Investigators say as the 18-year-old pulled up to a stop sign

Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo testified in Derek Chauvin’s criminal trial on Monday about the importance of training, deescalation and respect as prosecutors sought to show Chauvin did not follow department policy. After going through his own resume, Arradondo described the department’s training programs and the core value of treating everyone with “dignity and respect.”

Click here for updates on this story     FRESNO, California (KFSN) — Susan Rutkowski graduated from the Lighthouse Recovery Program six years ago but continues to volunteer to give back to the organization that blessed her with new hope. “Going to the program, I feel like I got so much more,” she said. “I feel like

Approving a bill introduced by its only transgender lawmaker, Virginia became the first state in the South to ban “gay and trans panic” as a defense for murder or manslaughter. Virginia is now the 12th state to ban the defense, which can allow people charged with the killing of LGBTQ people to receive a lesser

Click here for updates on this story     SAN JOSE, California (KGO) — A San Jose couple is trying to raise awareness after a hate incident occurred right on their front porch. Huang Zhu and Ying Huang say about two weeks ago their twin 6-year-olds heard a lot of knocking and doorbell ringing and thought the

Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo testified in Derek Chauvin’s criminal trial on Monday about the importance of training, deescalation and respect as prosecutors sought to show Chauvin did not follow department policy. After going through his resume, Arradondo described the department’s training programs and the importance of professional policing. “It’s really about treating people with

The Ingenuity helicopter survived its first night on the freezing-cold surface of Mars, a major milestone in the rotorcraft’s journey ahead of its historic first flight. Jezero Crater, an ancient lake bed on Mars and the current site of the Perseverance rover and Ingenuity helicopter, can drop to temperatures of minus 130 degrees Fahrenheit. That’s

Click here for updates on this story     YAVAPAI COUNTY, Arizona (KPHO/KTVK) — The Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office has released body cam video of the moments deputies discovered a million dollars’ worth of fentanyl pills in a child’s car seat during a traffic stop. On Sunday, March 28, Yavapai County Sheriff’s deputies noticed a car making

Click here for updates on this story     NEAR KINGMAN, Arizona (KPHO/KTVK) — Three people were killed after two cars were hit by a train in far northwestern Arizona. It happened Sunday afternoon in Golden Valley, which is near Kingman, Arizona. Mohave County Sheriff’s deputies responded to the area after getting reports that two vehicles had

Click here for updates on this story     FLATLANDS, New York (WABC) — At least eight people were injured and a 95-year-old woman inside an ambulance was killed after it was T-boned by a car in Brooklyn. Video from Citizen App shows the vehicle flipped over on its side near Avenue N and Schenectady Ave. in

Click here for updates on this story     CONEY ISLAND, New York (WABC) — After an 18-month closure due to the coronavirus pandemic, Coney Island amusement parks — including the iconic Luna Park and Deno’s Wonder Wheel Amusement Park — will be welcoming back guests starting Friday, April 9. There will be added safety restrictions, including

A 4.0 magnitude earthquake jolted the Lennox area of Los Angeles County early Monday, about half an hour after a less intense tremor, according to the US Geological Survey. The quake was recorded at 4:44 a.m. PT (7:44 a.m. ET) and was 19.9 km deep. It followed a 2.5 temblor at 4:15 a.m. PT that

Click here for updates on this story     LAS VEGAS (KVVU) — A memorial has been installed, remembering the five cyclists killed just outside the Las Vegas Valley in December. The Ghost Bike memorial will be a permanent fixture of Downtown Summerlin. The memorial was unveiled in January, but was given its display in Downtown Summerlin

Tulsa schools have a long shopping list of projects for when federal stimulus money makes it to Oklahoma. Teachers and administrators are thinking of ways to put the pandemic-plagued 2020-2021 academic year firmly in the rear view mirror by making schools better than they were before. “It’s so exciting,” said Ebony Johnson, chief learning officer

Tulsa schools have a long shopping list of projects for when federal stimulus money makes it to Oklahoma. Teachers and administrators are thinking of ways to put the pandemic-plagued 2020-2021 academic year firmly in the rear-view mirror by making schools better than they were before. “It’s so exciting,” said Ebony Johnson, chief learning officer for

The doctor who treated George Floyd at the Hennepin County Medical Center last May testified Monday that he believed Floyd most likely died of asphyxia. Dr. Bradford Langenfeld, an emergency medicine physician, said he treated Floyd for about 30 minutes on May 25, 2020, as hospital staff unsuccessfully tried to restart his heart. Langenfeld went

Benjamin Netanyahu faced some of his biggest challenges to date, both legally and politically, in a historic split-screen day in Israel. Shortly after 9 a.m. on Monday, the Israeli Prime Minister entered the Jerusalem district courthouse for the evidentiary phase of his corruption trial. Sitting with a mask on, arms crossed and head tilted to

Click here for updates on this story     LINCOLN, Nebraska (Lincoln Journal Star) — The push from students for the University of Nebraska to divest from fossil fuels began well before Veronica “Roni” Miller joined the Board of Regents in the spring of 2020. After he was announced as the next university leader in late 2019,

Click here for updates on this story     ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — A toddler was grazed by a bullet in a triple shooting in south St. Louis City early Saturday evening. Officials with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department said three people arrived at a hospital with gunshot wounds. One of them was a 2-year-old boy

Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo is expected to testify in Derek Chauvin’s trial on Monday as prosecutors shift their focus from what happened to George Floyd to a closer analysis of what it means legally. The first week of the trial in Minneapolis centered on a blow-by-blow breakdown of Floyd’s last day, including video from

Click here for updates on this story     ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — A group of detainees caused chaos and unrest at the Justice Center in downtown St. Louis Sunday night, the second time such an uprising has occurred in recent months. Videos from the scene show detainees breaking windows, throwing items out of the windows, and

One of the most storied programs in women’s college basketball history is back at the top after a 29-year wait. And just barely. The Stanford Cardinal — the No. 1 overall seed in this year’s NCAA tournament — has won the national championship, outlasting fellow Pac-12 Conference member and No. 3 seed Arizona 54-53 at

Click here for updates on this story     KINGSTON SPRINGS, Tennessee (WSMV) — Dozens of canoes in Kingston Springs were swept downstream during the flood, and now one business is asking for your help to retrieve them. An area known for its winding riverbends of the Harpeth river saw flooding so aggressive it sticks out compared

Click here for updates on this story     NASHVILLE (WSMV) — In an emotional reunion, a Crieve Hall family got the chance to thank a man who saved their lives in Saturday night’s flood. “How do you thank somebody for saving you?” Kelly Vaughn told the Good Samaritan she met Friday, wiping away tears in front

Click here for updates on this story     SAGINAW, Michigan (WNEM) — With pandemic restrictions, worshippers have had to get creative for Easter Sunday. “This is something new we’ve never tried before,” said Pastor Jonathan Herron of Life Church. Like last year, Life Church of Saginaw and Midland made their Easter Sunday Mass a drive-thru celebration.