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- USSpringfield News-Leader
Four-peat champs: Nixa named top high school, again, by U.S. News & World Report
The 2024 Best High School rankings were released Tuesday by U.S. News & World Report. Nixa is No. 1 in Springfield's metro area again.
3 min read - USWHIO
Ohio Attorney General files emergency motion to lift temporary block of Ohio House Bill 68
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is asking the Ohio Supreme Court to lift a temporary restraining order to prevent the ban on gender-affirming care for minors.
1 min read - PoliticsMSNBC
Maddow Blog | 'He wrote all of it down??': Prosecutors claim to have handwritten notes of Trump hush money scheme
In their opening statement, prosecutors in Donald Trump's New York criminal trial describe a document with notes in the margin, handwritten by former Trump Org CFO Allen Weisselberg, outlining the structure of the hush money payments to Stormy Daniels. Andrew Weissmann, former federal prosecutor, and Catherine Christian, former Manhattan prosecutor, discuss the significance of this evidence.
- LifestyleTODAY
55 Mother's Day activities that celebrate Mom
Celebrate your mom this year with one of these fun and unique Mother's Day activities. Find things to do for kids, adults and the whole family.
17 min read - SportsLohud | The Journal News
NY Lottery Win 4, Take 5, Cash4Life winning numbers for Monday, April 22
The New York Lottery offers multiple draw games for people looking to strike it rich. The games include Cash4Life, Numbers, Win 4, and Take 5
2 min read - USPioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn.
Key vote Wednesday on St. Paul’s bike plan centers on more off-street lanes
When St. Paul City Council Member Cheniqua Johnson read through written comments submitted on the proposed St. Paul Bicycle Plan, she was taken aback to find just a handful of emails from her East Side ward, despite public outreach from city staff for more than a year. And by a handful of comments, she means exactly that. “I pulled out the written comments from Ward 7, and I had a mighty ...
7 min read - PoliticsMSNBC
Maddow Blog | Trump's defense stumbles out of the gate with interruptions to opening statement
Donald Trump defense attorney Todd Blanche was interrupted during his opening statement by objections from the prosecution that were sustained by the judge and resulted in a side bar at the bench. Rachel Maddow talks with MSNBC legal correspondent Lisa Ruben and former Manhattan prosecutor Catherine Christian about whether Blanche showed his inexperience as a defense attorney or whether he deliberately stepped out of line to plant ideas in the jurors' heads.
- USKOIN
Rosemont Court residents wonder, ‘What is our fate?’
"We want an answer," said Nancy Kincade, a former Rosemont Court resident. "Are you going to let us come home? Are you selling the building? Who are you selling it to? What is our fate?"
2 min read - USKSNT Topeka
Lawmakers to decide fate of gender-affirming care ban for minors in Kansas
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Lawmakers are days away from deciding the fate of a bill banning gender-affirming care ban for Kansas minors. Governor Kelly vetoed the bill April 12. Opponents of the bill are making a last-ditch effort to prevent an override. They held a meeting in Salina earlier today, where medical and mental health care […]
2 min read - USKDVR Denver
Colorado ranks near the top among US states with poor air quality
Colorado is beginning to see consistently warm temperatures as the summer months draw near, and that raises concerns about air quality.
2 min read - USKIRO
Suspects arrested after second attempted jewelry robbery in Snohomish County
Lynnwood police arrested two suspects after a second attempted jewelry robbery the same morning.
1 min read - PoliticsMSNBC
Maddow Blog | 'Like a child, give him a time out': Weissmann urges 'firm hand' as Trump flouts gag order
The night after opening statements in his criminal trial in New York, and with a hearing already scheduled to discuss whether Trump has violated the gag order in the trial, Donald Trump attacked members of the jury during an interview. Andrew Weissmann, former federal prosecutor, talks with Rachel Maddow about how Judge Juan Merchan should deal with Trump's goading behavior.
- USKRQE Albuquerque
$156M grant earmarked for solar in New Mexico’s low-income communities
NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – A grant from the EPA means New Mexico has $156 million to spend on solar power in low-income communities. “It can either be residential solar or community solar or in some cases bringing solar panels to people who are not even on the grid in the first place,” Rebecca Puck Stair with […]
2 min read - USWLNS Lansing
Grand Ledge Council approves wastewater treatment plant improvements
Water bills are about to jump in Grand Ledge, with the city moving forward with a massive expansion project.
2 min read - USAkron Beacon Journal
Winning Powerball numbers for April 22, 2024. Did anyone win Powerball last night?
The Powerball jackpot was up to $103 million for Monday night's drawing. Check your numbers here.
2 min read - USKSEE articles
Fresno PD encourages crime victims to reach out, report crimes
FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – It’s National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, and the Fresno Police Department is working to make sure crime victims get the help and respect they deserve. The U.S. Department of Justice says it is a call to action for law enforcement to create safe environments for crime victims. It is the beginning […]
2 min read - USKIRO
Amber Alert issued: Tri-Cities homicide suspect may be fleeing to Mexico with 1-year-old
Tri-Cities homicide suspect Elias Huizar may be fleeing to Mexico with young child. An Amber Alert was issued Monday night.
2 min read - USWVNS Bluefield
Remains found in over 20-year-old cold case on same day suspect passes away
BECKLEY, WV (WVNS) — Larry Webb, who was indicted for the murder of Natasha “Alex” Carter in November of 2023, died on Monday, April 22, 2024, after suffering a medical episode in prison. Webb, who was incarcerated at Mount Olive, suffered what police are calling “a medical episode.” Webb was later pronounced dead at Montgomery […]
1 min read - USKRQE Albuquerque
New Mexico preparing for Supreme Court ruling on homeless camping in public spaces
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The U.S. Supreme Court appears to be leaning towards a crackdown on homeless camps. Legal experts KRQE News 13 spoke to say this decision could change how the state approaches homelessness moving forward. Depending on how the court rules, it could be left up to each state on how to handle the encampments […]
2 min read - USFlorida Today
US News ranked the nation's high schools. Two Brevard schools made the top 100
West Shore and Edgewood were ranked in the top 10 in the state and top 100 nationwide.
3 min read - USPalm Beach Daily News
Two Palm Beach County schools squeaked into Top 100 in national rankings. See the full list
Nine Palm Beach County schools ranked in the top 2,000 schools nationwide, and another 10 were listed in the top 5,000 schools.
3 min read - CelebrityEffingham Daily News, Ill.
New museum display dedicated to Effingham attorney
Apr. 22—EFFINGHAM — As an 8-year-old girl, Kimberly Koester recalls spending time with her father at the Old State Capitol Building in Springfield during an important time in Illinois history. "I remember it like it was yesterday," she said. It was the summer of 1970, and Koester's father, James Parker, was one of the 116 delegates elected in nonpartisan elections in the fall of 1969 to draft ...
4 min read - USHenderson Daily Dispatch, N.C.
Highland Games returning to Oxford
Apr. 22—OXFORD — It's been a busy couple of weeks for tri-county area folks — but the events keep on coming. This Saturday, April 27, is the annual Highland Games in Oxford near by the Central Children's Home of North Carolina. Organizer Buck Buchanan said this year's games are sure to be a "blast." The games run from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. that day at the field on 211 West Antioch Drive. The ...
1 min read - USThe Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash.
Spokane City Council will consider requiring 4 to 6 months' notice before landlords can raise rent by much
Apr. 22—Landlords in Spokane will have to warn tenants 120 or 180 days in advance before raising rents if an ordinance proposed Monday is passed on April 29 by the City Council. Washington doesn't have rent control, but state law has required a minimum of 60-day notices for rent increases since 2019. If the ordinance is approved, Spokane landlords would have to issue 120-day notices before ...
5 min read - USThe Coloradoan
Colorado ranchers say Polis, wildlife officials are ignoring pleas to kill depredating wolves
Livestock groups are unleashing a letter-writing campaign asking state officials to lethally remove wolves responsible for recent cattle kills.
9 min read - USThe Jamestown Sun, N.D.
Washington Elementary, Medina fifth graders win contest to name a plow
Apr. 22—JAMESTOWN — Fifth grade students from Washington Elementary School and Medina Public School won a contest to name a Jamestown city blade and Stutsman County plow, respectively. Riley Schafer, assistant emergency manager of Stutsman County, said a Name the Plow Contest was held in partnership with the city of Jamestown. The event was one of several events held in April during National ...
2 min read - USKRON
16-year-old stabbed in his back, suffers serious injuries: Healdsburg PD
(KRON) — A teen boy was stabbed in his back Sunday night, the Healdsburg Police Department said. The stabbing happened around 10:30 p.m. in the area of Carson Warner Skatepark. When officers arrived at the scene, they found the 16-year-old victim with stab wounds to his back. He was taken to the hospital for “serious […]
1 min read - USWVLA Baton Rouge
Police investigate death of girl after being rushed to hospital; neighbor reacts
A neighbor reacts to the two-year-old being rushed to the hospital and expresses how the neighborhood needs speed bumps and road signs.
1 min read - USWLNS Lansing
Green energy plan includes fossil fuels, sparks controversy
The Lansing Board of Water and Light continues to push for more clean energy. Officials say it will help attract high tech businesses like battery and micro-chip manufacturing.
3 min read - LifestyleKLAS articles
New Valley of Fire visitor center set to open in 2025
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – Nevada State Parks announced a new visitor center for Valley of Fire State Park. The groundbreaking ceremony took place on Monday. The roughly 17,000-square-foot facility promises to enhance the visitor experience with its expanded amenities and state-of-the-art features. The new visitor center will include a larger gift shop, offering a wide […]
2 min read - USAZCentral | The Arizona Republic
2 separate pool-related incidents in Phoenix area leave 1 child dead, another hospitalized
A 4-year-old boy has died after being found in a Mesa swimming pool while another child, 5, is in extremely critical condition in Phoenix.
1 min read - USKXRM Colorado Springs
Keeping Colorado’s water clean in honor of Earth Day
(COLORADO SPRINGS) — April 22 is Earth Day, and people across Southern Colorado are spending their time picking up trash, planting trees, gardening, and conserving water. The Fountain Creek Flood Control and Greenway Watershed District is hosting their annual community event to clean up the Pikes Peak region on Saturday, April 27. “When was the […]
2 min read - USThe Santa Fe New Mexican
Hernández man accused of lighting house on fire with family inside
Apr. 22—A Hernández man is accused of setting fire to his family's home early Monday while his mother and several children were inside. Eric Jason Rivera, 38, faces four counts of attempted murder, three counts of child abuse and one count of negligent arson, according to a criminal complaint filed in Rio Arriba County Magistrate Court. Police accused Rivera of pouring lighter fluid on the ...
4 min read - USThe Santa Fe New Mexican
No plan in the works to relocate Alamogordo chimpanzees, federal agency says
Apr. 22—The Alamogordo chimps may not be moving after all. Animal rights activists have fought for years to force the National Institutes of Health to allow a colony of former biomedical test subject chimpanzees from the Alamogordo Primate Facility at Holloman Air Force Base to retire to a sanctuary in northern Louisiana. Animal Protection New Mexico and The Humane Society of the United States ...
3 min read - USThe Santa Fe New Mexican
Santa Fe man faces felony charges after Friday road rage incident
Apr. 22—A case of road rage Friday evening on Interstate 25 escalated into a shootout between two drivers in Santa Fe, according to charges filed against one of the men. No one was injured in the incident, Santa Fe police confirmed Monday. Fernando Reyes Martinez was accused by police of exiting his vehicle on the St. Francis Drive offramp and brandishing a gun while approaching a family in ...
2 min read - USWCIA Champaign
Capitol Connection: NIL laws could see an overhaul
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (NEXSTAR) — The landscape of college athletics changed drastically after Name, Image and Likeness Laws were passed. Illinois passed it’s version of the NIL law in 2021. At the time, lawmakers touted the protections it included for athletes while also finally allowing them to profit off their likeness. But now, nearly three years […]
- BusinessThe Santa Fe New Mexican
State Economic Development Department awards millions to four projects
Apr. 22—The state Economic Development Department last week announced it has awarded nearly $6 million to four entities from the Energy Transition Economic Development Assistance Fund, money officials say will help diversify the economy and create jobs unrelated to fossil fuel development. The money comes from an allocation made by the 2023 Legislature, the department said, with the largest ...
1 min read - USWDAF
Protesters upset KCFD firefighter who killed three allowed to return to work
Protesters returned to the scene of a 2021 crash on Monday, upon word the Kansas City firefighter responsible for killing three people in that crash is back with the department.
2 min read - USKTLA articles
Southern California man gets 3 years for child pornography crimes
A registered sex offender who has been in custody for two years has been sentenced to three years and four months in state prison for the distribution of child sexual material, authorities announced earlier this month. A former Simi Valley resident, 66-year-old Ronald Kenneth Rosen pleaded guilty in March this year to a felony count […]
2 min read - USWFLA
Tampa officer responding to ‘armed and dangerous’ person at Family Dollar hits 16-year-old pedestrian
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A Tampa police officer who was responding to a call for an “armed and dangerous” person at a Family Dollar on Friday night crashed into a 16-year-old pedestrian who was “attempting to cross against the traffic signal,” according to the department. An officer, who has been with the department for 10 […]
1 min read - USKNWA Fayetteville
Geffken says noise is biggest concern for proposed military compatibility area overlay district in Fort Smith
Fort Smith city administrator Carl E. Geffken says the biggest concern for residents regarding the proposed military compatibility area overlay district is noise.
3 min read - USWCIA Champaign
Capitol Connection: Rape Crisis Centers in dire need of life raft from the state
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (NEXSTAR) — Rape Crisis Centers across the state say they are in desperate need of funding, or facilities across the state will need to close their doors. The Illinois Coalition Against Sexual Assault is asking the state for $20 million dollars, which is more than double what they get from the state currently. […]
- USWFTV
FHSAA considers esports as an official sport for high schools
The Florida High School Athletic Association could potentially sanction competitive video gaming, or esports, as an official sport, amid growing interest from member schools.
3 min read - USChicago Tribune
Chicago police release photos of suspect wanted in killing of Officer Luis Huesca
Chicago police on Monday released video footage of a person wanted in connection with the fatal shooting of CPD Officer Luis Huesca in Gage Park last weekend. The footage, apparently from convenience store security cameras, depicts a Black male wearing glasses and carrying a backpack. Police said the suspect “should be considered armed and dangerous.” Just before 3 a.m. Sunday, Chicago police ...
1 min read - USNBC News
Baltimore battles ship owners’ effort to limit liability in bridge collapse
The owners of the Dali cargo ship were negligent and should be held fully liable for the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, which killed six people, the city of Baltimore said in court filings Monday.
3 min read - USShreveport Times | The Times
Home in south Shreveport goes up in flames Monday evening, fire department reports
On Monday, a fire in south Shreveport went up in flames, resulting in over 20 fire units working to place the fire under control.
1 min read - USKETK Tyler
Gladewater ISD opts out of Mondays with four-day school week move
GLADEWATER, Texas (KETK) – Gladewater ISD board of trustees unanimously made the decision on Monday to move to a four-day school week and opted not to have classes on Mondays. Unlike other districts that decided on having a four-day school week with Fridays off, the district of Gladewater will not be in session Mondays of the […]
2 min read - USMilwaukee Journal Sentinel
Powerball for Monday, April 22, 2024, is a $115 million jackpot. Check your numbers!
Will Powerball make you a millionaire overnight?
5 min read - USThe World, Coos Bay, Ore.
Renewed commitment to state's wildfire response urged
Apr. 22—Members of the Oregon Congressional delegation are calling for a renewed long-term commitment to the Western Oregon Operating Plan (WOOP). Set to expire June 30 of this year, the WOOP serves as the agreement that governs fire response for BLM, the Oregon Department of Forestry, and Forest Protective Associations all over western Oregon. Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and U.S. ...
4 min read - USKTAB Abilene
Dyess We Care Team goes beyond call of duty to restore facade of 1928 Abilene home
ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – The Dyess We Care Team (WCT), a volunteer program made up of active duty Air Force members, Veterans, and civilians alike serve to help those in need across the community. Most recently, those helping hands worked to upgrade the facade of a near 100-year-old home in Abilene’s Original Town South neighborhood. […]
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