Year: 2017

6282 Results / Page 406 of 698

Background

National

Dallas dancer’s mysterious killing leaves community in mourning

iStock/Thinkstock(DALLAS) -- Dallas police are searching for information after a successful dancer-turned-teacher was mysteriously shot dead this weekend.At about 2:50 a.m. Sunday, Dallas officers were flagged down about a car accident at an intersection, police said. Responding officers learned the driver had been shot before his car crashed into a parking meter, the police said.The victim, identified by police as 45-year-old Darrell Cleveland, was taken to a hospital, where he […]

todayJuly 26, 2017 47

National

Tennessee parents charged in death of toddler left in car overnight

cosmin4000/iStock/Thinkstock(GAITLINBURG, Tenn.) -- The parents of a 2-year-old boy who died after he was left in a car overnight earlier this month were charged with felony murder on Monday, according to a statement from a Tennessee District Attorney General.The child, identified as Kipp Phillips, was found dead in his parents' car on July 14th, 2017, according to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI).The mother called 911 around 2 p.m. that […]

todayJuly 26, 2017 45

National

Family of 5-year-old who drowned at summer day camp planning to file civil suit

Hosch family(PALMETTO, Ga.) -- A lawyer for the family of a 5-year-old boy who reportedly drowned at summer day camp in Georgia last week says they plan to sue "every single person responsible" in his death."It's a tragedy. It's a warning to every parent in this country about the dangers of summer camps," said L. Chris Stewart, who is representing the family of 5-year-old Benjamin Kamu Hosch. "There's no doubt […]

todayJuly 26, 2017 26

National

Teen who allegedly livestreamed fatal crash is still in shock, parents say

ABCNews.com(STOCKTON, Calif.) -- The parents of an 18-year-old who allegedly livestreamed a car crash that killed her younger sister say their daughter is still in shock.The driver, Obdulia Sanchez, 18, of Stockton, California, crashed on July 21 in Los Banos, California, about 80 miles southeast of San Jose, the California Highway Patrol said. The car went through a barbed wire fence and overturned in a field, ejecting Obdulia Sanchez's 14-year-old […]

todayJuly 26, 2017 258

National

Federal judge halts deportation of more than 1,400 Iraqi nationals

iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) -- A federal judge in Michigan blocked the deportation of more than 1,400 Iraqi nationals on Monday, giving the immigrants time to make their cases in court before the government can attempt to deport them.U.S. District Judge Mark Goldsmith entered a preliminary injunction that would give the immigrants at least three more months to argue their cases before the Board of Immigration Appeals, and the courts, before the government […]

todayJuly 26, 2017 53

National

Survivor of alleged human-smuggling case says he knew trip would be dangerous

ABC News(SAN ANTONIO) -- An undocumented immigrant who survived a trip across the U.S.-Mexico border in a tractor-trailer packed with people said he knew the trip would be dangerous, but he made the journey anyway because he needed to find work. A total of 39 people, including children, were found inside the tractor-trailer parked outside a San Antonio, Texas, Walmart this weekend, officials said. Ten people, all adult men, died […]

todayJuly 26, 2017 26

State News

Keokuk men charged with animal cruelty for video involving opossum

Three men from Keokuk have been charged with animal torture after they were shown in a video allegedly torturing an injured opossum on July 6th. DNR conservation officer Ben Schlader says the three apparently found the animal after it was hit by a car and then took the video mistreating the animal while it was […]Powered by WPeMatico

todayJuly 25, 2017

Featured

Correctional Officers Union Head Maintains Riot Took Place at ISP

The Union representing correctional officers at the Iowa State Penitentiary in Fort Madison still believes that the incident that took place at the prison on July 1st qualifies as a riot. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees Council 61 President Danny Homan echoed previous statements Monday regarding why he feels the state is downplaying the significance of the incident. An Associated Press report last week stated that the […]

todayJuly 25, 2017 21

Featured

Vehicle Pulled from Des Moines River After Driving Incident Saturday

A Keokuk resident is claiming that he was run off the road and into the Des Moines river early Saturday morning but law enforcement reports are saying it could be a case of drunk driving. At 2:15 AM Saturday the Lee County Sheriff’s department made contact with 27 year old Geoffrey Francis after he reported that his sedan was run off the road by a brown and white pickup truck. […]

todayJuly 25, 2017 13