Year: 2017

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Decades later, bridesmaid shows photos wearing dress ‘all the time’

Heidi Mann(OVERLAND PARK, Kan.) -- Brides often try to choose a bridesmaid dress their friends will wear again.And one Overland Park, Kansas, former bridesmaid is doing just that -- years after the wedding.When Tammi Sauer was married in 1995, her friend Heidi Mann was one of her bridesmaids. They've been friends since college at Kansas State University.Tammi and her husband recently celebrated their 22nd wedding anniversary. So she posted to […]

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Democrat John Norris kicks off campaign for governor (AUDIO)

John Norris, a long-time mechanic for Democratic campaigns in Iowa, formally kicked off his campaign for governor this weekend. “This is about our future,” Norris said early this evening. “We’re taking this government back from those who want a government that works for only a few people at the top, the special interests and the […]Powered by WPeMatico

todayJuly 9, 2017

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Former Hawkeye and Cyclone aide Bob Elliott dies at 64

Former Iowa and Iowa State assistant coach Bob Elliott has died just weeks after stepping down from his on field coaching duties at Nebraska to become a defensive analyst. Elliott played at the University of Iowa in the mid 1970s before embarking on a nearly 40-year career in coaching. It was during his time on […]Powered by WPeMatico

todayJuly 9, 2017

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Protesters clash with Ku Klux Klan at rally in Virginia over Robert E. Lee statue

Twitter/VJReports3 (CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.) -- Members of the Ku Klux Klan who gathered for a protest in Charlottesville, Virginia, on Saturday were met by more than 1,000 counter-protesters, sparking confrontations and leading to at least 23 arrests, according to the Charlottesville Police Department. The KKK members were protesting the removal of a Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee statue from Emancipation Park, formerly known as Lee Park, ABC affiliate WJLA-TV reports. Police […]

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Couple whose wedding photos burned in fire 38 years ago given anniversary photo shoot

Ashleigh Bing Photography(LANHAM, Md.) -- Jennifer and Timothy Bing got married nearly 40 years ago but didn't have a single professional photo from their big day.Photos from the couple's nuptials held on July 7, 1979, at Seabrook Baptist Church in Lanham, Maryland, were destroyed in a fire at a local pharmacy."I felt devastated. That’s the only wedding I had ... the only wedding I planned to have," Jennifer Bing, 65, […]

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Elementary-school bus driver crochets toys for every kid on her route

Courtesy of Trudy Serres (WAUKESHA, Wisc.) -- Wisconsin bus driver Trudy Serres crochets toys for each of the elementary school kids on her route.Whatever they ask for -- no matter how wacky the requests -- they get. She’s done ice cream cones, unicorns, “Star Wars” characters and many more-elaborate, custom designs.“She is the best,” parent Peggy Lamon, who has three children who ride on Serres’ bus, told ABC News. “She […]

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Delta flight attendant arrested for grand theft upon landing in Detroit

iStock/Thinkstock(DETROIT) -- A Delta Airlines flight attendant was arrested in Detroit Friday upon arriving on a flight, both the Atlanta-based carrier and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) have confirmed.Delta said in a statement, "There is no indication that this action was related to crew, passenger or aircraft safety or security of this flight.""Earlier today, CBP officers working at the Detroit Metro Wayne County Airport arrested a flight attendant on […]

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Seven arrested after unfurling banner at Chicago’s Trump Tower

Morten Falch Sortland/Getty Images(CHICAGO) -- Seven protesters were arrested Friday after unfurling a banner from Chicago's Trump Tower that targeted President Trump's position on climate change.The activists, who were from a nongovernmental organization called Greenpeace, hung a banner that featured an image of Earth and the words "defend" and "resist." BREAKING: Activists unfurl a massive banner at the Trump Tower in Chicago. Stay tuned for updates. #ResistOften pic.twitter.com/TQhGxBkeAy — Greenpeace […]

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Priest arrested in Florida road rage incident after pulling out gun

iStock/Thinkstock(PALM CITY, Fla.) -- A North Carolina priest may want to practice what he preaches.William Rian Adams, 35, was arrested in connection with a road rage incident on Florida's Turnpike near Palm City on Wednesday after pulling out a gun, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.According to a Florida Highway Patrol report, Adams -- a priest at Calvary Episcopal Church in Fletcher, N.C. -- was driving a red Chevrolet Corvette […]

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