Year: 2017

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Newlyweds reunited with lost wedding rings after Texas tornado destroyed home

Courtesy of Nathan Wright(CANTON, Texas) -- Newlyweds Ariel and Justin Duke never thought they’d find Ariel’s weddings rings again after a tornado destroyed their Canton, Texas, home on April 29.Ariel had removed both her engagement ring and wedding band at her in-laws’ house just before the tornado ravaged the area, which scattered debris for miles.“Literally our house was just leveled. It wasn’t destroyed, it just wasn’t there,” Justin, 27, told […]

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Ohio police chief killed in shooting was father of 6 with baby on the way

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) -- A police chief who had been on the job for just a few weeks and two nursing home employees are dead after a shooting this morning in Kirkersville, Ohio, officials said.The gunman is also believed to be dead, Licking County Sheriff Randy Thorp said at a news conference.Kirkersville police Chief Steven Eric Disario, 36, died after responding to a call regarding a man with a gun, Thorp […]

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26-year-old Florida man allegedly robbed banks disguised as elderly person

Courtesty FBI Miami(NEW YORK) -- A Florida man in his 20s is in custody after he allegedly stole $18,000 from two different banks while disguised as an elderly man, according to a criminal complaint.Abraham Maghen, 26, allegedly went to a Pembroke Pines, Fla., bank on May 2, "wearing a mask resembling an elderly individual," according to the complaint against him. He then allegedly gave a demand note to a teller […]

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National

Little girl mistakes prom-bound teen for real-life princess

ABCNews.com(NEW YORK) -- A young girl was apparently awestruck when she spotted a teen taking pre-prom photos in a rose garden and mistook her for a real-life princess.Kwani Taylor was dressed in a floor-length gown and had a full head of curls while taking photos with her date before the Enloe Magnet High School prom in Raleigh, North Carolina.Seeing her, a young girl nearby stopped in her tracks, according to […]

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National

ICE arrests more than 1,000 people in targeted gang operation

iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) -- Immigration and Customs Enforcement's investigative division arrested 1,378 people after a six-week long, national gang operation that concluded this week.Of those apprehended, 1,098 were arrested on federal or state criminal charges, and the remaining 280 were arrested on non-criminal immigration violations. There were 933 U.S. citizens and 445 foreign nationals arrested, according to ICE.The operation targeted gang members and associates involved in transnational criminal activity, including drug trafficking, […]

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State News

Branstad approves medical marijuana expansion, keeps Leopold Center open

Governor Terry Branstad has just approved the legislature’s compromise plan to set up operations in Iowa that will grow marijuana for the production and distribution of cannabis oil. Iowa doctors may now prescribe cannabis oil for treatment of 15 chronic and debilitating conditions, like epilepsy. In late April, Branstad had signalled this would be his […]Powered by WPeMatico

todayMay 12, 2017

State News

Monster mushrooms signal start of the end of morel season

Bigfoot’s been spotted in southern Iowa — the mushroom variety — not the big hairy ape-like creature. The Iowa DNR is showing a picture of large morel mushrooms on its Facebook page that was sent in by the daughter of the man who found them in southern Iowa. The DNR’s Alan Foster says the large […]Powered by WPeMatico

todayMay 12, 2017

State News

Ernst says FBI ‘can’t rush’ Russia investigation

Iowa Senator Joni Ernst today said she’s confident the FBI will pursue all leads as it continues to investigate how Russia may have tried to influence the last U.S. election. “Having grown up in the military, too, we know that if one leader is moving on, there’s always another leader coming in behind and your mission doesn’t […]Powered by WPeMatico

todayMay 12, 2017

State News

Ten union groups back Democrat Nate Boulton’s bid for governor

Ten labor organizations, including statewide unions representing steelworkers and brick layers, have endorsed Democratic state Senator Nate Boulton’s bid for governor. The groups held a news conference at a union hall in Des Moines this morning. “I am so proud to be on this stage right now as we start our campaign for governor with so […]Powered by WPeMatico

todayMay 12, 2017