Year: 2017

iStock/Thinkstock(ST. LOUIS) -- Pervasive flooding continues to plague parts of the Midwest and South, according to the National Weather Service (NWS). Missouri is bracing for what could be a dangerous, record-breaking week, and a levee breach just below the border in Arkansas could present a life-and-death situation, the NWS reported. A levee breach has been confirmed along the Black River in Pocahontas, a small city located in Randolph County, Arkansas, […]

iStock/Thinkstock(BOSTON) -- Three people were killed and at least 11 others were injured in what is believed to be an accidental car crash at an auto auction in Billerica, Massachusetts, according to the Middlesex County District Attorney's Office and Massachusetts State Police. A witness said a jeep hit people standing inside the Lynnway Auto Auction as vehicles were lining up and then crashed through the wall of the building, ABC […]

iStock/Thinkstock(DALLAS) -- The former police officer who fatally shot 15-year-old Jordan Edwards in a Dallas suburb on Saturday has been identified as Roy Oliver.Balch Springs Police Department Chief Jonathan Haber released the officer's identity at a press conference Tuesday night while announcing that Oliver had been fired from his post. Oliver had been a a member of the department for nearly six years.Oliver was one of two officers who responded […]

The Chicago Police Department(CHICAGO) -- Two on-duty Chicago officers were shot and wounded when two vehicles pulled up beside them on Tuesday and began "firing indiscriminately" in what is thought to be a targeted attack, the Chicago Police Department said.The officers, both male, were conducting an investigation in the city's south side when "one, possibly two vehicles, pulled alongside them and started firing indiscriminately at the officers," Chicago Police Superintendent […]

The Topeka Police Department(TOPEKA, Kan.) -- A Kansas police department said its officer was "in the right place at the right time" when he jumped into a pond Sunday to rescue a drowning 4-year-old boy.Officer Aaron Bulmer was patrolling an area near the Central Park Community Center in Topeka when he saw the child fall into the pond, the Topeka Police Department said Monday.Body camera footage captured the dramatic moment […]

The Chicago Police Department(CHICAGO) -- Two on-duty Chicago officers were shot and wounded when two vehicles pulled up beside them on Tuesday and began "firing indiscriminately" in what is thought to be a targeted attack, the Chicago Police Department said.The officers, both male, were conducting an investigation in the city's south side when "one, possibly two vehicles, pulled alongside them and started firing indiscriminately at the officers," Chicago Police Superintendent […]

The Topeka Police Department(TOPEKA, Kan.) -- A Kansas police department said its officer was "in the right place at the right time" when he jumped into a pond Sunday to rescue a drowning 4-year-old boy.Officer Aaron Bulmer was patrolling an area near the Central Park Community Center in Topeka when he saw the child fall into the pond, the Topeka Police Department said Monday.Body camera footage captured the dramatic moment […]

The Mukilteo Police Department(MUKILTEO, Wash.) -- A small plane crashed over a busy road in Mukilteo, Washington, on Tuesday, leaving behind it a burst of flames that was recorded in dashcam video.The footage recorded by a motorist's car showed the plane clipping power lines as it went down. There were no injuries, according to the Mukilteo Police Department, which posted images of the wreckage on Twitter.Several vehicles were damaged in […]