If you look up in the sky in West Des Moines on Saturday morning, you may catch F-16 jets overhead. They are in honor of Brig. Gen. Travis Acheson who died June 21 after battling brain cancer for the last year. Who is Brig. Gen. Travis Acheson? Acheson was born on July 4, 1968, in […]
More than 100 homicides have been reported in the Kansas City metropolitan area this year as of Wednesday, according to data tracked by The Kansas City Star. Seventy-five of these homicides took place in Kansas City, Missouri. The Star includes fatal officer-involved shootings when tallying and recording homicides in the Kansas City metro area. Chestina […]
Severe weather could hit the Kansas City metro Friday afternoon into the evening, causing the potential for severe storms and flooding. The primary concern for the system is heavy rainfall that could cause flooding, the National Weather Service said. In its forecast discussion Friday morning, the NWS’s Kansas City office said after a round of […]
Crews continue working to restore power across the Kansas City metro Wednesday after thunderstorms and strong winds in the early hours left thousands without power. Evergy reported a peak of about 41,000 customers without power across its service area throughout Kansas and Missouri around 5 a.m. The utility’s most impacted areas included Manhattan, Topeka and […]
OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – Tuesday night’s storms left damage across the Oklahoma City metro. Storms rolled through the metro overnight with winds up to 70 mph, and even 80 mph in some areas, according to a KFOR meteorologist. 4WARN WEATHER: Oklahoma City Weather Damage has been reported in multiple areas, including the KFOR studio. Power […]
This is a breaking news story and will be updated. The National Weather Service has issued a tornado warning through 7:30 p.m. for northeastern Madison County and northwestern Madison County Tuesday evening. It said a law enforcement agency had confirmed a tornado over Cumming or Norwalk, moving south at 5 mph, Also affected, it said, […]
STORY: :: Severe flooding inundates the metro in the Chinese city of Changsha :: June 24, 2024 :: Changsha, China Reuters was able to confirm the location from nearby buildings, trees, road layouts and an underpass that match street view, file image and satellite imagery. Corroborating video also shows the same scene. The date was […]
A man accused of touching women inappropriately while shopping has been arrested. Peachtree City police say it happened inside two different stores on the same day. A woman called police on Thursday to report that a man touched her inappropriately while shopping at Kroger on Crosstown Drive. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as […]
Police are searching for suspects after a man was reportedly shot in the head at a Metro station in South Los Angeles Friday night. The shooting was reported at the Expo/La Cienega Station on the 5600 block of West Jefferson Boulevard at around 7:22 p.m., according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Arriving officers found […]
A Douglas County judge was arrested at an Atlanta nightclub early Thursday morning, according to Fulton County Jail records. Douglas County Judge Christina Peterson was charged with simple battery victim against a police officer at the Red Martini Restaurant and Lounge on Peachtree Street. A police report said an off-duty Atlanta police officer was working […]
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Have you ever wondered how much the Portland metro area spends on homeless interventions? John Tapogna’s team at ECOnorthwest crunched the numbers. Local governments and nonprofits in the Tri-County area (Multnomah-Washington-Clackamas counties) spent $531 million in fiscal year 2023 on homelessness interventions, a 70% increase from the previous year. “The number […]
Four years of scandal have left a visible mark on Louisville Metro Police’s highest office. The department is currently on its sixth chief in four years, with an interim in place amid an investigation into the current chief’s handling of a sexual harassment claim by a major. The turnover in leadership has been consistent as […]