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The shooting happened Monday afternoon, Sept. 28, on Interstate 65 in Warren County, according to state police. 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Students, faculty and staff gathered this morning at both the Fort McIntosh and South campuses to kick off the college’s 80th anniversary celebration. College President Dr. Minita Ramirez said the milestone honors ...","url":"https://www.kgns.tv/2026/09/28/laredo-college-marks-80th-anniversary/","source":"KGNS (NBC/ABC affiliate) — Local News","author":"Emma Galle","publishDate":"2026-09-28T20:46:06.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-09-28T22:09:28.891Z","category":"schools","image":"https://laredonews.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Fgray-kgns-prod.gtv-cdn.com%2Fresizer%2Fv2%2F%2F4NHLUIKSTZBRNGLBVJQTLNKOGY.jpg%3Fauth%3D7ca0fc315b800a3ceec4de1a7de507e33cecd3d075043105a1c4d0109b3cdcfa%26smart%3Dfalse","needsImageFetch":false,"needsResolve":false,"inBriefing":true,"slug":"laredo-college-marks-80th-anniversary"},{"id":"e8uufy","title":"Customers narrowly escape McDonald’s moments before roof collapses: ‘It was scary’","excerpt":"LEBANON, Mo. 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Then, some departments are using a new too...","url":"https://www.kgns.tv/2026/09/28/investigatetv-weekend-critics-push-back-against-license-plate-readers/","source":"KGNS — Sitewide","author":"Brandon Wissbaum","publishDate":"2026-09-28T20:21:24.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-09-28T22:09:30.405Z","category":"safety","image":"https://laredonews.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Fgray-kgns-prod.gtv-cdn.com%2Fresizer%2Fv2%2F%2FMQJYO2BHKZHFRJJP6E6W63B2NA.jpg%3Fauth%3D555f3adaabf67f0ccc2dc6058b844c6a6bd92d1c92cbd078dd598da460386afa%26smart%3Dfalse","needsImageFetch":false,"needsResolve":false,"slug":"investigatetv-weekend-critics-push-back-against-license-plate-readers"},{"id":"xu6lqz","title":"3-week-old hospitalized with 10 broken ribs, father charged, sheriff’s office says","excerpt":"MADRID, New York ( WWNY /Gray News) - A New York man is facing felony charges after his three-week-old infant was hospitalized with extensive injuries, including a broken arm, facial trauma, and 10 broken ribs, according to the St. Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office. 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Days later, her body was found hanging by a black electrical cord behind an abandoned home on Road of Remembrance in Jackson, Mississippi. That’s accord...","url":"https://www.kgns.tv/2026/09/28/shocked-our-community-third-suspect-arrested-tasia-fortune-murder-case-5-million-bond-set/","source":"KGNS — Sitewide","author":"Lauren Harvey, Anthony  Warren, Gray News staff","publishDate":"2026-09-28T19:02:19.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-09-28T22:09:30.405Z","category":"safety","needsImageFetch":false,"needsResolve":false,"slug":"shocked-our-community-third-suspect-arrested-in-tasia-fortune-murder-case-5-million-bond-set"},{"id":"q20gf3","title":"Popular food brand recalls peperoncini after TikTok video shows dead mouse in jar","excerpt":"(Gray News) — A popular brand of pickled vegetables is recalling some jars of peperoncini after a woman posted a TikTok video saying she found a dead mouse in one of them. According to the FDA , Mezzetta initiated a recall Saturday for a specific lot of Golden Greek Peperoncini Medium Heat jars. ...","url":"https://www.kgns.tv/2026/09/28/popular-food-brand-recalls-peperoncini-after-tiktok-video-shows-dead-mouse-jar/","source":"KGNS — Sitewide","author":"Emily Van de Riet","publishDate":"2026-09-28T19:00:36.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-09-28T22:09:30.405Z","category":"local","image":"https://laredonews.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Fgray-kgns-prod.gtv-cdn.com%2Fresizer%2Fv2%2F%2FKRFA5WD6BJDTPAJPYZY3UKA5RE.png%3Fauth%3Da094048a44570caf42bcc77a932985e22307831aa7a45b047d9fcfa44d8b8982%26smart%3Dfalse","needsImageFetch":false,"needsResolve":false,"slug":"popular-food-brand-recalls-peperoncini-after-tiktok-video-shows-dead-mouse-in-jar"},{"id":"f8giwu","title":"HOLA! FalconSure Insurance","excerpt":"Sponsored - The following content is created on behalf of Falcon Bank and does not reflect the opinions of Gray Media or its editorial staff. To learn more about Falcon Bank, visit falconsure.biz . Medicare enrollment season has arrived, and navigating options can sometimes be difficult. FalconSu...","url":"https://www.kgns.tv/sponsored/falcon-bank/hola-falconsure-insurance/","source":"KGNS — Sitewide","author":"Gray Media","publishDate":"2026-09-28T18:15:06.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-09-28T22:09:30.405Z","category":"local","image":"https://laredonews.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Fgray-kgns-prod.gtv-cdn.com%2Fresizer%2Fv2%2F%2F6GQT7MYPA5EIJFJKKEEHD3OFVM.jpg%3Fauth%3D9c54115632f4f7b1547d7973ca9221d46491403a6aff4e8bda391c30cd0e81a4%26smart%3Dfalse","needsImageFetch":false,"needsResolve":false,"slug":"hola-falconsure-insurance"},{"id":"peq4gu","title":"AI chatbots hurt some users’ finances, survey finds","excerpt":"( InvestigateTV ) — A new NerdWallet survey finds nearly a third of Americans who followed financial advice from an AI chatbot say it actually hurt their money situation and caused them to lose money. Kim Palmer, a personal finance expert at NerdWallet, said use of AI chatbots for money questions...","url":"https://www.kgns.tv/2026/09/28/ai-chatbots-hurt-some-users-finances-survey-finds/","source":"KGNS — Sitewide","author":"Rachel DePompa","publishDate":"2026-09-28T17:30:00.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-09-28T22:09:30.405Z","category":"local","image":"https://laredonews.org/imgp?u=https%3A%2F%2Fgray-kgns-prod.gtv-cdn.com%2Fresizer%2Fv2%2F%2FUTLL7GXUE5ET3BIY5WAEVNTLKA.jpg%3Fauth%3D3eeb6bd5ed287758655301956fd62147d00da03837047e621205cd7dac89f7e7%26smart%3Dfalse","needsImageFetch":false,"needsResolve":false,"slug":"ai-chatbots-hurt-some-users-finances-survey-finds"},{"id":"9nwg8w","title":"Teen faces smuggling charges after chase in Webb County","excerpt":"LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A 16-year-old is facing human smuggling charges after running from Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) troopers in Webb County. 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The Anderson County Sheriff’s Office said 34-year-old Tynisha Lashae Jones was charged with murder/homicide by child abuse on Friday. She remains at the Anderson County Deten...","url":"https://www.kgns.tv/2026/09/28/mother-accused-killing-10-month-old-with-morphine/","source":"KGNS — Sitewide","author":"Mary Kate Howland, Gray News staff","publishDate":"2026-09-28T15:14:55.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-09-28T22:09:30.405Z","category":"local","needsImageFetch":false,"needsResolve":false,"slug":"mother-accused-of-killing-10-month-old-with-morphine"},{"id":"5uykmv","title":"2 arrested in street racing crash that split SUV in half","excerpt":"LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Laredo police have arrested two men in connection with a crash near downtown Laredo last month that left an SUV torn in half . Police say street racing caused the crash. Officers arrested 19-year-old Armando Rodriguez III and 20-year-old Gerardo Velasquez. 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