SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3/Gray News) - A Missouri family is mourning the loss of a 5-year-old child after he drowned at an area campground pool.Lebanon police said a 911 call came in just before 7 p.m. Sunday from the Bennett Spring Campground. When emergency crews arrived, two adults were already pe...
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TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG/Gray News) – A United States senator is threatening legislative action against Canada over the wildfire smoke choking the Midwest.“I’ll be introducing a bill next week to sanction Canada and the responsible Canadian government officials for this atrocity,” Sen. Bernie Moreno po...
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTUU/Gray News) - A Michigan man has been arrested and charged with murder in Alaska in connection with the death of a man nearly 33 years ago.According to the Alaska State Troopers, 54-year-old Christopher Popps was indicted on two counts of second-degree murder on June 25 in ...
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3/Gray News) - A Missouri family is mourning the loss of a 5-year-old child after he drowned at an area campground pool.Lebanon police said a 911 call came in just before 7 p.m. Sunday from the Bennett Spring Campground. When emergency crews arrived, two adults were already pe...
NASHVILLE, Ga. (WALB/Gray News) — A daycare teacher in Georgia has been arrested and charged with one count of cruelty to children.According to Berrien County jail records, Debora Schlueter, who worked at the Small World Education Center, was taken into police custody on Thursday. Her charges inc...
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW/Gray News) - A family is mourning the loss of one of its dogs after a violent altercation in a southeast Topeka housing complex parking lot left a pregnant woman hospitalized with serious injuries.Topeka police said officers arrived at the Highland Park Townhomes shortly after ...
LAS VEGAS (KVVU/Gray News) — Officers say Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents tried to arrest a man at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas on Monday, but left before taking him into custody.The attempted arrest happened just after 6 p.m. on July 13, when Las Vegas Metropolitan Po...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - The City of Laredo is clarifying that its international bridges are not closing, but traffic may be briefly paused as a safety precaution while floating debris passes along the Rio Grande.The pauses affect commercial traffic at the World Trade Bridge, as well as vehicular an...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - The City of Laredo is temporarily suspending traffic at several international bridges and closing multiple river access points due to floating debris and expected high water volume along the Rio Grande.The bridge suspensions affect commercial traffic at the World Trade Bridg...
FENTRESS COUNTY, Tenn. (WVLT/Gray News) - Tennessee authorities are investigating after a juvenile died and three others were seriously injured in a crash Thursday evening.According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol, the collision involved an all-terrain vehicle that was traveling with four juvenil...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Laredo Mayor Dr. Victor Treviño has activated the city’s Emergency Operations Center (EOC) as rising Rio Grande floodwaters dislodge 10 buoys, sending them to both the American and Mexican sides of the river.Treviño said flooding is the primary concern and described the city...
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS/Gray News) - Memorial services have been scheduled for the late Sen. Lindsey Graham.Graham, who represented South Carolina in the U.S. Senate since 2003, died on July 11 at the age of 71.A medical examiner said early findings found Graham’s death was the result of a tear in th...
NEW YORK CITY (Gray DC) - The FIFA World Cup has delivered an economic boost to businesses across the United States. Data from the Bank of America Institute suggests each of the 11 host cities have seen increased spending during the tournament.Joe Wadford, an economist with Bank of America Instit...
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - The House Budget Committee advanced a $95 billion legislative package Thursday, known as “Reconciliation 3.0,” as Republicans move to use the special budget process for a third time to bypass the Senate filibuster. The bill faces unified Democratic opposition and resistance...
ATLANTA (ANF/Gray News) — The Fayetteville Police Department fired three of its officers after they allegedly misused the Flock camera system, the department announced on July 17.According to police, testing of a new auditing feature revealed that the officers had conducted searches outside their...
ATLANTA (ANF/Gray News) — The Fayetteville Police Department fired three of its officers after they allegedly misused the Flock camera system, the department announced on July 17.According to police, testing of a new auditing feature revealed that the officers had conducted searches outside their...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - The City of Laredo issued a statement on Saturday, July 18, reaffirming its commitment to border security and the protection of the Rio Grande, pushing back against public criticism of how it handled a federal border infrastructure review.City officials said the actions take...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - State and military resources have been deployed across South Texas to support local emergency response operations amid ongoing flooding, officials said.The City of Laredo Emergency Operations Center (EOC) is serving as the central headquarters for the multi-agency operation,...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Rising water levels in the Rio Grande are pushing buoys from Eagle Pass downstream toward the Laredo area, prompting a multi-agency response Saturday, July 18.According to the Laredo Fire Department, the first buoys passed beneath the Colombia Bridge at approximately 5:45 a....
(Gray News) - The Mega Millions jackpot is still up for grabs.The jackpot now stands at an estimated $707 million, with a cash option of $307.7 million, after there was no winning ticket drawn Friday night.The winning numbers were 22, 34, 45, 48, 55, and the gold Mega Ball, 14.The jackpot remains...
(InvestigateTV) — They power our devices every day but when lithium-ion batteries fail the damage can be fast, violent and life-changing. Plus, clean air rules and companies asking for exemptions to stay running.Battery disposal gaps keep fueling firesFrom smartphones and laptops to e-bikes and p...
BRECKENRIDGE HILLS, Mo. (First Alert 4/Gray News) - Relatives, friends and community members gathered for a candlelight vigil earlier this week to remember 52-year-old Rashad Rice, who was shot and killed while riding a MetroBus in Missouri on July 10.Breckenridge Hills police said Rice and a 24-...
ST. LOUIS (First Alert 4/Gray News) - A St. Louis man is facing charges, including murder, after police said he shot at a group of people rummaging through his parked car.Timothy Kemper, 39, is charged with first-degree murder, first-degree assault, unlawful use of a weapon and three counts of ar...
CRAIG, Alaska (KTUU/Gray News) - Two friends died following a dirt bike crash earlier this week. The father of one of the victims is now speaking out about the tragedy.Alaska State Troopers confirmed that 18-year-old Greyer Schwegel and 17-year-old Paul Lingley IV were killed Tuesday following a ...
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Almost two decades ago, photographer Joan Monfort didn’t think much of his photo shoot of a teenage Lionel Messi bathing a cute baby boy in a plastic bathtub. Not until the remarkable twist of fate became clear years later, when that infant blossomed into Lamine Yamal.Now ...
CULLMAN, Ala. (WBRC/Gray News) - A woman accused of poisoning her husband was placed back in jail after accusations that she had contact with her husband and tried to poison him again. Sara Baker, a former Alabama attorney, was arrested in November 2025 after she was accused of putting fentanyl i...
CHANDLER, Ariz. (KPHO/Gray News) — A former dental assistant has been sentenced for sexually abusing children who were under his care.According to Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell, Deion Garcia, 29, will spend 40 years in prison with lifetime supervised probation as part of a plea deal.Th...
LAS VEGAS (KVVU/Gray News) — A Monday afternoon commute on the 215 Beltway in Las Vegas turned into a 14-mile emergency earlier this month after an electric vehicle began accelerating on its own, reaching speeds up to 90 mph with brakes that would not respond.Nevada State Police said the driver c...
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG/Gray News) - An Ohio mother is mourning the loss of her four young children and their grandmother, who have died following suspected carbon monoxide poisoning.Adriana Coleman says her children, Liberty, Storm, Legacy and Stone, and their grandmother, 36-year-old Candace McAllis...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) -A Webb County jail correctional officer was arrested July 17 on misdemeanor charges stemming from an alleged physical altercation with an inmate, according to the Webb County Sheriff’s Office.The agency said it received a report May 20 involving Correctional Officer Anthony V...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Flooded roads in the Las Lomas neighborhood are preventing school buses from reaching students and keeping some children out of class on rainy days, with a permanent fix potentially still years away.Myrna Martinez, a Las Lomas resident who lives off Highway 59, said she has ...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Laredo Parks and Recreation is hosting a free “Summer Splash Bash” Saturday at Sisters of Mercy Water Park, 2201 Zacatecas St.The event runs July 18 from 7 to 10 p.m. and is open to the public at no cost.What’s includedIn addition to free pool admission, the department is of...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Drivers parking in downtown Laredo now face higher fines after the city council amended its parking ordinance on June 1.An expired meter now carries a $20 fine, up from $10. Parking in a no-parking zone will cost $35, increased from $20.Business Improvement District responds...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - The Laredo Public Health Department has reported seven confirmed cases of cyclospora in Webb County, with six probable cases currently under investigation, the department said.The parasitic illness causes severe stomach problems and intense diarrhea. Officials have not ident...
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC/Gray News) — A worker died Wednesday after a “bundle of steel beams” collapsed onto him at a steel service center in North Charleston, authorities said.Authorities responded to Allied Crawford Steel around 10 a.m. regarding an industrial accident. Upon arrival, they f...
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB/Gray News) - A Baton Rouge man was arrested after East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office investigators say a months-long investigation revealed he was distributing cocaine in the area, including to students at Louisiana State University.Jordan Cole Langlois, 35, was booked into ...
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (KMOV/Gray News) – One of the teens accused of killing five people and injuring two others in a mass shooting in East St. Louis appeared in court for the first time on those charges.At 16 years old, Ja’ymier Davis is facing 12 charges as an adult, including five counts of fir...
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - Smoke from more than 100 wildfires burning in Canada has blanketed Washington, Chicago and Detroit. The Environmental Protection Agency described them as the three cities the most polluted major cities in the world.In Washington, the air quality has reached “Code Purple” — ...
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin threatened states and election officials Friday with fines, penalties and prison time if they do not comply with the Trump administration’s election security plan.The warning came one day after President Donald Trump said in a...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Rep. Henry Cuellar said he warned the Department of Homeland Security earlier this year that Rio Grande buoys could break loose.Cuellar, a Laredo Democrat, posted on social media July 17 saying he met with advocates from Laredo and Eagle Pass earlier this year and cautioned ...
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS/Gray News) - The first person charged under Richland County’s hate crime ordinance was sentenced Thursday afternoon to federal prison. Jonathan Andrew Felkel was charged under the county’s hate crime ordinance and prosecuted in federal court. He pleaded guilty to violating the...
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