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Mom hunts ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ moose 4 days after C-section birth
BEULAH, N.D. ( KFYR /Gray News) — A North Dakota family has a hunting story and a photo to go with it after Shayla Beckler shot a moose four days after giving birth to her daughter, Stella. Stella was born weighing 6 pounds, 12 ounces. “She is the best baby, just happy as can be ...
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Woman previously convicted of killing husband arrested again on new charge
EVANSVILLE, Ind. ( WFIE /Gray News) — A 58-year-old Indiana woman with a reckless homicide conviction is facing a new charge after deputies said she was found intoxicated and parked in the middle of a street early Monday. Wendy Payne was booked just after midnight Monday on a cha...
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Friday Football Fever; Week 8 (10/16)
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - United- 34, United South- 14 Medina Valley- 84, Martin- 0 Nixon- 51, MacArthur- 20 Zapata- 58, Valley View- 14 Round Rock Academy- 44, St. Augustine- 6 Nueces Canyon- 47, Bruni- 6 George West- 37, Hebbronville- 0 For more headlines, click here ....
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Player of the Week: Angel Valdez
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - We go out to the home of the Tigers and their running back, Angel Valdez, who powered Martin in last Friday’s old-fashioned shootout with MacArthur, putting 55 points on the board. The junior etched his name in the Laredo record books, ...
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Band of the Week: Cigarroa Toros
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Tonight’s Band of the Week honors go to the Mighty Cigarroa Toros and their fall production, One Thousand Paper Cranes, featuring more than 100 students led by Drum Majors Oscar Perez and Carlos Garcia. After road stops in Carrizo Sprin...
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Webb County deputies charge 29-year-old in September store assault
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - The Webb County Sheriff’s Office said a man has been charged with two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in connection with an incident at a Family Dollar store in Rio Bravo. Initial response The sheriff’s office said it received a call on Sep...
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High school student shot, killed on interstate, police say
ST. LOUIS, Mo. ( KMOV /Gray News) - A 17-year-old in Missouri was shot and killed while driving on an interstate, according to authorities. The shooting happened Wednesday night on Interstate 170 near Midland Blvd, killing 17-year-old Alyssa Wilson. Wilson was a McCluer North Hig...
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Laredo man arrested on DWI, weapon charges after traffic stop
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A 52-year-old man was arrested on drunk driving and weapon charges following a traffic stop on Oct. 14 on East Del Mar Boulevard, according to the Laredo Police Department. Officers received information at about 9:20 p.m. on Wednesday that a silver Dodge Cha...
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Neighbors raise concerns as buoy installation continues in river
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Neighbors in the El Azteca neighborhood say they are worried and upset over the installation of buoys in the river . Crews continued placing the water-based barriers at the Las Palmas Recreational Area on Friday, Oct. 16. The installation continued despite t...
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Chase on I-35 ends with DWI arrest
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A traffic stop turned into a chase on I-35, according to the Webb County Sheriff’s Office. The sheriff’s office said 51-year-old Jacinda Ann Beverly would not stop near mile marker 25 on Thursday, Oct. 15, and kept driving south toward Laredo. Texas Departme...
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5-vehicle crash in South Laredo sends 3 to hospital
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A five-vehicle crash in south Laredo sent three people to the hospital Wednesday night, Oct. 14, police said. Police said the crash happened around 8:30 p.m. Wednesday on Zapata Highway near Frees Street, where road crews were repaving. Officers said five ca...
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5-6 weeks needed to assess, stabilize Laredo DoubleTree after fire
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Laredo officials say it could take five to six more weeks for structural engineering firms from Maryland and Dallas to assess the damage from the Oct. 7 fire at the downtown DoubleTree Hotel and investigate its cause. The building owner brought in the firms ...