Vigil planned for Ohio family of eight slain a week ago
By Kim PalmerCLEVELAND (Reuters) - A vigil and fundraiser for eight family members shot execution-style in rural Ohio's Appalachian foothills, is expected to draw thousands of people on Friday evening,...
View ArticleMaryland man charged in bomb threat at Baltimore TV station
(Reuters) - A Maryland man accused of threatening Fox Television's Baltimore affiliate while wearing a hedgehog suit and a fake bomb vest loaded with foil-wrapped chocolate bars has been charged with...
View ArticleOhio police say threat against 'American students' not credible
(Reuters) - An anonymous video posted on social media that threatened "American students" with death, prompting five Ohio school districts to close all their schools on Friday, has been dismissed by...
View ArticleColorado woman sentenced to 100 years for cutting fetus from woman
By Keith CoffmanBOULDER, Colo. (Reuters) - A Colorado woman was sentenced on Friday to 100 years in prison after being convicted of attempted murder for stabbing a pregnant stranger she had lured with...
View ArticleSouth Dakota sued over internet tax
Undated (KELO-AM) Two trade associations have filed suit against the State of South Dakota over its new internet tax mandate that takes effect May 1.The American Catalog Mailers Association and...
View ArticleSioux Falls urged to show the love to Paul McCartney
Sioux Falls, SD (KELO-AM) The Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls is asking for the entire city's help in welcoming Paul McCartney for his first ever concert in South Dakota."A simple sign in...
View ArticleU.S. Navy commander sentenced to prison in wide-ranging bribery scandal
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A high-profile U.S. Navy commander who pleaded guilty to accepting paid travel, prostitutes and Lady Gaga concert tickets from a Malaysian defense contractor in exchange for...
View ArticleJohn Thune has plan to fight Zika Virus
Washington, DC (KELO-AM) South Dakota U.S. Senator John Thune (R) wants to help combat the Zika Virus by loosening regulatory burdens on pesticide spraying during the mosquito season.Thune has...
View ArticleCellphone in missing Florida teens case to be reviewed by Apple
By Karen Brooks(Reuters) - A recovered cellphone at the center of a dispute between the families of two Florida teens who went missing during a fishing trip last summer will be examined by Apple Inc,...
View ArticleShooting Victim Going Home
ANTIGO, Wis. (WSAU) -- The teenager that was shot as he left Antigo High School's prom last Saturday night is going home. Antigo Police Chief Eric Roller issued a statement saying 18-year-old Collin...
View ArticleLouisiana prisoner freed after 41 years of unconstitutional life sentence
(Reuters) - A Louisiana man walked free from the state's notorious Angola prison late on Friday after serving 41 years of an unconstitutional life sentence over the shooting death of a white high...
View ArticleU.S. spy court rejected zero surveillance orders in 2015: memo
By Dustin VolzWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The secretive U.S. Foreign Surveillance Intelligence Court did not deny a single government request in 2015 for electronic surveillance orders granted for foreign...
View ArticleU.S. jury finds Immunosyn ex-CEO Ferrone guilty of fraud
((Story corrects first paragraph in April 29 version to say jury found Ferrone liable, not guilty).)(Reuters) - A U.S. federal jury found former Immunosyn Corp Chief Executive Stephen Ferrone liable...
View ArticleConfederate monument to be removed from University of Louisville campus
By Brendan O'Brien(Reuters) - A Confederate monument will be removed from the grounds of University of Louisville, a gesture that school and city officials said on Friday is intended to spur diversity...
View ArticleTeenage girl killed in carnival ride incident in Texas - local media
(Reuters) - A teenage girl was killed when she was thrown from a ride at a church carnival in southwest Texas on Friday, media said. The unidentified girl was killed while riding The Sizzler ride at...
View ArticleRingling elephants, a famed U.S. circus act, pack up trunks for retirement
By Barbara GoldbergNEW YORK (Reuters) - Elephants take a final bow at Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus on Sunday, ending a 145-year spectacle that delighted fans but enraged animal...
View ArticleU.S. West Point academy set for first woman dean in two century history
(Reuters) - The United States Military Academy is poised to have its first woman dean in its 216-year history after President Barack Obama nominated to the post a West Point graduate who currently...
View ArticleFive killed in Texas floods as severe weather lashes central U.S.
By Jon HerskovitzAUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - A grandmother and four of her grandchildren were killed and another person missing in floods in Texas caused by storms that unleashed tornadoes, damaging hail...
View ArticleObama takes final bow at star-studded Washington dinner
By Megan CassellaWASHINGTON (Reuters) - With seven performances under his belt, U.S. President Barack Obama will try one last time to bring the house down at the annual White House correspondents'...
View ArticleDaniel Berrigan, U.S. anti-war priest and poet, dies at 94
By Ian Simpson(Reuters) - Daniel Berrigan, a Jesuit priest, poet and peace activist who was imprisoned for burning draft files to protest the Vietnam War, died on Saturday at 94, a Jesuit magazine...
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