Key takeaways from opening day of Iowa farmworker charged with Mollie Tibbetts' murder
Poweshiek County Sheriff’s Office (SCOTT COUNTY, Iowa) — The trial in a murder case that rocked the American Heartland began on Wednesday with a prosecutor telling an Iowa jury that the evidence will show that farmworker Cristhian
Children across the country share experiences with celiac disease
ABC (NEW YORK) — Jax Bari shared an emotional letter with “World News Tonight” about his experience with the autoimmune disorder celiac disease. “Dear Mr. Muir, when I turned 8 in March, I wished for a cure
Texas governor signs law that bans abortion as early as 6 weeks
leekris/iStock (AUSTIN, Texas) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has signed a bill that bans abortion as early as six weeks into pregnancy, in what abortion rights advocates have called one of the most extreme abortion bans in
Minnesota 6-year-old struck by bullet while riding in car dies from injuries
kali9/iStock (MINNEAPOLIS) — A 6-year-old girl struck by a bullet while riding in a vehicle earlier this week in Minneapolis has died. The family of Aniya Allen told ABC Minneapolis affiliate KSTP on Wednesday that she passed
8-year-old killed by teen playing with gun
MOSES LAKE, Wash. (AP) — Grant County Sheriff’s officials say an 8-year-old boy is dead after being shot in the chest with a pellet gun in Moses Lake. Kyle Foreman with the sheriff’s office says the shooting
Labor Day fire believed caused by tree falling onto power lines
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A state investigation into the Labor Day fire that burned 80% of the homes in the Whitman County town of Malden blames a damaged tree that was blown into power lines. The report
Land purchase doubles size of Community Forest
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The Nisqually Community Forest will add 2,200 acres of land purchased for $9.6 million, effectively doubling the protected forest’s size. The Nisqually Tribe and Nisqually Land Trust partnered to protect the land located
Tacoma woman sentenced in child porn case
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — A Tacoma woman has been sentenced to six years in federal prison for distributing child pornography. The Department of Justice says Lynn Burnworth and her boyfriend Michael Kellar were arrested in 2017 after
Hiker struck by falling rock at Palouse Falls
PALOUSE FALLS, Wash. – A 28-year-old hiker was rescued after a heavy rock struck him in the head at Palouse Falls Tuesday afternoon. The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office tells KEPR News that the man, a Walla Walla
2 former Loveland officers charged in rough arrest of 73-year-old woman with dementia
Marilyn Nieves/iStock (LOVELAND, Colo.) — Two former Loveland, Colorado, police officers were charged Wednesday for seriously injuring a 73-year-old woman with dementia during an arrest last year. The woman, Karen Garner, was stopped by police on June