Local Interest
Lyle A. Kulberg, age 60, of Bird Island, Minnesota, passed away on Sunday, January 29, 2023,… Read moreLyle A Kulberg
David W. Schleusner, age 87, of Spicer, passed away Friday, January 27, following an extende… Read moreDavid Schleusner
Eric Jacob Sellmann, 18, of Willmar, MN, passed away on Wednesday, January 25, 2023 at his h… Read moreEric Jacob Sellmann
Anna (Faber) Olson, 88, of Willmar, formerly of Brainerd, passed away peacefully on Wednesda… Read moreAnna (Faber) Olson
Andrea “Andi” L. Kessler, age 76, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on January 25,… Read moreAndrea "Andi" L. Kessler
NATIONAL NEWS:
amphotora/Getty Images(MEMPHIS, Tenn.) -- Memphis police officer Preston Hemphill, a sixth officer involved in the arrest of Tyre Nichols, has been relieved of duty during an ongoing investigation, according to Memphis ABC affiliate WATN-TV.Five officers, who are all Black, were fired and ch… Read moreSixth officer involved in Tyre Nichols' death relieved of duty
ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Texas is bracing for icy conditions that could cripple roads across major cities.Winter storm warnings are in effect for Dallas and Austin where up to half an inch of ice accumulation is expected.The freezing rain began Monday and may last through Wednesday morning.The … Read moreFreezing rain hits Texas, icy conditions may cripple roads
Lai Lai Ballroom(MONTEREY PARK, Calif.) -- The 26-year-old man who disarmed the Monterey Park, California, mass shooting suspect has been honored at a local Lunar New Year festival.Brandon Tsay was greeted with cheers as he took the stage in Alhambra on Sunday to receive a medal of courage f… Read moreMan who disarmed Monterey Park gunman honored at local Lunar New Year festival
Normand Blouin / EyeEm/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- New Yorkers won't be walking in a winter wonderland any time soon. Multiple records are about to be broken in the Big Apple due to the lack of measurable snow this winter season.The first of those records -- the latest first snow ever recorded… Read moreNew York City snow drought poised to break multiple records for lack of measurable snowfall
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images(BLOOMFIELD, N.J.) -- Authorities are searching for a suspect who allegedly threw a lit Molotov cocktail at the front door of a New Jersey synagogue early Sunday morning.According to security video footage, the suspect approached the front door of Temple Ner Tamid i… Read moreSuspect sought after New Jersey synagogue targeted by Molotov cocktail
Business News:
dowell/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Layoffs have battered the tech industry in 2023, carrying over a series of job cuts that began last year. In all, about 50,000 people have lost their positions this month.Tech giants such as Google, Microsoft and Amazon have led the sector in the size of thei… Read more'I'm still shocked': Tech workers offer insider account of mass layoffs
Marko Geber/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The term "quiet quitting" went viral last year, describing people who stay in their jobs but mentally take a step back -- for example, working the bare minimum and not making their job the center of their lives.Now in 2023, there is a new workplace trend… Read moreRemember 'quiet quitting'? 'Quiet hiring' is the new workplace trend of 2023
Alex Wong/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- When President Joe Biden signed the $369 billion Inflation Reduction Act in August, supporters hailed the measure as the largest climate investment in the nation's history -- but questions remained about what the spending would ultimately achieve.The maj… Read moreBiden climate law spurred billions in clean energy investment. Has it been a success?
(NEW YORK) -- Disgraced crypto executive Sam Bankman-Fried has made “recent attempts” to contact prospective witnesses in his criminal case, federal prosecutors said Friday in a letter to the judge that sought new conditions of his release.Bankman-Fried has been free on a $250 million bond a… Read moreSam Bankman-Fried has tried to contact potential witnesses, government says
Anchalee Phanmaha/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Continued recession fears and a cascade of tech industry layoffs have drawn renewed attention to severance packages, the compensation offered to some departing employees.Severance packages, which range widely in size and duration, offer newly unemp… Read moreWhat to know about severance pay amid high-profile layoffs