Local Interest
A Celebration of Life Service for Lana Tibodeau, age 50, of Windom, will be held on Wednesda… Read moreLana Tibodeau
Audrey Mae Rudningen, age 94, of Sunburg, passed away Monday morning, January 23, at Bethesd… Read moreAudrey Rudningen
Delores H. Meyer, age 95, of Cordova, Tennessee and formerly of Willmar, passed away Friday,… Read moreDelores Meyer
Joseph Patrick Scheeler, age 58, of Willmar, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, January 21, … Read moreJoseph Scheeler
Kelly J. Lundgren, age 61, of Svea, passed away Tuesday, January 24, at CentraCare Rice Memo… Read moreKelly Lundgren
NATIONAL NEWS:
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images(MEMPHIS, Tenn.) -- Jan. 7, 2023: Tyre Nichols pulled overTyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man, was pulled over by police for alleged reckless driving.According to Nichols' mother, Rowvaughn Wells, Tyre was 2 minutes away from his home when he was pulled over.Offic… Read moreTyre Nichols: a timeline of the investigation into his death
avid_creative/Getty Images(WELLINGTON, Kan.) -- A dog has shot and killed a 30-year-old man in the front seat of a car after it stepped on a hunting rifle lying in the back seat, Kansas authorities said.The victim, Joseph Smith, was in the front passenger seat at the time of the shooting, wh… Read moreMan shot dead after dog steps on hunting rifle's trigger
Steve Prezant/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Federal and local law enforcement in Pennsylvania said they are struggling to locate the bulk of firearms stolen in a recent string of burglaries of licensed firearm dealers.Of the 93 guns stolen, officials have been able to locate 33 -- some of which … Read more60 stolen guns missing after 13 people arrested for string of firearm burglaries
Thinkstock Images/Getty Images(MEMPHIS, Tenn.) -- The five Memphis police officers who were fired in connection with the death of Tyre Nichols after a traffic stop on Jan. 7 have each been charged with murder and are in custody Thursday, according to Shelby County, Tennessee, jail records.Me… Read moreFormer Memphis police officers charged with murder in connection with Tyre Nichols' death
Spencer Platt/Getty Images, FILE(NEW YORK) -- Sayfullo Saipov, an Uzbek native who drove a rented truck down a Manhattan bike path adjacent to the Hudson River in an ISIS-inspired terror attack that killed eight people, was convicted Thursday by a federal court jury of murder and attempted m… Read moreSuspect in NYC truck attack that killed 8 found guilty in terror trial
Business News:
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
Nicky J Sims/Getty Images, FILE(NEW YORK) -- Human-made chemicals known as PFAS are back in the spotlight after the feminine hygiene company Thinx settled a class-action lawsuit earlier this month for millions of dollars.The lawsuit was brought against Thinx by customers who claimed testing … Read moreWhat to know about PFAS after Thinx underwear settles class-action lawsuit
Curt Dell said he lost more than $200,000 worth of Bitcoin after Celsius filed for bankruptcy. - ABC News(NEW YORK) -- It seemed like cryptocurrency was having a moment.At the start of 2022, the Super Bowl featured celebrities like Tom Brady, Larry David and Matt Damon in commercials for cry… Read moreThe year crypto broke: How customers, investors lost millions and what's being done
Javier Ghersi/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The U.S. economy grew robustly at the end of last year, defying recession fears and weathering an aggressive series of interest rate hikes from the Federal Reserve, government data showed.U.S. gross domestic product grew by a 2.9% annualized rate ove… Read moreUS economy grew at end of 2022, defying recession fears
Mattel(NEW YORK) -- Barbie is honoring the life and legacy of Bessie Coleman with a new doll.Coleman, whose birthday falls on Jan. 26, was the first Black and Native American female aviator and the first Black person to ever earn an international pilot's license.The late American pioneer is … Read moreBarbie pays tribute to Bessie Coleman with new Inspiring Women series doll