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By Todd Magel Click here for updates on this story     DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) — Iowa emergency managers and law enforcement officials are urging Gov. Kim Reynolds to veto a new fee included in a recently passed appropriations bill that requires 911 boards to pay the state for communication equipment upgrades. Chris Showalter, president of

By Marcus McIntosh Click here for updates on this story     STORY COUNTY, Iowa (KCCI) — A 2000s pop-rock band’s pop-up concert in rural Story County drew an unexpected massive crowd of nearly 5,000 people on Saturday. The All-American Rejects and Iowa State University student radio station 88.5 KURE announced the concert just hours before it

By WLKY Digital Team Click here for updates on this story     LONDON, Kentucky (WLKY) — Members of a trailer park in London, Kentucky, were severely affected by storms last Friday. Residents of the trailer park returned to find their community destroyed. Many said they weren’t prepared for what they saw, with holes in their homes

By Arielle Mitropoulos Click here for updates on this story     NASHUA, New Hampshire (WMUR) — It has been 11 days since Fabian Schmidt, a green-card holder and German National, who calls Nashua home, was released from the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, after spending two months in a jail cell; however, the anxiety of

By Alex Orenczuk Click here for updates on this story     PUNTA GORDA, Florida (WFTX) — A routine tour of Charlotte Harbor turned into a rescue mission when the crew of a tiki tour boat spotted an injured man in the water near TT’s Tiki Bar in Punta Gorda. Employees on “The Oasis” tiki tour boat

By Dominga Murray Click here for updates on this story     LEE COUNTY, Florida (WFTX) — A proposal to allow bear hunting in Florida is drawing sharp reactions from both conservationists and animal rights advocates. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is set to discuss potential rule changes this week that could lead to

By Christina Mondragon Click here for updates on this story     LAFAYETTE, Louisiana (KATC) — Graduation season is in full swing across Acadiana as students are closing their books and are ready to take on the summer. At the University of Louisiana at Lafayette spring commencement ceremony, many graduates donned caps and gowns. But one student

By Mercedes Martinez & Kendall Brandt Click here for updates on this story     LEE COUNTY, Florida (WBBH) — Lee County deputies released body camera footage showing the arrest of Eduardo Lando-Matamoro, who is accused of driving into several people in a residential neighborhood, leading to a shooting incident Sunday night. It all took place along

By Ange Toussaint Click here for updates on this story     LAFAYETTE PARISH, Louisiana (KATC) — A legal battle dating back to 2019 is once again making headlines in Lafayette Parish, as tensions rise between the Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office (LPSO) and Lafayette Consolidated Government (LCG) over jail-related fees. The lawsuit, originally filed by Sheriff Mark

By Alex Suckow Click here for updates on this story     LAUREL COUNTY, Kentucky (WLKY) — A fire major was killed in the line of duty during a tornado in Laurel County. Now, his fire department says he was shielding his wife from harm when he died — and he may not have even known it

By Hannah Hilyard Click here for updates on this story     JUNEAU, Wisconsin (WISN) — After surveying Dodge County tornado damage, the National Weather Service has confirmed a fifth tornado ripped through the area on Thursday, May 15. They’ve determined the one in Juneau was an EF-2. Body camera video from the Dodge County Sheriff’s Office

By James Ganley Click here for updates on this story     PLATTEVILLE, Wisconsin (WISN) — The UW-Platteville Chancellor’s Office confirmed Monday night that two students died following an emergency incident at a campus dormitory earlier in the day. The victims have been identified as 22-year-old Kelsie Martin of Beloit, Wisconsin, and 22-year-old Hallie Helms of Baraboo,

By Chad Mills Click here for updates on this story     LARGO, Florida (WFTS) — An elected leader in Largo is apologizing profusely after writing a recent Facebook post that sparked anger, confusion, and shock across the community. The post by longtime City Commissioner Michael Smith accuses the Largo Police Department of misconduct. “I may have

By Eliott Rodriguez Click here for updates on this story     MIAMI (WFOR) — After two decades in the restaurant industry, Amanda Burns wasn’t sure where her next chapter would take her, until a leap of faith and a new nonprofit program helped her trade hospitality for a classroom. Burns spent 20 years in the restaurant