It’s easy to put off a colonoscopy. In fact, about a third of adults between the ages of 50 and 75 have either never been screened for colorectal cancer or are not up-to-date on those screenings. Today’s Living Well shows us how one man is hoping to change that.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge blocked Medicaid work requirements in two states on Wednesday, dealing a blow to one of the Trump administration’s marquee efforts to push the poor toward self-sufficiency. U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg in Washington issued two decisions finding that Medicaid work requirements for low-income people in Arkansas and Kentucky pose numerous obstacles to getting…
(NBC News) Jake Patterson, the man accused of kidnapping 13-year-old Jayme Closs after murdering her parents in their Barron, Wisconsin home, has admitted his guilt as part of a plea deal with prosecutors. He will serve two life sentences for murder and 40 years for kidnapping. Formal sentencing is scheduled for May. In exchange for pleading guilty to those charges…
(NBC News) Boeing has announced a software change aimed at correcting reported problems with the automated flight control system on 737 Max jets. Problems with the system are suspected of contributing to two fatal crashes, Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 and Lion Air 610, that resulted in hundreds of deaths. The 737 Max fleet was grounded earlier this month following the…
(NBC News) With the Trump administration launching a new push to eliminate Obamacare, Democrats are rallying to save it. “I think we’re going to do everything in our power,” says Rep. Elissa Slotkin. Democrats are eager to focus on an issue they believe helped them win House control in 2018. It’s already a frequent topic for 2020 presidential hopefuls. Some…
(WNYT) More than 100 power line workers spent Tuesday relocating the home of some non-paying tenants in New York. Crews removed seven large Osprey nests, built by the large birds, on electrical towers in Dresden. The nests are a hazard, and can come in contact with lines, knocking out power to thousands. Crews built special nesting platforms for the birds…
(NBC News) An Ohio woman told police she was simply “on her way to work” after being arrested for leading officers on a high-speed chase through the streets of Cleveland. The Ohio State Highway Patrol released dash camera footage of Friday’s chase. In the video you can see troopers making several attempts to slow the driver down. At one point,…
(KSL) A missing Utah woman has been found after a week of surviving off items she packed in her car. Michelle Richan was heading home from Eureka, Nevada last week when her SUV got stuck in the mud and snow. Stranded, Richan tried to flag down drivers for help, but they couldn’t see her. Luckily, she packed several weeks’ worth…
In this week’s VIP interview, Jamie Johnson from the Historic Railpark and Train Museum joins us to discuss the success of this year’s Sip and Putt event. This was the second time in the last three years the museum hosted the event.
(KGW) A Vancouver, Washington woman is getting some credit for solving a decades old murder. “This is the last thing I thought would ever happen,” Brandy Jennings says. Jennings says it was early last summer that she decided she wanted to learn more about her family, specifically her father’s side of the family. “My dad died in 2009 and my…
