(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…
(KECI) The man who left a baby partially buried in the woods near Montana’s Lolo Hot Springs was sentenced Tuesday afternoon in a Missoula courtroom. Judge Karen Townsend sentenced Francis Crowley to 20 years in prison and 10 years probation. Crowley, 33, was charged with criminal endangerment and child criminal endangerment. Investigators say he was high on meth and bath…
(NBC News) As the push to see Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report on Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election continues, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are pivoting to policy, promoting dueling messages on the future of health care. On Monday, the Trump administration made a new move to dismantle the Affordable Care Act. The next day, Democrats…
