Minneapolis, MN

Colorado State

Denver, CO

🚨 A former Aurora paramedic who injected Elijah McClain with ketamine that ultimately killed him was sentenced Friday to four years' probation and 14 months of work release, marking the final person to face penalties for McClain's 2019 death. (CPR) A second paramedic involved was sentenced last month to...

Mile Highlights: Ex-paramedic avoids prison

Old Bridge Township, NJ

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Flour, Eggs and Yeast

It appears that a struggling chain may have recieved a desperately needed lifeline. The restaurant industry has been in a tailspin since covid, especially in the casual dining and bars segment. Many major chains have been heavily discounting food and drink in order to bring people in. Recently TGI Fridays has $5 Happy Hours and appears to be doubling down on the bar scene again. Some of the chains also have gone above and beyond lowering margins and in some cases quality to keep the lights on. With this latest move, it seems that the single bar scene may have new life, we learned one of the world’s largest casual dining companies that proudly serves guests with over 850 restaurants in more than 55 countries was about to be taken over.

Popular Restaurant Chain Sold Off to Avoid Closing Doors For Good

Texas State

Houston, TX

Lance R. Fletcher

A Texas teacher and her husband are now in custody, accused of taking thousands of dollars from home renovation clients and gambling away money they took for work they never finished.

Texas teacher and husband arrested, accused of gambling away $1.53 million in home renovation scam

Chicago, IL

Yelp ranks Chicago's Northwest Side Bryn Mawr Breakfast Club the third-best brunch in the nation, based on online reviews. No other local spot made the top 100 list released Monday. Why it matters: The honor demonstrates the power of outstanding food to draw folks to even sleepy neighborhoods like North...

Bryn Mawr Breakfast Club named No. 3 for brunch

Baltimore, MD

Bucks County Beacon

Written by Thomas F. Schaller , University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Rural white voters have long enjoyed outsize power in American politics. They have inflated voting power in the U.S. Senate , the U.S. House and the Electoral College .

Why ‘White Rural Rage’ Is a Threat to American Democracy

Akron, PA

The Quick Historian

AKRON, Pa. -- Law enforcement recently apprehended a 28-year-old landlord suspected of setting fire to his tenants' residence out of frustration. According to a statement issued by the West Earl Township Police Department, the incident unfolded on March 23, just before 2:15 a.m., when officers were dispatched to 312 South 10th St. in response to a reported "civil issue." Allegedly, Ronald Frisbie III, the landlord, became agitated with his tenants following purported damage to a washer and dryer unit. After police intervened and resolved the dispute, officers departed approximately 25 minutes later.

Landlord sets home on fire after tenants break washer and dryer

Annapolis, Maryland - Authorities are delving into the "suspicious death" of a potential kidnapping victim, whose body was reportedly discovered in a wooded locale last week. According to the Baltimore Police Department, the incident unfolded on March 28, just before 1 a.m., when officers were summoned to a residence following reports of a home invasion. Upon arrival, a woman recounted to the police that two unidentified men forcibly entered her home, demanding money. They purportedly claimed to have her son, 47-year-old David Winchester Jr., and threatened harm unless she complied with their monetary demands. The suspects absconded from the premises without the ransom.

Man found dead in woods after possibly being kidnapped in Baltimore

New Orleans, LA

Kenner, LA

A JPSO sniper fatally shot a man yesterday during a hours-long standoff in Kenner. The man is accused of shooting three Kenner police officers and two other men. (NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune 🔒) Dumpstaphunk bassist Nick Daniels III died Friday. A public memorial is planned outside Tipitina's tomorrow night....

Fully Dressed: 3 Kenner police officers shot

Ohio State

Cuyahoga Falls, OH

Axios

The Blue Door Cafe and Bakery came in at No. 6 in a new Yelp list that ranks the top brunch locations in the U.S. Why it matters: The Cuyahoga Falls eatery was the only location in the state of Ohio to make the cut. Driving the news: Yelp released...

Cuyahoga Falls' Blue Door lands on Yelp's top brunch spots

Washington, DC

Celebs descended on D.C. this weekend. Catch up quick: Actors Chris Pine, John Hamm, and Keri Russell largely stuck to the elite party circuit, including the hottest ticket in town: the French ambassador's residence. "Twin Peaks" star Kyle MacLachlan dined at Le Diplomate with an unaffiliated bird (only one pooped...

👀 Celeb spottings

Iowa State

Omaha, NE

Thunderstorms spawned numerous tornadoes across the Plains Friday, some of which turned violent and destructive in Nebraska and Iowa. Why it matters: The storms, forecast to be spread across several states, reserved their fury for just two, in an outbreak without a recent precedent. The National Weather Service issued at...

Violent tornadoes strike Nebraska, Iowa as more storms loom

Illinois State

Axios Chicago

Parts of Illinois will be buzzing with this year's big cicada co-emergence, but for Chicagoans, it likely won't feel too different from the last time we saw the insects in 2020.Why it matters: There's plenty of hype about a looming "cicadapocalypse," but experts and our Axios Visuals colleagues say there's no reason to bug out.We've prepared a cicada season guide — whether you want to eat them, travel to see large swarms of them or just understand them better.The big picture: When 13-year and 17-year cicada broods emerge simultaneously, it's called a co-emergence, and they're fairly common, occurring every 5-6...

Cicadas will bug Chicago and central Illinois differently

North Carolina State

Cary, NC

James Goodnight, founder and CEO of the Cary data analytics firm SAS, remains North Carolina's wealthiest resident, according to Forbes' recently released list of the world's billionaires. The big picture: Most of North Carolina's richest business leaders saw their fortunes grow in the past year, including Goodnight, 81, whose wealth...

North Carolina's rich list includes Jim Goodnight and Tim Sweeney again

Los Angeles, CA

Irvine, CA

NewSantaAna

Last week, members of the Irvine Police Department’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) and the Orange County Human Trafficking Task Force (OCHTTF) conducted an undercover operation at a local hotel after receiving information about an adult female potentially being trafficked for commercial sex work.

L.A. pimp busted in Irvine and a human trafficking victim was rescued

Arizona State

Phoenix, AZ

Phoenix Christian Preparatory School has big plans for the former Asbury United Methodist Church, including its iconic "cupcake chapel." Catch up quick: Asbury United Methodist Church built the chapel in 1967, according to a 2002 article in the Arizona Republic. It's probably best-known as the "cupcake chapel" but has also...

"Cupcake chapel" part of Phoenix Christian's plans for a new school

Mendota, MN

Hopkins, MN

Maple Plain, MN

Loretto, MN

Navarre, MN

Maple Grove, MN

Minnetonka, MN

Eden Prairie, MN

Circle Pines, MN

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Minneapolis office towers could be demolished as vacancy remains above 30%

As Ameriprise Financial emploees relocate from the company's longtime headquarters, what comes next for the tower will tell a lot about where downtown Minneapolis is going....

Minneapolis office towers could be demolished as vacancy remains above 30%

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