Day: May 18, 2023

Wisconsin’s assembly speaker says GOP is ‘done negotiating’ on bill to increase state aid to local governments

1:16 pm May 18, 2023

Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said Wednesday that Republicans were “done negotiating” on a bill that would increase state aid to local governments, unveiling a new proposal that Democratic Gov. Tony Evers and the GOP-controlled Senate have yet to agree to. The Assembly passed the latest version hours after Evers expressed optimism that a bipartisan […]

Pilot dies in Arkansas plane crash

1:15 pm May 18, 2023

The pilot of a small plane was killed Wednesday when the aircraft crashed in northwest Arkansas, authorities said. Lt. Rick Jensen of the Washington County Sheriff’s Office said it received a call about 12:30 p.m. from someone saying they heard a plane sputter and crash in the southern part of the county, KARK-TV reported. Jensen […]

US metro areas beginning to grow once again following 2021 decline

1:13 pm May 18, 2023

The flight from urban areas that took place during the first year of the pandemic either reversed or slowed in its second year, as last year metropolitan areas in Texas and Florida boomed and declines in New York and Los Angeles were halved, according to new estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau. During the first […]

Bob Saget remembered by ‘Full House’ stars, widow Kelly Rizzo on what would have been his 67th birthday

1:13 pm May 18, 2023

“Full House” stars and Bob Saget’s widow Kelly Rizzo paid tribute to the late comedian on what would’ve been his 67th birthday. John Stamos, who portrayed Uncle Jesse on the 90s sitcom, honored his co-star on Wednesday by sharing a video of a comedy skit performance they both participated in. Stamos was dressed as John […]

Neighbors speak about ‘disfigured’ 10-year-old wandering streets, weighing 36 pounds, after parents’ arrest

1:08 pm May 18, 2023

Neighbors of the Georgia boy whose parents were arrested after he was found walking in his community in search of food are now speaking out, saying they thought the 10-year-old – whom officials said weighed only 36 pounds – was actually younger. Tyler and Krista Schindley, of Griffin, remain held in the Spalding County Jail Thursday after being […]