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Man's Corpse Mistaken For a Halloween Prop

Man’s Corpse Mistaken For a Halloween Prop

adviser November 2, 2023

A man's dead body was found in the lawn of an abandoned house in China Grove, North Carolina. Robert Owens, 34, went unnoticed for days, being mistaken for a Halloween prop. A local groundskeeper even...

Small plane makes emergency landing near Towne West Mall

Small plane makes emergency landing near Towne West Mall

adviser October 24, 2023

On Friday, Evening of October 20th, a small plane made an emergency landing near Towne West Mall. This caused lots of chaos near Traft and Tracy Street as the report says she hit street signs and etc....

Halloween Display Causes Firefighters to Answer 911 Calls

Halloween Display Causes Firefighters to Answer 911 Calls

Franki Dixon October 19, 2023

Halloween decorations have never been more realistic, some looking so terrifying that the authorities have to be called. Homeowners in Glen Falls, New York decorated the interior and exterior of their...

COVID Cases Rising: Are Masks Returning?

COVID Cases Rising: Are Masks Returning?

Dahlia Garcia October 17, 2023

Since March of 2020, COVID-19 cases have been rising and dropping. Finally, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, along with the World Health Organization, would declare the end of the public...

Israel Declares War; Death Toll Surpasses 1,000 Since Surprise Attack by Hamas

Israel Declares War; Death Toll Surpasses 1,000 Since Surprise Attack by Hamas

Franki Dixon October 9, 2023

More than 24 hours after Hamas launched its unprecedented incursion out of Gaza, Israeli forces were still trying to defeat the last groups of militants holed up in several towns. 700 people have reportedly...

Hollywood Writers Reach 'Tentative' Deal with Studios, End Monthslong Strike

Hollywood Writers Reach ‘Tentative’ Deal with Studios, End Monthslong Strike

Franki Dixon September 27, 2023

Unions represent thousands of Hollywood movie and television writers reach a 'tentative' deal with major studios on Sunday, ending a strike that lasted 146 days bringing pickets to productions and company...

Donald Trump's Mugshot

Donald Trump’s Mugshot

Elizabeth Martinez September 21, 2023

Former president Donald Trump was arrested for multiple charges. This isn't Trumps first time having issues with the law either, he has had 34 felonies but never took a mugshot, which has been the talk...

Hutchinson Firefighters Participate in 9/11 Stair Climbs

Hutchinson Firefighters Participate in 9/11 Stair Climbs

Franki Dixon September 20, 2023

It's a tradition that started in 2003. Firefighters with the Hutchinson Fire Department participated in two 9/11 stair climbs over the weekend. Eleven firefighters participated in events in Wichita...

The West Mall's Evergy Issue

The West Mall’s Evergy Issue

Jada Barber September 19, 2023

Towne west square is a mall opened in march of 1981. The Towne West Mall now has 3 anchor stores and compromises over fifty stores . The mall is owned by the Kohan Retail Investment Group. In early...

"That 70s Show" Actor Danny Masterson Sentenced to 30 Years to Life

“That 70s Show” Actor Danny Masterson Sentenced to 30 Years to Life

Dahlia Garcia September 19, 2023

American actor, Danny Masterson, well known for his role as Steven Hyde in the 90s sitcom "That 70s Show" was recently convicted of raping two women in his home in Southern California between 2001 and...

Willow Oil Project: What Is The Controversy?

Willow Oil Project: What Is The Controversy?

Dahlia Garcia May 4, 2023

ConocoPhillips "Willow Project" was formed to create jobs, boost domestic energy production and lessen the country's reliance on foreign oil. The $360 million project takes place on the plain of the North...

Officials Charge Shooter of 16 Year Old Boy After Public Outrage

Officials Charge Shooter of 16 Year Old Boy After Public Outrage

Dahlia Garcia May 4, 2023

On April 13th, 2023, 16 year old Ralph Yarl was expected to go pick up his siblings on N.E. 115th Terrace, but he went to a house on N.E. 115th Street. There was 84 year old Andrew Lester, the home owner....

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