Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
The Worst Times To Travel This Labor Day Weekend
Planning to hit the road this Labor Day weekend? Turns out, you’re not the only one who thought it was a good idea. So did many of your fellow Americans. According to INRIX, expect a 10 percent ...
Aug 30, 2019
Utah Teen Says Vaping Put Her In A Coma
An 18-year-old Utah girl says her vaping habit landed her in the ICU in a medically-induced coma. Maddie Nelson says she vaped every day for three years, starting with nicotine-free juice but eventual...
Aug 30, 2019
Alabama Governor Apologizes For Blackface Skit In College
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey is apologizing for taking part in a blackface skit while attending college at Auburn. Earlier this year, photos emerged of Alpha Gamma Delta pledges wearing blackface. While Ivey...
Aug 30, 2019
Woman Sues After Giving Birth Alone In Jail Cell
A Denver woman is suing after giving birth alone in a jail cell, without any help from guards or medical staff. The plaintiff, Diana Sanchez, was eight months pregnant when she was booked into Denver ...
Aug 29, 2019
Biden, Warren Take Center Stage In Next Debate
Democratic frontrunners Joe Biden and Elizabeth Warren haven’t shared a debate stage yet this year, but they’ll be front and center on September 12th. ABC News has released the podium char...
Aug 29, 2019
Nevada Student Arrested After Bringing Rifle And 2,000 Rounds Of Ammo Onto Campus
A student at College of Southern Nevada was arrested after police found a rifle and 2,000 rounds of ammo in his car, which was parked on campus. The student, 27-year-old Shayn Striegel, claims he simp...
Aug 29, 2019
Criminal Case Against Jeffrey Epstein Officially Closed
On Thursday, a federal judge formally closed the criminal case against accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, who died of an apparent suicide earlier this month. Earlier this week, more than a dozen ...
Aug 29, 2019
Monkey Sharpens Rock, Uses it To Shatter Zoo’s Glass Enclosure
Maybe we should all take another look at the movie Planet of The Apes. Visitors to the Zhengzhou Zoo in China photographed a capuchin monkey sharpening a rock and then later use it to shatter its glas...
Aug 29, 2019
Feds Investigate ‘Suspicious’ Deaths At VA Hospital
Federal authorities have launched an investigation into ten ‘suspicious’ deaths at a West Virginia hospital – at least one of which has been ruled a homicide. The Department of Veter...
Aug 28, 2019
More Than $20M Needed to Help Put Out Amazon Fires
In what is being billed as a goodwill gesture, many nations have offered to help Brazil put out the Amazon fires with an aid package worth $20 million. But how far will that money go? Some experts say...
Aug 28, 2019
