Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
NASA Conducts First All-Female Spacewalk
NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Christina Koch are making history with the first-ever all-female spacewalk. The roughly five-hour spacewalk officially began at 7:38 Friday morning. as the women repla...
Oct 18, 2019
The World’s Longest Flight Takes Off
An almost day-long flight from New York to Sydney, Australia will begin test flights on Friday. The Qantas airline trip will take 20 hours. It will be the world’s longest direct flight. With tim...
Oct 18, 2019
Jimmy And Rosalynn Carter Become Longest-Married Presidential Couple
At 75 years plus, Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter are officially the longest-married presidential couple in U.S. history. As of Thursday, the Carters have been married for a total of 26,765 days – sur...
Oct 18, 2019
Man Survives For A Week After Car Crashes Into Ravine
A Missouri man who went missing a week ago was found trapped inside a wrecked car at the bottom of a ravine. A passerby found 37-year-old Ryan Linneman unconscious but alive in his Honda Accord. He ha...
Oct 18, 2019
Man Sentenced To 15 Years Because Of Powdered Milk
A homeless Oklahoma man was facing a long stint in the slammer all because of a mistake made on a drug test. Cody Gregg was busted in August for riding his bike without a light. When cops searched his...
Oct 18, 2019
Report: That Baby Food Likely Contains Toxic Metals
An alarming new report claims that a whopping 95% of storebought baby food contains toxic metals that could be harmful for your infant’s development. The report, published at HealthyBabyFood.org...
Oct 17, 2019
One of the World’s Largest Child Pornography Sites Busted
There is one less child pornography website lurking in the depths of the dark web thanks to the efforts of the Justice Department. Now more than 330 people worldwide are facing charges including the s...
Oct 17, 2019
Passenger Wears 5 Pounds Of Clothes To Avoid Airline Fee
Overweight baggage fees can take a bite out of travel budgets, so one quick-thinking traveler had a plan to save her hard-earned cash. Gel Rodriguez needed to lessen the load in her suitcase from 20 p...
Oct 17, 2019
Congressman Elijah Cummings Passes Away
Congressman Elijah Cummings passed away early Thursday morning at Johns Hopkins Hospital from what his office says were “complications concerning longstanding health challenges.” The 68-ye...
Oct 17, 2019
NFL lineman accused of violently beating girlfriend
The highest paid lineman in the NFL is accused of violently beating his girlfriend. ESPN reports the woman has filed a lawsuit against Oakland Raiders offensive tackle Trent Brown. Diorra Marzette-San...
Oct 16, 2019
