Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Music Festivals Are Going Plastic-Free
In an effort to cut down on plastic pollution, concert promoters Live Nation announced this week that its music festivals will be plastic-free by 2021. The company announced a list of environmental go...
Jul 11, 2019
KC Highway Closes After Big Rig Spills Pig Intestines
A highway in downtown Kansas City was closed for more than four hours on Thursday after a tractor trailer spilled pig intestines all over the highway. Motorists say the smell was awful, with one passe...
Jul 11, 2019
WH Administration Signs Executive Order on Kidney Care
The White House administration signed an executive order aimed at helping the more than 37 million Americans with kidney disease. This is the first executive order focusing on kidney care since 1970. ...
Jul 11, 2019
Google Admits To Listening To Some Smart Speaker Recordings
Paranoia about whether smart speakers are recording your conversations might rise after this revelation. A report shows how some contractors who transcribed audio from Google A.I. Assistant might be a...
Jul 11, 2019
ICE Deportation Raids To Begin Sunday
Put on hold last month, Immigration and Customs Enforcement is set to round up 2,000 immigrants in 10 major cities who have been ordered deported from the United States. According to the New York Time...
Jul 11, 2019
U.S. Oil Prices Jump to Highest Finish in 7 Weeks
Crude oil continues to make headlines as prices rise to their highest level in almost seven weeks. This morning, you’ll find West Texas Intermediate crude up 34 cents a barrel, to $60.77, and In...
Jul 11, 2019
Alligator Spotted in Chicago Lagoon
While alligator sightings are common in Florida, the amphibious creatures aren’t known to make many trips to Chicago. Which is why animal officials are at a loss in explaining how a gator ended ...
Jul 10, 2019
Pentagon Spent $1.2 Million on July 4th Event
According to the Pentagon, the cost of military support for the big 4th of July event called “A Salute to America,” was only $1.2 million. The Independence Day celebration featured dazzlin...
Jul 10, 2019
Hundreds Of Pets Removed From NC Home
Police in Cary, North Carolina removed hundreds of pets from a home where they were living in unsanitary conditions. Nearly 250 animals including dogs, cats, rats, guinea pigs, and turtles were remove...
Jul 10, 2019
Taylor Swift Is The Highest-Paid Celebrity
Taylor Swift is the world’s highest paid celebrity according to Forbes. In the last year, her pre-tax income was $185 million. Swift has been on top of this list before. In 2016, she made $170 m...
Jul 10, 2019
