Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Undercover Cops Bust Drug Buyers Who Were Actually Undercover Cops
Here’s one that comedy writers couldn’t have scripted better. Apparently, neither police team checked the schedule before leaving the station. Undercover cops from Detroit’s 12th dis...
Apr 24, 2019
Texas High School Implements Dress Code – For Parents
A Texas high school has implemented a new mandatory dress code – except this one applies to parents, not students. Here are some things you can’t wear while visiting James Madison High Sch...
Apr 24, 2019
Walgreens, Rite Aid Raise Tobacco-Buying Age To 21
Two of the nation’s biggest drugstore chains are raising the age to buy tobacco products to 21 later this year. Walgreens announced on Tuesday that beginning September 1st, it would only sell to...
Apr 23, 2019
Women Accused of Tossing Newborn Puppies Arrested
Authorities in Coachella, California vowed to find the woman seen on video throwing seven 3-day old puppies into a dumpster and they’ve done just that, announcing Tuesday morning that 54-year ol...
Apr 23, 2019
Lawmaker Catches Major Backlash For Criticizing Nurses
Washington state Senator Maureen Walsh just learned an important lesson about politics – don’t you dare talk smack about nurses. Walsh has apologized for comments she made during a legisla...
Apr 23, 2019
ISIS Claims Responsibility For Sri Lanka Bombings
ISIS is claiming responsibility for the deadly Easter Sunday bomb attacks that killed more than 300 people in Sri Lanka. The terrorist group claimed Sunday’s attackers were “among the figh...
Apr 23, 2019
L.A. Begins Plastic Straw Ban
If you noticed any Los Angeles residents walking around with chocolate milk mustaches on Monday, cut them a little slack — it was the day L.A.’s disposable plastic straw ordinance went int...
Apr 23, 2019
Homeowner Scares Naked Stranger Sitting on his Couch
A Nashville man is behind bars after he was found sitting in a stranger’s house, naked. James Wooten, 67, is being held on $5,000 bond in connection with the incident, police say. He was taken i...
Apr 23, 2019
Arizona Becomes 48th State to Ban Texting While Driving
Arizona has become the 48th state to officially make texting while driving illegal. The comprehensive cell phone law, which was signed Monday by Governor Doug Ducey, also bans talking on a cellphone w...
Apr 23, 2019
Alabama Stops Arresting People on Misdemeanor Weed Charges
In a sign of the changing times, officials in Alabama’s largest county have stopped arresting people on misdemeanor marijuana charges. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office announced Monda...
Apr 23, 2019
