Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
12-Year-Old Boy Arrested For Stabbing 9-Year-Old During Video Game Argument
A 12-year-old Wichita, KS boy has been arrested after allegedly stabbing a 9-year-old boy with a knife during an argument over video games. Police say the boys were playing video games on Saturday nig...
May 06, 2019
Norah O’ Donnell Named “CBS Evening News” Anchor
There is some major shuffling going on at CBS News. Current CBS This Morning co-host Norah O’ Donnell will be moving to nights as the anchor and managing editor of the CBS Evening News. She will...
May 06, 2019
If You Flew Through LAX Recently, You May Have Been Exposed To Measles
Feeling a bit under the weather? Got a climbing fever? Itchy? Skin turning red? Did you fly through LAX recently? You might want to get to the doctor. According to the Los Angeles County Department of...
May 06, 2019
Corey Booker Has Gun Control Plan
If Corey Booker wins the presidency, he’ll use his executive powers to get gun control measures on the books, which have been stymied by Congress. The New Jersey senator announced plans includin...
May 06, 2019
Bartender Arrested After Intoxicated Patron Goes On Shooting Rampage
A Texas bartender has been arrested for serving an intoxicated patron who would later kill eight people in a mass shooting. In September of 2017, Spencer Hight murdered his wife and seven other people...
May 06, 2019
New Service Animal Regulations in Iowa
If you live in Iowa and you claim a pet is a service animal but you do not have a disability, watch out, you may find yourself in hot water now that a new law is in place. Signed by Gov. Kim Reynolds,...
May 03, 2019
Microsoft Launches a Drag-and-Drop Machine Learning Tool
Microsoft is jumping deeper into machine learning with three new services that all aim to simplify the process. One is a new interface for a tool that completely automates the process of creating mode...
May 03, 2019
Man Beats Driving With Cell Phone Ticket Using Hash Brown Defense
Jason Stiber got pulled over by police in Connecticut last year and was handed a distracted driving citation for using his cell phone behind the wheel. Except that wasn’t the case at all. The 45...
May 03, 2019
Unemployment Rate Drops To 49-Year Low
U.S. job growth continued to surge last month, dropping unemployment to its lowest point in 49 years. The economy added 263,000 jobs in April, more than were added in March and February combined. Unem...
May 03, 2019
CVS Closing Stores, Shifting Its Business Focus
The ‘retail apocalypse’ is continuing with drugstore chain CVS, who announced plans to close several dozen ‘underperforming’ locations. Last month, the company began closing 46...
May 03, 2019
