Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Blackberries Linked To Hepatitis A Outbreak
An outbreak of Hepatitus A spanning three states has possibly been linked to blackberries sold at Fresh Thyme grocery stores. Eleven cases of illness have been reported so far in Nebraska, Indiana, an...
Nov 21, 2019
Michael Bloomberg Is Running For President – At Least On Paper
Michael Bloomberg is running for president – at least on paper. While the former New York City Mayor hasn’t yet decided whether to run, he’s doing the paperwork, with his team filing...
Nov 21, 2019
Barack Obama Prefers To Stay At A Hampton Inn?
Barack Obama can stay at any hotel he wants to while he’s on the road but he admits that sometimes he’d rather just crash at a Hampton Inn. During a green energy building conference, Obama...
Nov 21, 2019
Christmas Trees Might Be More Expensive This Year
You might have to pay a little more for your Christmas tree this year. Some experts are predicting a “tight supply” of trees because of hot weather, heavy rains, and the 2008 recession. Dr...
Nov 21, 2019
Two Fort Hood Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan
The Pentagon has ID’d two Fort Hood soldiers killed in a helicopter crash while in Afghanistan on Wednesday. Chief Warrant Officers 2 David Knadle and Kirk Fuchigami, Jr. were working security f...
Nov 21, 2019
Virus Outbreak Closes More than 40 Colorado Schools
A highly contagious virus outbreak has caused all 42 schools in one Colorado district to close. This is the first time Mesa County’s district has shut down all of it’s schools due to illne...
Nov 21, 2019
Studio Executive Wanted Julia Roberts To Play Harriet Tubman
In one of the most absurd stories you will hear this week…this month…this lifetime…a Hollywood studio executive thought Julia Roberts might be the right pick to portray abolitionist ...
Nov 20, 2019
Georgia Teen Allegedly Planned Attack On Black Church
Police in Gaineseville, Georgia say a 16-year-old girl was planning a deadly attack on a local black church. Police say the white teen, who was not named, had a notebook in which she wrote out her pla...
Nov 20, 2019
8-Year-Old Girl Shoots 12-Point Buck
A Mississippi deer hunter just took down a prized 12-point buck. Oh, and did we mention the hunter is an 8-year-old girl? According to her mother, 8-year-old Kate Fortner was in the tree stand doing h...
Nov 20, 2019
U.S. No Longer Considers Israeli Settlements Illegal
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says the U.S. no longer considers Israeli settlements to be illegal under international law. During an interview at the State Department, Pompeo called it a complex poli...
Nov 19, 2019
