Written by Breaking News from around Chicago
2 men shot and killed in Greater Grand Crossing
Around 11:20 a.m., Chicago police said a group of give men approached two other men in the 7800 block of South Calumet Avenue and fired shots. Police said it is unclear how many people in the group fired shots. A 37-year-old man was pronounced dead a the scene with a gunshot wound. Police said a 44-year-old man was taken to the University of Chicago Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Source: 2 men shot and killed in Greater Grand Crossing – CBS Chicago
12 tornadoes were produced in Indiana, Illinois during severe storms in early March, weather service says
The National Weather Service confirmed on Tuesday that 12 tornadoes were produced across Illinois and northern Indiana during a series of severe storms earlier this month. The supercell produced 10 tornadoes in Illinois and two others in northern Indiana on March 10. The most powerful tornado was an EF-3 in Kankakee County. Updated information indicated that the tornado had 160 mph winds, with a width of 15 football fields, and the path length stretched over 35 miles, according to the NWS.
2 men stabbed during fight on CTA Red Line train on Chicago’s South Side
Chicago police said just before 1:30 a.m., two men were riding the train in the 200 block of W. 47th St when another man approached. Police said the men got into an argument when the other man took out a sharpt object and attacked both victim. Both victims were stabbed in the neck and taken to the University of Chicago Hospital in fair conditon.
Source: 2 men stabbed during fight on CTA Red Line train on Chicago’s South Side – CBS Chicago
Man, 67, killed in shooting on Chicago’s Near West Side
A 67-year-old man was killed Tuesday afternoon in a shooting on Chicago’s Near West Side.
The shooting transpired at Madison and Leavitt streets, about three blocks west of the United Center. Chicago police said that at about 12:49 p.m. the man was walking on the street when he was approached by two armed suspects who pulled out guns and opened fire.
Source: Man, 67, killed in shooting on Chicago’s Near West Side – CBS Chicago
Crash-and-grab burglars smash into Chicago’s Golden Apple restaurant while it’s open
Police said three burglars crashed a gray Jeep Grand Cherokee through the front of the restaurant, and then stole an ATM once they were inside. The burglars escaped with it in a waiting black sport-utility vehicle, police said.
Source: Crash-and-grab burglars smash into Chicago’s Golden Apple restaurant while it’s open – CBS Chicago
6 wounded, including 2 Illinois State University students, in Normal, Illinois shooting
Normal police said on social media that at 2:40 a.m., they were called for multiple shots fired in the 700 block of Franklin Avenue Officers found several people outside who had been shot. Police said all six victims suffered non-life-threatening injuries, though they did not specify each victim’s condition. The victims included two juvenile boys, two men, and two women, police said. Illinois State University police said on social media that two of those injured were students at the university.
But when they arrest you and deliver you up, do not worry beforehand, or premeditate what you will speak. But whatever is given you in that hour, speak that; for it is not you who speak, but the Holy Spirit.
Mark 13:11
Redwood City police warn neighborhood of “aggressive” coyotes
Police in Redwood City issued a warning to residents of a neighborhood Monday morning, after coyotes were spotted in the area. Around 9:50 a.m., police said they were responding to an incident involving “aggressive coyotes” in the Redwood Shores neighborhood. According to officers, the animals were seen on the 1000 block of Rockport Avenue and…
Justice Behind Closed Doors in Massachusetts
Massachusetts is the only state in the nation that exempts all three branches of state government; legislature, governor’s office, and judiciary from its public records law. That became an issue in 2023 when anonymous letters began to be received by defense attorneys whose clients had been convicted in criminal cases heard in the Bristol County…
5 people wounded in shooting near University of Iowa campus, including 3 students
Five people were shot and injured at an Iowa City pedestrian mall near the University of Iowa campus overnight, police said Sunday. Students from the university were among the injured, according to school officials. The Iowa City Police Department responded to a report of a large fight in the 100 Block of East College Street…
1 dead after small plane crashes into Florida yard
A small plane crashed Sunday in the yard of a home near Tampa, Florida, killing one person, authorities said. The crash sparked a fire on the property, and the residence itself “sustained some damage,” said Sarah Andeara, the Pasco County public information officer, in a statement that CBS affiliate WTSP shared with CBS News. Pasco County…
Rep. Luna said it is time to “take out the trash” as congressmen resign due to accusations
Declaring its time “to take out the trash,” Republican Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna said there needs to be a continued reckoning through the halls of Congress, past the resignations of Democratic Congressman Eric Swalwell and Republican Congressman Tony Gonzales. “Look, I think that a lot of these members were by their own admission, guilty of…
1,000 animal-rights activists try to storm Wisconsin beagle breeding facility
About 1,000 animal welfare activists who tried to gain entry Saturday to a beagle breeding and research facility in Wisconsin were turned back by police who fired rubber bullets and pepper spray into the crowd and arrested the group’s leader. It was the second attempt in as many months by protesters to take beagles from…
Multiple people shot at Howe Community Park in Sacramento County
Deputies are investigating after multiple people were shot at a park in the Arden-Arcade area on Saturday evening, officials said. The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office said it received reports around 6:30 p.m. of individuals at Howe Community Park possibly carrying concealed weapons, followed by another call about a potential fight and people running from the…
8 children killed in mass shooting in Shreveport, Louisiana, police say
Eight children and teens were killed early Sunday in a mass shooting in Shreveport, Louisiana, authorities said. The suspected shooter is also dead, according to police. Ten people were struck by gunfire in all, Shreveport Police Department spokesperson Chris Bordelon said at a news conference. He described the incident as “domestic in nature” and said…
Major earthquake off Japan’s north coast prompts tsunami alert
Tokyo — A powerful earthquake struck off the northern Japanese coast Monday, prompting the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) to issue a tsunami alert in the region. The quake registering a preliminary magnitude of 7.5 occurred off the coast of Sanriku in northern Japan at around 4:53 p.m. (2:53 a.m. Eastern on Sunday), at a depth…
A hundred homes damaged, 1 injured in Friday’s 26 tornado outbreak
Officials say more than 100 homes were damaged and one person was injured in a “significant tornado outbreak” across Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa on Friday. The National Weather Service in La Crosse, Wisconsin, said it issued 26 tornado warnings during the outbreak, the most for a single day since the office opened in 1995. “The…
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