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A group in Vermilion Parish has filed a lawsuit in an attempt to void the $100 billion deal to build the largest spaceport in the world in the parish.

(WFRV) — Wisconsin Humane Society shelters are dealing with a large number of cats in need of homes, with many becoming overrun. The organization says it’s caring for nearly 1,100 cats across its shelter system, with 250 living in Green Bay. The Wisconsin Humane Society says it doesn’t euthanize animals because of lack of space, […]

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - A Jackson civil rights group says the state owes the city’s poorest residents roughly $12 million — and they’re asking a federal judge to make sure it gets there before the state spends it on something else. On Monday, a status conference was...

April Watson, 50, faces a 10-count federal indictment charging her with fraudulently obtaining over $680,000 in pandemic relief funds. Prosecutors allege Watson used fake tax forms and payroll summaries to secure PPP and EIDL loans, spending over $114,000 to help build a Cedar Hill home. If convicted, Watson faces decades...

Instacart reports on Halloween trends in Kentucky and around the country.

A Louisville judge has been suspended without pay after the state’s Judicial Conduct Commission found she had committed a long list of misconduct and other violations. Laura Adams Ogden was suspended from the Jefferson County Family Court bench in an order issued Monday in which the JCC said she was guilty of bias, due process violations, failed to follow appellate rulings, and improper courtroom conduct. The Kentucky Judicial Conduct Commission, a body which investigates and sanctions judge mis

NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. — It didn’t take long for the Fish Bowl Aquarium and Pet Mart to land on the Town Council’s agenda. Owner Michael Marabello Jr. announced on Facebook in February that he was opening his third pet store location in town. When the store opened in July, calls to shut down its puppy operation were already taking shape.

EAST GREENWICH, R.I. (WJAR) — A proposed ordinance in East Greenwich is working to restore historic homes in the town, just in time for its 350th anniversary. Although, if passed, it could force select homeowners to spend money on restoring their buildings, that they might not want to spend.

RANDOLPH COUNTY, Ind. — A judge has struck down an Indiana law that would have forced Union School Corporation to close in 2027. A special judge ruled Friday, Oct. 23, that provisions targeting the Randolph County district are unconstitutional and unenforceable. Union Schools sued state officials in May 2025 after lawmakers added a provision to […]

MOUNT CARMEL, Tenn. (WJHL) – A Northeast Tennessee police department’s K9 received a protective vest that honors Dolly Parton. K9 Kilo of the Mount Carmel Police Department received a custom-fitted, bullet- and stab-protective vest to keep him safe in the line of duty, according to Mount Carmel Police. The vest also features an inscription honoring […]