Frederick Butler Gets 13 Years After Driving a Stolen Challenger Through Pedestrians at a...
U.S. District Judge John A. Ross sentenced Frederick Butler, 44, to 13 years in federal prison on Tuesday for a June 22, 2025 chase in a stolen Dodge Challenger that ended with a wheel coming off on Forest Park Parkway. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Missouri...
Prairie Farms Closing Missouri Facility, More Than 100 Jobs Lost
Prairie Farms has informed Missouri regulators that they will be ceasing operations at a facility in St. Louis as of Friday, October 30, 2026 impacting 107 workers.
Food & Wine Just Named This Minnesota Pizza Among America’s Best
A Minneapolis pizzeria named after a dog is making waves nationally. Pizzeria Lola on Xerxes Avenue South just landed on Food & Wine's list of America's best pizzas for its Perfect Pickle Pie.
Rockford native Susan Saint James, of ‘McMillan & Wife,’ ‘Kate & Allie,’ dies
Susan Saint James, the Rockford, Illinois, native known for her roles on "McMillan & Wife" and "Kate & Allie," has died, according to reports. She was 80.
Food & Wine Just Named This Minnesota Pizza Among America’s Best
A Minneapolis pizzeria named after a dog is making waves nationally. Pizzeria Lola on Xerxes Avenue South just landed on Food & Wine's list of America's best pizzas for its Perfect Pickle Pie.
County officials accused of secretly monitoring residents fighting to shut down trash incinerator
A new allegation is escalating the long-running fight over a trash burner in Minneapolis, where community activists say county officials monitored closed-door meetings and events while organizers pushed to shut down the downtown facility over pollution concerns. Here's what to know. At the center of the latest dispute is a...
Omaha to host top-seeded Italy in Women’s Volleyball World Cup
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - The FIVB released the pool assignments for the 2027 Women’s Volleyball World Cup Monday. Omaha is one of four host cities for pool play and the round of 16, along with Montreal, Quebec City and Orlando. Pool assignments. The CHI Health Center Arena will host...
Douglas County Sheriff’s Office detective recovers gold for scam victims
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A senior couple fooled by scammers worried that their retirement savings was long gone. But a determined fraud detective used technology to track the money mule traveling through another state. On final approach, a Homeland Security pilot helped the Douglas County sheriff and fraud investigator bring...
Sonic’s holiday menu brings 3 new festive drinks and a loaded burger
Sonic Drive-In is kicking off the holiday season early. The Oklahoma City-based chain has unveiled a festive lineup featuring three new seasonal drinks and a smoky new smashburger. App users get the first taste starting October 26, a week before everyone else. Here is everything on Sonic’s new holiday menu, plus a couple of deals worth knowing about. App users get first dibs Sonic’s new holiday items arrive in the Sonic app on October 26, giving app users an early look at the seasonal menu. The
E. Coli Investigation at Popular Pumpkin Patch Raises Concerns for Families Who Visited This...
For millions of families, a trip to the pumpkin patch is the penultimate fall adventure. Having bright orange pumpkins on the porch ready to carve for Halloween means fall has officially arrived. Less than an hour southwest of downtown Chicago, an Illinois county health department is investigating multiple cases of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC), potentially linked to a pumpkin patch and petting zoo. This strain of E. coli can cause severe stomach cramps, bloody diarrhea, and vomiting. Ben
