Steve Nedved
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Apr 07
College students busted for making $900K in iPhone fraud scheme
iStock(CORVALLIS, Ore.) — A pair of Oregon college students from China have been charged in a fraudulent iPhone return scheme that allegedly netted them nearly a million dollars. The pair of students, Yangyang Zhou and Quon Jiang, are alleged to have sent fake iPhones back to Apple claiming they did not work. When the tech …
Apr 07
American woman and tour guide rescued after kidnapping ordeal in Uganda
ABC News(RUBIRIZI, Uganda) — An American woman and her safari guide who were kidnapped in a Ugandan wilderness park and held five days by armed captors were returned safely on Sunday after a ransom was paid for their release, authorities said. Kim Sue Endicott of Southern California and her tour guide, Congolese national Jean-Paul Mirenge …
Apr 07
Flood Warning issued April 07 at 9:44AM MDT until further notice by NWS
…The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in Minnesota…South Dakota… Flandreau Creek Near Flandreau …The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in South Dakota…Nebraska…Iowa…Minnesota… Big Sioux River Near Brookings
Apr 06
Flood Warning issued April 06 at 8:30PM MDT until further notice by NWS
…The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in South Dakota…Iowa…Nebraska…Minnesota… Vermillion River Near Davis Big Sioux River Near Brookings Big Sioux River At Sioux Falls North Cliff Big Sioux River above Hawarden
Apr 06
San Jose cops, who fatally shot woman on Christmas Day, cleared of wrongdoing
Vasquez Family(SAN JOSE, Calif.) — Four San Jose, California, police officers, who fatally shot a 24-year-old woman they mistook for another driver on Christmas Day will not face prosecution, the district attorney’s office said. “San Jose Police officers lawfully shot and killed a driver, who, after a nine-mile high-speed chase, tried to smash a stolen …
Apr 06
Cell phone ping lead police to missing Louisiana girl Domeanna Spell
FBI(Pagosa Springs, Colo.) — A 15-year-old Louisiana girl, who went missing for over a week with an older man was found Friday, police said, and the suspect was taken into custody. Domeanna Spell, of Port Barre, was last seen getting off the school bus on March 28 around 7 a.m. by Port Barre High School …
Apr 06
Jussie Smollett ‘will not be intimidated into paying’ $130,000 to Chicago for investigation, lawyer says
Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images(CHICAGO) — Two days after prosecutors in Chicago unexpectedly dropped all charges against Jussie Smollett, city officials gave the “Empire” actor a week to pay back $130,000 used to investigate a hate crime in January that officials said was bogus. Smollett missed the deadline, and the city threatened a lawsuit on Thursday. A …
Apr 06
Encounters between humans and mountain lions are on the rise, and experts tell us why
iStock/joesephfotos(NEW YORK) — Humans are increasingly coming in contact with mountain lions, raising questions as to whether humans are to blame and how they can safely coexist with the large cats. On March 29, a Canadian mother fought off a juvenile male mountain lion that was attacking her 7-year-old son outside her home, but that’s …
Apr 06
Flood Warning issued April 06 at 11:38AM MDT until further notice by NWS
…The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in South Dakota…Iowa…Nebraska…Minnesota… Vermillion River Near Davis Big Sioux River Near Brookings Big Sioux River below Dell Rapids Big Sioux River At Sioux Falls North Cliff
Apr 06
Lightning strike damages Mitchell church
The first thunderstorm of the season heavily damaged Mitchell’s First Lutheran Church Friday evening. A lightning bolt apparently struck the highest point of the steeple raining blocks and other debris to the ground. Church member Janet Drewes was at her home on Iowa Street when the boom rattled her residence. “I got a Facebook notice …