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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
University of Missouri System President Mun Choi held a news conference Monday morning to talk about crime in Columbia after a Stephens College student died over the weekend from a gunshot wound.
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Kelsey Merison
TUMALO, Ore. (KTVZ) — On Saturday, Healing Reins Equine Assisted Services held its 26th-annual ‘Diamonds and Dust’ fundraising gala, welcoming in hundreds of guests and raising tens of thousands of dollars for the nonprofit.
The nonprofit is home to 27 horses and serves around 200 people per week, meaning fundraising is crucial to keep the program running.
“Our mission statement is to heal with horses. And we do that in a number of different ways,” Development Director Darrion Cotroneo told KTVZ News in a recent interview. “We provide adaptive riding lessons. We have a ‘Heroes Horsemanship’ program, which is specifically for veterans and first responders. And then we offer physical therapy, occupational therapy, and we have an on-site mental health clinic.”
Healing Reins is a proud partner of KTVZ’s ’21 Cares for Kids’ program.
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Illinois (WBBM) — A quick response from Arlington Heights police helped catch as slow-moving culprit.
The owners of a 60-pound tortoise initially posted to a Palatine Facebook page that their pet had gone missing Saturday afternoon. The owner said he was last seen near Wilkie and Oakton.
Arlington Heights police posted a day later they had received a report of a large tortoise on the loose. They were able to respond quickly and found the runaway reptile near a peach tree, chowing down on peaches.
After he was done enjoying his snack, the officers captured him and reunited him with his owners.
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Illinois (WBBM) — A quick response from Arlington Heights police helped catch as slow-moving culprit.
The owners of a 60-pound tortoise initially posted to a Palatine Facebook page that their pet had gone missing Saturday afternoon. The owner said he was last seen near Wilkie and Oakton.
Arlington Heights police posted a day later they had received a report of a large tortoise on the loose. They were able to respond quickly and found the runaway reptile near a peach tree, chowing down on peaches.
After he was done enjoying his snack, the officers captured him and reunited him with his owners.
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By Jessica MacAulay
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Pennsylvania (KYW) — A stray pig that’s been on the lam in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, for a month now has finally been brought to safety thanks to some hardworking community members.
The pig, who goes by the name Petey, was captured Saturday and brought to the Lancaster Farm Sanctuary in Mount Joy, where he’s currently decompressing and getting to know his new digs.
“He is exhausted and still not sure of his new life. He was captured near a very busy road and we can’t imagine how much time he has spent on high alert these past many weeks,” a social media post by the Lancaster Farm Sanctuary from Saturday read in part.
Lancaster County neighbors spotted Petey multiple times over the last several weeks, but were unable to secure him and get him to safety, despite their efforts. In a video capturing the highs and lows of Petey’s time on the run, the pig can be seen walking through neighbors’ yards, interacting with pets outside and running down paved paths.
Neighbors in the Bent Creek neighborhood set up a pen for Petey and trail cams to try to keep track of him, but the stray pig took off after a few weeks and was next found a couple of miles away in East Petersburg, Lancaster County.
The farm sanctuary said it took a patient resident named Karen, who spent time earning the pig’s trust by feeding and familiarizing herself with him, to get the ball rolling. Another East Petersburg resident, named Tom, helped set up a pen for Petey in Karen’s yard, where they ultimately contained the pig — the first step into his new life.
Members of the farm sanctuary then went to the Karen’s to transport Petey to his new home Saturday morning. Petey still needed to be neutered and given his vaccines, the farm sanctuary said.
“The first minute he arrived [at the Lancaster Farm Sanctuary] he went right to his bed and went to sleep. He just seemed so exhausted,” a post from the farm sanctuary on Sunday read in part. “But after getting about 24 hours of rest he started perking up.”
In this latest Petey update from Sunday, the pig is happily munching on some cookies being hand-fed to him.
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By Megan Shinn
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PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — During the Pirates Cubs game on April 30th, Kavan Markwood fell 21 feet over the Clemente Wall in right field. Shortly after, his friend Ethan Kirkwood faced charges for allegedly giving the 20-year-old two beers at the time.
Markwood’s fall over the wall at PNC Park made national news, and this morning, inside Pittsburgh city court, Ethan Kirkwood appeared for a preliminary hearing.
Remarkably, Markwood was walking by his side, nearly five months after he fell two stories down to the field. Doctors told KDKA that Markwood sustained serious injuries to his skull, brain, spine, both sides of his ribs, and his lungs.
During an interview with Inside Edition earlier this month, Markwood said he wakes up with pain every day and can’t feel two of his fingers.
Kirkwood faced two misdemeanor counts of selling or furnishing alcohol to a minor. Now, after today’s court appearance, Kirkwood’s lawyer said one charge was waived, leaving only one misdemeanor.
Kirkwood faced these charges after police said he told them he bought drinks for Markwood while the two were at the game together. Kirkwood’s lawyer, William Stockey, said the two young men are like brothers, living together at times, since Markwood’s parents passed.
Neither man wanted to do an interview until the court proceedings were done.
In the meantime, seeing them side by side is a show of support amid a charge for giving alcohol to a minor who fell 21 feet and lived to tell the tale.
Kirkwood’s docket shows the next time he’s scheduled to be in court is November 13th.
Pirates say 20-year-old had 2 beers, did not buy them When Markwood fell from the Clemente Wall onto the field at PNC Park on a Wednesday night in April, a Pirates spokesperson told KDKA-TV that he showed no known signs of intoxication, but later learned through credit card receipts that one of the people in his group had legally purchased drinks four times.
With the purchase, the limit of two drinks at a time, the other fan bought four beers and three Surfsides, the club spokesperson said.
Aramark, the food service provider at PNC Park, said in a statement provided to CBS Pittsburgh, “We are committed to creating a fan experience that is both enjoyable and safe, and our long-standing alcohol compliance program is fundamental to that commitment. Our thoughts remain with the fan and his friends and family.”
Markwood’s road to recovery following fall Days after his fall, Markwood’s family posted an update to social media saying that he was “awake, alert, and able to speak.”
While they hailed his progress he made in a short time as “miraculous,” he still faced a long road.
That long road to recovery got shorter just days later when he took his first steps.
“Kav took his first steps today! It’s a slow, slow process, but seeing him up and moving was a huge win and definitely lifted everyone’s spirits,” Jennifer Phillips wrote in an update just days after the fall.
Markwood’s progress seemed to go from slow to fast quickly, according to his doctors.
“I’m happy to say that he’s progressed really, really well. He’s at a point now where he’s off the breathing machine, he’s out of the intensive care unit, and he’s preparing to move to the next step, which will be physical therapy rehab,” said Allegheny General Hospital Chief Medical Officer Dr. Al Philp. “Seeing him recover so quickly has really been gratifying, frankly, ahead of schedule from what we would have anticipated given the real severity of his injuries.”
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(KYMA) – The Yuma sky was lit up Sunday night as SpaceX confirmed they launched 28 Starlink satellites into orbit with this latest flight.
The rocket, known as Falcon 9, lit up the night sky of the Desert Southwest, taking flight from Vandenberg Space Force Base in Lompoc, California.
Lots of viewers from across our area sent in pictures of the launch.
The flight was SpaceX’s 124th Falcon 9 mission this year out of a total 542 launches since 2010.
The base says, “This launch strengthens department of war communications by employing advanced low-Earth orbit technology.”
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California (KPIX) — A police department in the Bay Area said over the weekend that they dealt with an unusual circumstance, pulling over a driverless vehicle for a moving violation.
The San Bruno Police Department said they were conducting a grant-funded DUI enforcement operation when officers spotted a Waymo robotaxi making an illegal U-turn in front of them at a light. Officers pulled over the vehicle, which had no human driver behind the wheel.
“That’s right… no driver, no hands, no clue,” the department posted on social media on Saturday.
Police said since there was no human driver, a ticket could not be issued, saying their citation books “don’t have a box for ‘robot’.” Waymo, a subsidiary of Google parent company Alphabet, was contacted by officers.
In a statement to CBS News Bay Area on Sunday, a Waymo spokesperson said the autonomous driving system “is designed to respect the rules of the road.”
“We are looking into this situation and are committed to improving road safety through our ongoing learnings and experience,” the company added.
Police said there is legislation in the works that will allow officers to issue notices to driverless car companies.
San Bruno is among several communities along the Peninsula where Waymo operates. The self-driving robotaxis are also in operation in San Francisco and in parts of Silicon Valley.
Waymo plans to launch service to both San Francisco International Airport and San Jose Mineta International Airport in the coming months.
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By Carlos E. Castañeda
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California (KPIX) — A man was arrested at the Brentwood Police Department last week after allegedly trying to use a stolen credit card in the department lobby, police said.
The incident happened on Sept. 25 at about 11:30 a.m. at the department’s headquarters on Brentwood Boulevard and Guthrie Lane. Police said on a social media post that 36-year-old Pittsburg resident Adam Lew entered the lobby to pay for towing fees.
“To our surprise, Lew attempted to pay using a credit card that didn’t belong to him,” the caption on the post read.
Officers were quickly notified and immediately responded to the front lobby, placing Lew under arrest for allegedly using placed under arrest for alleged use of a stolen credit card.
Lew was also found to be in possession of drugs and burglary tools, police said. He was booked at the Martinez Detention Facility on a charge of felony petty theft with prior conviction, along with misdemeanor charges of fraudulent use of a credit card, drug possession, and possession of burglary tools.
Jail records show he is currently being held at the West County Detention Facility in Richmond on $20,000 bail.
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TROY, Michigan (WXYZ) — Michigan is home to several species of owls, but their future depends on having the right habitats. From old trees with nesting cavities to quiet wooded areas, experts say these raptors rely on spaces that are disappearing across the state.
The Troy Nature Center is educating visitors about why protecting owl habitats is crucial to our ecosystem through hands-on encounters with rescued owls.
When you walk through the trails at the Troy Nature Center, you might not expect to come face-to-face with a great horned or screech owl. But staff say these raptors aren’t just crowd-pleasers—they’re teaching visitors why owls are so important to Michigan’s ecosystem.
“This is Rito. He is an eastern screech owl, and this is one of the most common species that you’re going to see living around your neighborhoods,” said Christina Funk, lead naturalist for the Stage Nature Center in Troy.
Rito and his fellow owl Sam each have their own story.
“Sam was rescued when she was a baby. She was a nestling. She had fallen out of the nest and been attacked by a dog,” Funk said.
“She’s what we call an imprint, which means that she relates more to other people than they do their own species,” Funk said.
The center uses these raptors as ambassadors to explain to visitors the crucial role owls play in the environment.
“Mice are a pretty good meal for them,” Funk said.
“They can also eat little types of bugs … out in the wild, they’ll eat little insects, sometimes things like moths, beetles,” Funk said.
But while they’re good hunters, the biggest threat to their survival isn’t prey—it’s people.
“Screech owls like to have their nests inside of cavities and trees. And if we’re cutting down those kind of trees, especially since those are oftentimes the trees that don’t look as nice, then they’re losing their homes and they don’t have a place to nest,” Funk said.
An even bigger danger is rat poison. Funk says there are safer ways we can keep rodent populations in check.
“Putting up a screech owl house is a great thing to do because if you attract screech owls, they will eat the rodents,” Funk said.
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