‘Shots fired, officer down’: Broadcastify audio provides more insight into shooting that injured 3 officers

CNN Newsource on December 4, 2025

By Beth Carlson

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    OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — Three Omaha police officers were injured in a shooting at a south Omaha gas station, but the incident started hours before at a north Omaha grocery store.

Detectives tracked the vehicle to the QuikTrip, and the suspect allegedly went into the bathroom.

According to Omaha police, officers tried to get him out of the bathroom, and that was when the gunfire broke out. One officer was injured during this initial shooting.

There was a civilian in the bathroom at the time, and officers were able to get him out safely.

OPD said after the initial exchange, police retreated outside the bathroom door. That was when he exited the bathroom and allegedly opened fire, injuring a second officer.

Officials said officers returned fire, killing the suspect.

A third officer was injured by shrapnel.

According to OPD, the incident was captured on body-worn camera.

OPD’s officer involved investigations team is being assisted by Nebraska State Patrol, Bellevue police and Papillion police.

The officers have all been placed on paid critical incident leave, which is department policy.

They will be interviewed at a later time.

KETV obtained radio traffic from Broadcastify.

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Man saws into game machine at laundromat, steals over $11,000

CNN Newsource on December 4, 2025

By Rob McCartney

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    OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — A masked man broke into a game machine at a laundromat near 60th and Ames, stealing over $11,000 in cash.

The incident happened on the night of Nov. 10.

The suspect was seen on video sitting at the machine, looking at his phone and surveying the area before acting.

When the laundromat was mostly empty, the man pulled an electric saw from his pants and cut open the front of the machine, allowing him to access the cash box.

He then removed the cash box, picked up his saw and a piece of clothing, and quickly left the scene.

The suspect is described as fairly tall, wearing a blue jacket, red shorts over blue pants or jeans, and a black mask.

The gaming company said he caused about $5,000 in damage to the machine and stole more than $11,000 from the cash box.

Investigators said the suspect may not have an address and could be staying at the Sienna Francis House.

Anyone with any information is asked to contact Omaha Crime Stoppers at 402-444-STOP or online here.

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Mayor proposes ban on ‘gas station drugs’ sold at shops

CNN Newsource on December 4, 2025

By Nick Sloan

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    KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KMBC) — Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas is pushing for a citywide crackdown on the unregulated “gas station drugs” sold at convenience stores and vape shops.

Lucas this week introduced an ordinance which would prohibit the sale of products such as kratom, Delta-8 and Delta-9 THC edibles, synthetic cannabinoids, and nitrous oxide canisters that are currently legal to sell but not overseen by federal health regulators.

“Unregulated gas station drugs are substances that are sold with virtually no oversight or accountability,” Lucas said. “The products are marketed as legal alternatives but often just as dangerous as controlled substances and have no place on our shelves when they contribute to addiction, overdoses, and neighborhood instability, particularly impacting our children.”

City officials say the Kansas City Health Department recently investigated a deadly overdose in which kratom was found in the victim’s system.

Kratom, along with hemp-derived THC products like Delta-8 and Delta-9, has not been approved for any medical use by the Food and Drug Administration.

Public Safety Director Lace Cline said the products are often linked not only to health harms but also disorder around the businesses that sell them.

Violations could lead to fines of $750 to $1,000 per day and could cost business owners their licenses.

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Parents arrested, accused of ‘severe pattern of neglect’ after child’s death

CNN Newsource on December 4, 2025

By Jacob Freeman

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    SALT LAKE CITY (KSL, KSL TV) — A man and woman were arrested in Cache County after their 18-month-old child died of malnutrition and dehydration in March, authorities announced on Thursday.

The Cache County Sheriff’s Office identified the parents as Mitchell and Carrie Murray and said their child died at a residence in Nibley on March 19. The sheriff’s office said the investigation began immediately afterward.

“Follow-up investigative steps conducted by the Cache County Sheriff’s Office identified a severe pattern of neglect leading up to the infant’s death,” the sheriff’s office said.

Authorities were able to use data from baby monitors and surveillance cameras to reconstruct a timeline of the four days leading up to the child’s death. The sheriff’s office said for those 96 hours, “the total time another human being was identified as being present with the child was 49 minutes and 15 seconds.”

Investigators also found that the child was out of the crib for a combined six hours and 15 minutes, and had only six diaper changes during that time.

“The findings of the medical examiner confirmed that the infant died due to complications arising from malnutrition and dehydration,” the sheriff’s office said. “Based on these facts and the medical findings, Mitchell and Carrie Murray were taken into custody.”

Police documents say Carrie Murray works as a nurse, and Mitchell Murray said he works from home and takes care of the children during the day — there was also a 4-year-old child in the home.

Lt. Mikelshan Bartschi with the Cache County Sheriff’s Office said the Murrays cooperated with the investigation. He said the video of the child’s room was difficult for detectives to watch.

“Watching the video was a very tough task for the detective who was charged with that. It carries a burden, right? To watch a child sit there and be zipped back into its crib for that extensive amount of time,” Bartschi said.

The lieutenant said it was difficult for investigators to understand why the child was left in those conditions.

“My job is to be that impartial fact finder, and that’s our role, and this is one of those that I think a lot of us are going to struggle with ‘why’ for a long time,” Bartschi said. “And all we have to say to that is what the parents had said, and they didn’t view what they had done as necessarily wrong, or as a problem.”

Police documents said the child was primarily fed waffles, and Carrie Murray reportedly told investigators that the child “had only eaten baby food once or twice.”

The documents also said that when investigators asked Carrie Murray why she thought the child had died, she guessed SIDS, although that typically only affects infants under a year old. Then, according to the documents, she said “it was just her time, I guess.”

The Murrays were both booked into the Cache County Jail on accusations of child abuse and homicide.

Contributing: Adam Small, KSL NewsRadio

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‘You got her?’: Bodycam shows dramatic rescue of 4-year-old from fire

CNN Newsource on December 4, 2025

By Mariana La Roche, James Stratton

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    RACINE COUNTY, Wisconsin (WISN) — The Racine County sheriff’s office has released body camera footage showing the dramatic rescue of a 4-year-old girl from a burning home. The rescue happened at a house fire in the village of Raymond.

The video shows deputies rushing into the smoke-filled house. A deputy can be heard asking, “You got her?” Another deputy responds, “Got her. Come here,” as the child is carried out of the home.

While the child was rescued, 38-year-old Jenna Zuehlke and a family dog died in the fire. Zuehlke is the child’s mother, according to sheriff’s deputies. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

A friend tells WISN 12 News Zuehlke was living at the home, on 108th street near Five Mile road, temporarily with another friend.

“They were displaced,” said Rebecca Kostrzewski Tuesday. “They didn’t have anywhere to go, as far as what she told me. So, she was letting them stay in the basement until they could get back on their feet.”

Racine County deputies say the woman who let Zuehlke and her kids stay at the home left the scene during the fire, but deputies arrested her nearby. Court records show she was taken into custody on an unrelated warrant from a previous drug charge. The woman, who WISN 12 News is not naming, will likely go before a judge Thursday, according to the Racine County District Attorney.

Racine County Deputies say the fire does not appear to be criminal. They have not yet determined a cause.

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Help children in Southern Colorado by donating at KRDO13’s annual Toy Drive Thursday

KRDO on December 4, 2025

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – Anchors and reporters from KRDO13 will be at the Whataburger off of Montebello Drive until 6:30 p.m. Thursday for our annual Season of Sharing Toy Drive.

We partner with Toys for Tots every year to help make it a very merry Christmas for all children in Colorado Springs. You can also donate at any Whataburger location in Southern Colorado until Dec. 21.

If you can’t make it out in person, you can give a monetary donation here. If you aren’t in Colorado Springs, your monetary donation will go to your local Toys for Tots chapter.

Reporter Bradley Davis and the KRDO13 crew are already at the Montebello location. Come on by and see us on your way into work!

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Stabbing suspect steals police cruiser after climbing into window

CNN Newsource on December 4, 2025

By Fletcher Keel

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    MIDDLETOWN, Ohio (WLWT) — A man has been taken into custody after stealing a Middletown police cruiser from a stabbing scene early Thursday morning.

Officials say it all started around 3:50 a.m. in the 4400 block of Bonita Dr. Officers arrived in reference to a stabbing.

Arriving units located a victim, who was transported to the Atrium Medical Center with over 30 stab wounds, officials say. Police say the victim was later transported to Miami Valley Hospital in critical condition.

Police say the suspect, identified as 24-year-old Jonathan Crabtree, fled the scene on foot. An MPD K9 unit attempted to track Crabtree but, in the process, he gained entry into a locked police cruiser through the window, stealing the vehicle.

MPD says an area-wide BOLO was issued for the vehicle. It was later located in Independence, Kentucky, where Crabtree was taken into custody without further incident.

Independence police confirmed Crabtree was taken into custody earlier Thursday, and said MPD detectives were coming to Independence to conduct interviews.

Independence officials say a resident of Rusconi Drive saw the stolen vehicle parked and contacted the Kenton County Communications Center to report the suspicious vehicle. Independence and Kenton County officers responded and surrounded the vehicle, leading to Crabtree being taken into custody.

Middletown police say charges and extradition are pending. Independence police say Crabtree has been charged with receiving stolen property over $10,000 and taken to the Kenton County Detention Center.

Anyone with information regarding the stabbing or theft of the police cruiser is asked to contact MPD at (513) 425-7736.

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University of Utah team discovers rare computer relic

CNN Newsource on December 4, 2025

By Shelby Lofton

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    SALT LAKE CITY (KSL, KSL TV) — A research team at the University of Utah uncovered a rare piece of computing history.

Aleks Maricq, research associate in the Flux Research Group, discovered a version of the original UNIX operating system from 1973 that was thought to be lost. He found it while cleaning a storage room.

“I think UNIX before was only sent out to 20 people total, outside of Bell Laboratories, so it was rather scarce,” Maricq said. “The fact we found a version at all is pretty astonishing.”

Rob Ricci, a professor in the Kalhert School of Computing, said this particular tape was influential. It paved the way for operating systems like Linux and macOS.

“Someone at the University of Utah — we believe it was Martin Newell, who’s also famous for being the guy who invented the Utah teapot that’s used for graphics — we believe that he expressed an interest in this, asked Ken for a copy, and was sent here,” Ricci said.

He said the UNIX v4 is a template for the way we use computers today.

The team hasn’t been able to actually see what’s on this tape because they don’t have the technology to do that.

“We don’t actually know if the contents of the tape are readable,” Maricq said. “We don’t know if it’s been overwritten. Recovery of this is going to be quite an ordeal.”

They’re taking it on a road trip to California to have it read at the Computer History Museum.

“We’re driving it instead of flying it because we don’t know exactly what the scatter radiation and all of the checks that they do… We don’t exactly know what that would do to this tape,” said research associate Jon Duerig.

If successful, the tape could offer a rare glimpse into the intentions of the original Unix developers.

“What I’m hoping for is to get a glimpse at what the humans did,” Duerig said. “I think the source code, especially source code with comments, which are… comments, the computer ignores all the comments, but the humans — us — we want to read them. You know, that’s like footnotes in the design.”

Researchers and hobbyists worldwide are eager to see what it contains.

“It’s really valuable to be able to look back at where we came from and how things have ended up the way that they are, as a way of also thinking about the moment that we’re in and how we want to evolve our computing for the future,” Ricci said.

Once the tape is read, Maricq said he’d like to display it in the new engineering building.

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Animal rights activist Zoe Rosenberg sentenced for taking 4 chickens from farm

CNN Newsource on December 4, 2025

By Suzanne Phan

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    SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — A Bay Area animal rights activist in a high-profile trial involving the theft of chickens will have to serve time in jail.

A judge has sentenced a 23-year-old Zoe Rosenberg to a hybrid sentence of 90 days in jail.

She will serve 30 days in jail and become eligible for jail alternatives for the final 60 days.

Rosenberg made national headlines for taking four chickens from Perdue Farm’s Slaughterhouse in Petaluma in 2023.

She says she was investigating animal cruelty and rescued the animals.

In court Wednesday, Rosenberg talked about her pain.

“I am filled with remorse for every animal I failed to save,” said Rosenberg.

Rosenberg was previously found guilty of four charges — including a felony count of conspiracy and three misdemeanor counts of trespassing and tampering with a vehicle.

The Sonoma County District Attorney wanted to see her sentenced to six months in County Jail, saying that she didn’t show any remorse for her actions.

A large crowd of Rosenberg’s supporters turned out before Wednesday’s sentencing hearing.

Her attorney, friends and family and “Direct Action Everywhere” — the group that Rosenberg is part of — say she shouldn’t serve any jail time.

They say Rosenberg is a “uniquely compassionate person”

Her defense attorney argues that Rosenberg has life-threatening health conditions.

The judge, though, ultimately agreeing with prosecutors who said she broke the law.

They support the sentence.

“She chose criminality and then built an elaborate spectacle around it, and she will serve this consequence whether she approves of it or not,” said Sonoma County Deputy DA Matthew Hobson.

Petaluma Poultry released this statement in response to the sentence Rosenberg received saying:

“This decision underscores the seriousness of Direct Action Everywhere’s actions and upholds the rule of law. It affirms a basic truth: when you break the law, you’ll be held responsible. We’re grateful that DxE has been held to account for its unlawful campaign.”

According to the Sonoma County District Attorney’s office, Rosenberg faced a maximum sentence of 4.5 years in local custody. The Court imposed a two-year term of formal probation with 90 days county jail and approximately $102,000 in restitution.

A restitution hearing will be scheduled later to determine the precise amount owed to Petaluma Poultry. The company documented more than $100,000 in losses resulting from the incident. Rosenberg has indicated she intends to contest that amount, and the Court will resolve the issue after receiving additional evidence.

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Air taxis could soon be coming to South Florida to tackle growing traffic issues

CNN Newsource on December 4, 2025

By Ari Hait

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    Florida (WPBF) — Air taxis could soon be coming to the skies over south Florida as a way for residents to combat the growing traffic congestion on local roads.

At a Wednesday news conference in Miami, a company called Archer Aviation unveiled its plan to bring the air taxis to the area in 2026.

“This is the kind of stuff that legends are made of,” Miami Mayor Francis Suarez said during an event unveiling the eVTOL, which stands for electric vertical takeoff and landing.

“It takes off and lands like a helicopter and flies forward like an airplane,” said Melissa McCaffrey, Archer Aviation’s Head of Government Affairs.

Archer Aviation plans to use the eVTOLs as air taxis, capable of carrying four passengers and a pilot over traffic.

“This is not science fiction anymore, guys. This is not the Jetsons. This is real,” Suarez said.

The air taxis will be based in Miami and will fly to multiple locations, including airports in Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Boca Raton, and West Palm Beach.

They will also have landing areas at Hard Rock Stadium and the Apogee golf course in Hobe Sound.

Archer Aviation has partnered with Related Ross to bring the air taxis to a still unnamed spot in downtown West Palm Beach.

“Having a new component to the mobility network here in Palm Beach County is very exciting for us to be a part of,” said Jordan Rathlev, Executive Vice-President of Related Ross.

Archer plans to start with a few taxis and increase the number as demand grows. While the specific cost for a ride has not been released, Archer believes it will be comparable to rideshares like Uber and Lyft.

The goal is to transform hours spent sitting in traffic into a ten or twenty-minute ride in the sky.

“These kinds of solutions are essential for quality of life, otherwise we’re all going to be going crazy,” Suarez said.

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