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    LANCASTER, Pennsylvania (WGAL) — A 5-year-old boy with autism went missing for 15 minutes during recess at Hamilton Elementary School in Lancaster before being found in a wooded creek behind the school, according to the School District of Lancaster.

The boy’s mother, Shantilly Rivera, described the moment she learned her son, Malachi, had been found in the creek.

“I know it’s true, but I’m like, still sitting here like, nah, that didn’t happen. Like there’s no way,” Rivera said.

Malachi’s clothes were dirty and soaking wet when he was found, and he had scrapes and bruises on his legs and back, Rivera said.

“He has like scratches on his leg. Some bruises and scratches on his back,” she said.

Malachi is nonverbal, which his parents said made the situation even more frightening.

“He could have been in the water drowning and he couldn’t ask for help. He can’t scream out, someone help me, I’m drowning! Nothing. He would just drown,” Rivera said.

Malachi’s father, Ivan Rivera, said his son started attending Hamilton Elementary a month ago for its special needs program, which is supposed to provide one teacher for every two students in his class and ensure constant supervision.

“He needs extra precaution, he needs extra care and extra attention. And that’s what we thought we were getting when we put him in. That didn’t seem to be the case today,” Ivan Rivera said.

A district representative said the school immediately called 911 and launched an all-hands-on-deck search as soon as staff realized Malachi was missing.

The representative said student safety is the district’s top priority and confirmed the incident is under investigation. No staff members have been placed on leave at this time.

Malachi’s family said he is doing okay but will not be returning to Hamilton Elementary.

“Somewhere along the line, they promised us that he’d be safe and they failed. They failed us, and they failed him,” Shantilly Rivera said.

The district said its investigation will include reviewing policies to determine what changes are needed to prevent similar incidents.

Malachi’s family suggested measures such as more staff, a fenced-in playground, alarms on gates, or a tracker for students, saying these could have made a difference.

They also cited a similar incident in February when a nonverbal 11-year-old went missing from Fulton Elementary School in Lancaster.

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    DEERFIELD, Wisconsin (WKOW) — Some Milwaukee Brewers fans are getting tattoos to commemorate the team’s World Series run.

For one local tattoo artist, Brewers fever is bringing in a flood of new customers. Katie Long owns Wild Violets Beauty in Deerfield and says a friend gave her the idea to offer Brewers-themed flash tattoos.

“This week actually was kind of a slow week. It was starting out really slow, and I was like, man, I’m gonna have to tell my husband this week is kind of dead,” Long said.

Long says as soon as she posted her flash sheets, it went viral, gaining more than 100,000 views. She’s done more than 30 Brewers tattoos so far. Long said she has booked at least 40 new clients since posting the designs. Fans have traveled from as far as Elkhorn, about an hour away, to get the tattoos. “I had the lady say she wanted to come three hours, and I was very honored, but a part of me was like, ‘You don’t need to go all that far away,'” Long said. “But it’s been amazing. It’s been an adventure. I did not expect this to happen.”

Long said many clients are season ticket holders who want to commemorate the playoff run. One woman told Long she and her son bond over Brewers games and secured tickets for all four potential home games if the series goes to seven. Jason Frane has been a fan his whole life and says he’s been waiting 42 years for the Brewers to be in the World Series. “Every time I look at it, I can remember the feeling of the Brewers getting to the World Series and turn into a little kid again,” Frane said.

Frame says getting the tattoo ranks among the most emotional moments of his adult life. “My kids were born, and then that moment… probably the only three times I’ve cried as an adult,” he said. “People are so pumped. They are loving it,” Long said. “Everyone and their mother are wanting tattoos. They are wanting to get in. They love the little sausages. People are just so excited. So they want to commemorate that by coming in and doing tattoos.”

From Brewers logos to little racing sausage designs, fans are finding all different kinds of ways to celebrate a run they won’t soon forget. Long says she’ll be doing these flash tattoos as long as people want them.

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    SPRINGDALE, Arkansas (KHBS) — What started as a childhood lemonade stand has grown into a lasting legacy of love, hope and giving back for one Northwest Arkansas teenager.

Karis Quinn was just 6-years-old when she began raising money for metastatic breast cancer research, inspired by her mother Lisa’s diagnosis with stage 4 breast cancer.

Her lemonade stand fundraisers brought in thousands of dollars for METAvivor Research and Support Inc., a nonprofit organization dedicated to funding research and supporting people living with metastatic breast cancer.

For Karis, the mission has always been personal.

After losing her mother to the disease, she has continued raising money in her memory, carrying forward a commitment to helping other families affected by breast cancer.

Now a high school student, Karis is turning the page on a new chapter of fundraising.

This fall, she’s trading lemonade for hot chocolate.

On Oct. 22, during Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Karis will host a hot chocolate fundraiser, with 100% of the proceeds benefiting METAvivor.

While the seasons have changed and the little girl behind that first lemonade stand has grown up, the purpose behind her efforts remains the same.

The fundraiser is an opportunity to honor her mother’s memory while supporting research that could give other families more time with their loved ones.

Metastatic breast cancer, also known as stage 4 breast cancer, occurs when cancer spreads beyond the breast to other parts of the body.

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    Medford, OREGON (KDRV) — Law enforcement agencies across Southern Oregon arrested 22 people and cleared 28 warrants last week during a national family violence warrant sweep.

According to the Medford Police Department, the operation brought together 27 law enforcement personnel from MPD Patrol, Criminal Investigations Division, Jackson County Sheriff Oregon’s Parole and Probation and advocates from Community Works. The sweep was part of ongoing efforts to hold offenders accountable and support victims of domestic violence.

The operation cleared 16 open or probable cause cases. Four victims connected with support services during the sweep.

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, an opportunity to raise awareness, support survivors and highlight resources available to those experiencing abuse. MPD says holding offenders accountable is an important part of ongoing work, but connecting victims with support and resources is equally important.

Help is available for anyone experiencing domestic violence. Community Works operates a 24-hour helpline at 541-779-4357, and the National Domestic Violence Hotline can be reached at 800-799-7233 or by texting START to 88788.

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    DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) — Milo, a 2-year-old Chihuahua mix with a rare condition, is thriving at Animal Lifeline of Iowa, a special-needs, no-kill animal shelter.

Stacie Leinen, executive director of Animal Lifeline of Iowa, said, “He loves people. He literally smiles and lights up with kids.”

Milo has been at the shelter for a month after arriving in poor condition.

“He was vomiting frequently. He wasn’t able to keep food down. He was sluggish and underweight when he arrived to us,” Leinen said.

Diagnosed with megaesophagus, Milo’s esophagus muscles do not work properly to move food down and keep it down.

“His esophagus muscles essentially do not work the way they should in forcing the food down and keeping it down,” Leinen said.

To help him eat safely, the shelter had a Bailey Chair custom-made for Milo, which keeps him upright and uses gravity to move food into his stomach.

“Now he’s feeling good. He’s gained some weight,” Leinen said.

For the first time in his life, Milo’s disorder is under control.

“He’s a loving, playful little guy. He loves kids. He loves people. He’s a typical dog outside of how he needs to eat,” Leinen said.

Milo will be ready for adoption in a few weeks, and the shelter hopes to find him a “fur-ever” home.

Animal Lifeline of Iowa also provides care for pregnant dogs and cats, a service that was rare when the shelter first opened 40 years ago.

“Pregnant dogs and cats were often immediately euthanized because of space and financial restraints,” Leinen said.

Today, the shelter continues to offer care for pregnant animals. Currently, the shelter is caring for three mother cats and their 14 kittens, who are healthy and preparing for adoption.

You can support this special-needs, no-kill animal shelter at Animal Lifeline’s Annual Paws and Claws Benefit Auction. It is Saturday, Nov. 7, at Embassy Suites in downtown Des Moines. Go to the shelter’s website for ticket information. You can also support the shelter’s mission by shopping at Animal Lifeline’s Thrift Shop at 3304 SW 9th in Des Moines.

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    EUGENE, Oregon (KEZI) — A Keizer woman who called police to complain about being kicked out of a bar was arrested for driving under the influence of intoxicants, according to the Eugene Police Department.

EPD officials said that Madison Raine Freymann, 21, called Eugene police Wednesday night to report getting kicked out of the O Bar for no reason. The bartender then called to say a woman was trying to start multiple fights, got aggressive and refused to leave. The bartender reported that Freymann was too intoxicated to drive and almost hit the building as she left on Commons Drive. She then got into the driver’s seat of a car. Police found the described car — a gray Jeep Cherokee — at the 76 gas station on Coburg Road. The car stopped, and a records check showed the registration was expired.

Freymann smelled of alcohol and had slurred speech. She agreed to take field sobriety tests and admitted to drinking two drinks.

She was arrested for driving under the influence of intoxicants. She refused a breathalyzer test and a warrant was granted for a blood draw. She was cited for refusal to take a breath test.

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    WAUSAU, Wisconsin (WAOW) — A century-old Pepsi mural has been discovered hidden beneath the siding of a building on North 3rd Street in Wausau.

Nancy Bornheimer, owner of 1st Place Trophy & Engraving, hired Mike Whitmore Construction to update the old siding on the building. Workers uncovered the painted advertisement shortly after starting the project.

“They basically looked at me and said: ‘Look at what we found’. I was shocked,” Bornheimer said.

Mike Whitmore, owner of Mike Whitmore Construction, said the discovery came as a surprise. “We had just set up in the afternoon to start removing siding. It didn’t take long until we started to find the paint underneath … Just showed up for another day on the job, and all of a sudden we found this. It’s kind of a neat change,” Whitmore said.

The discovery prompted history lovers to research the building and the mural. Christine Martens, president of Friends of Wausau Historic Landmarks, said the Pepsi logo dates back to the late 1930s.

“It’s hard to tell exactly, but that Pepsi logo, if my research is correct, was used in the late 1930’s, mid to late 1930’s, to about 1950,” Martens said.

The building was constructed in 1910 and opened as a business shortly after. “August of 1914, George and his wife Eugenia opened their business here which was a grocery store,” Martens said.

The building changed hands several times after 1929. “The Krueger’s, the Eggebrecht’s, the Wandry’s,” Martens said.

Frank and Erna Otto purchased the building in 1947. After the mural was uncovered, people said they remembered visiting the store decades ago. “And that’s who a lot of people remember going and buying dime story candy from,” Martens said.

Martens believes the mural was covered sometime in the 1960s. Bornheimer plans to preserve the mural so people can enjoy it.

“Doing something, somehow to actually preserve it as it is. So that people can go by and enjoy it,” Bornheimer said.

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