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    LAKEVILLE, Minnesota (WCCO) — A baby boy from Lakeville, Minnesota needed specialized medical care at a hospital across the country.

Thanks to some committed parents and a Midwest nonprofit staffed with volunteer pilots, he made the journey.

“He’s overcome like every obstacle,” said mom Mackenzie Richardson.

Chase Byers has faced some serious health challenges. The 8-month-old was born prematurely, after a high risk pregnancy, alongside his twin brother Cameron Byers.

But unlike his brother, Chase Byers was diagnosed with a heart condition — dextro-transposition of the great arteries and a ventricular septal defect — which required surgery.

“So, it essentially meant his pulmonary and aorta were switched backwards,” Richardson explained.

After seeing doctors in the Twin Cities, Chase Byers’ parents searched for a second opinion. The young couple found a heart surgeon at Boston Children’s Hospital confident he could give their child the specialized care he needed.

“[The doctor] said I am 99.9% confident I can do the arterial switch procedure, and it can be one and done,” said Richardson.

The next piece of the puzzle – transportation. Richardson considered the options, like driving nearly 20 hours or getting on a commercial flight with her son’s medical equipment and dozens of people.

“If Chase were to get a common cold within a month of his surgery, they would have postponed it so it just wasn’t a risk we were willing to take,” she said.

The family turned to a Midwest nonprofit, Lifeline Pilots, for help getting to Massachusetts.

“This is a way to get some flying in and feel good about it at the end of the day,” said volunteer pilot and Lifeline Pilots board member Ken Reily, who is based in Minnesota.

While Reily didn’t pilot Chase Byers’ plane, he’s flown over 50 patients in the last 18 years to non-emergency medical care.

“[Some patients] otherwise wouldn’t drive for this care or maybe it’s too expensive to travel and we can get them there,” Reily said.

The nonprofit says they flew over 1,000 flights last year and concentrate their help in ten Midwest states. Reily says it’s the people who keep him coming back year after year.

“Just the passengers, they are so thankful,” he said. “It’s just tremendously rewarding.”

After a month and a half in Boston, little Chase Byers is back at home in Minnesota recovering. His dad, Evan Byers, calls the difference “night and day.”

“After this it’s like, why would you not get a second opinion?” said Evan Byers.

The couple are now encouraging other families to advocate for themselves and hoping people take advantage of the nonprofit and community support that made their journey just a little bit smoother.

The Byers are still fundraising to cover the cost of their son’s future care.

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    MINNESOTA (WCCO) — Two people from Roseville each face manslaughter charges after their 15-month-old girl fell from the balcony of their apartment and died earlier this summer.

The parents were each charged with two counts of second-degree manslaughter.

The criminal complaint says that a woman at the apartment on Lexington Avenue North called police around 2 p.m. on July 6 to report that the child had fallen.

Documents describe a balcony at least two floors above, with vertical metal bars with gaps between them. A sliding glass door leading to the balcony was partially open and there was a large tear in the screen. The fiancée of the woman who called police reported that the sliding door and screen had been broken for several months.

While authorities were providing aid to the girl, they noticed a second child crawl through the bars on the balcony and hold onto the outside. The complaint says that officers yelled at the child to go back inside and eventually a woman came out to retrieve the child and went back into the apartment.

The girl was pronounced dead a day after the fall.

In a follow-up interview with a child protection investigator, the 30-year-old woman said the children were watching TV while she was getting ready to take a shower. She said their father was home and assumed he would stay for a while.

The father, 35, told the investigator he had arrived home to find the kids watch TV and made them lunch. He told their mother he was leaving and assumed she would watch them, the complaint says.

According to the charges, a maintenance employee had repeatedly warned the couple that he had seen children hanging out of the balcony and warned them of the danger.

The father denied the reports of the children hanging out of the balcony, documents state. He also said the family had asked management to fix the screen door multiple times, though records show no requests.

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    CHICAGO (WBBM) — Federal agents threw a tear gas canister at people on a busy street in the Logan Square neighborhood on Friday outside a grocery store and near an elementary school.

Cell phone video shows what appears to be uniformed federal immigration agents throwing a tear gas canister from their SUV just before noon near the Rico Fresh supermarket in Logan Square. A person on a scooter was stopped in front of the SUV at the time.

Surveillance video showing an overhead view of what happened shows the street filling with tear gas clouds and people starting to disperse.

“I felt tear gas immediately hit my eyes and nose,” witness Albany Rodriguez said.

Rodriguez works nearby and recorded video of the incident.

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Federal agents threw a tear gas canister at people on a busy street in the Logan Square neighborhood on Friday outside a grocery store and near an elementary school.

Cell phone video shows what appears to be uniformed federal immigration agents throwing a tear gas canister from their SUV just before noon near the Rico Fresh supermarket in Logan Square. A person on a scooter was stopped in front of the SUV at the time.

Surveillance video showing an overhead view of what happened shows the street filling with tear gas clouds and people starting to disperse.

“I felt tear gas immediately hit my eyes and nose,” witness Albany Rodriguez said.

Rodriguez works nearby and recorded video of the incident.

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“I just think these tactics are disgusting and they’re inhumane,” she said.

After throwing the tear gas canister, the agents left the scene.

Neighbors were outraged that the incident happened in front of Funston Elementary School. Volunteers arrived at the school ahead of dismissal to make sure kids got home safely.

“There was a call put out to help protect kids as they try to walk home and not have to deal with this violence,” volunteer Tania Kadakia said. “I can’t believe this is the United States of America.”

Fellow volunteer Kari Solberg said she witnessed the incident, and was a victim of the tear gas.

“I don’t know if it was tear gas or smoke bombs or what the proper terminology is, but those went off, and as soon as it hit my face and hit my eyes, I knew that I couldn’t be out in it, so I just ran back and got in my car,” she said. “I don’t feel safe. I feel sad for my neighbors. I feel anxious about the future.”

In a letter to parents, Funston principal Sarah Trevino-Terronez said, while the incident didn’t happen on school grounds, the school held recess indoors for the remainder of the day as a precaution.

“Our school operations were not otherwise impacted, and all of our students and staff members are safe,” she wrote. “I want to emphasize that school is the best and safest place for our students. Our staff is well-versed in the proper protocols for keeping our students and school community safe in case federal law enforcement representatives attempt to enter school property or interact with students or staff.”

Mayor Brandon Johnson condemned the agents’ actions in a statement posted on social media.

“ICE’s abusive tactics have no place in our city, and our elected officials will continue to stand with residents against this attempt to stoke fear and intimidation,” he wrote.

CBS News Chicago legal analyst Irv Miller said someone should file a police report about the incident with the Chicago Police Department.

Miller said, while the agent’s actions might be justified if he was in fear for his safety when he threw the tear gas canister, if not he could potentially face criminal charges.

“The problem is, we don’t know what was happening to him at the moment he did that. Was he in fear of his own safety at the time and had to do it, or was he just seeing this motorcycle in front of him that wouldn’t move, and he just decided to throw it for no apparent reason?” Miller said. “One, it’s a violation of law if he didn’t have a legitimate reason – being in fear of his own safety – but the other is you can’t do it for no reason. You’re committing an assault.”

Miller said he expects anyone who might have been affected by the tear gas, or parents of children at the nearby school might seek to file a police report over the incident.

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    Westmoreland County (KDKA) — Lydia Prince, the woman who ran into a police station after she escaped being kidnapped and held at gunpoint, only to be reported missing again, has been found.

The 48-year-old Prince earlier this week ran into the police station after her husband kidnapped her and held her at gunpoint. Days later, the Westmoreland County District Attorney’s Office said she had been missing since Thursday afternoon. The Scottdale Police Department added that they believed she was in a red Subaru with Pennsylvania license plates.

On Saturday morning, the Scottdale Police Department said that Prince and her husband, Shawn Prince, were found in Kentucky.

“On the evening of October 3, into the early morning hours of October 4, officers were alerted to the vehicle being seen by a roadside camera in Morehead, Kentucky,” Scottsdale police said in a release. “The officers immediately began calling as many agencies as possible in the area to obtain direction of travel, possible destinations, and getting Kentucky and Tennessee police officers to possible locations that the pair may be heading.”

Ultimately, the couple was found to be in the parking lot of a hotel in Maysville, Kentucky. Police in Maysville, along with Kentucky State Police, were able to take Shawn Prince into custody.

He is now awaiting extradition to Westmoreland County.

Woman goes missing just days after escaping kidnapping On Thursday, the Westmoreland County District Attorney’s Office said they were charging 29-year-old Shawn Prince with kidnapping, simple assault, terroristic threats, and harassment in connection with Lydia Prince’s kidnapping.

Lydia Prince’s family contacted the Scottsdale police on Wednesday after not hearing from her in days. Police went to the home, which was empty, but while they visited the home, they learned Lydia had gone to the police station.

She told police that after an earlier domestic incident, Shawn had kidnapped her, and he threatened to cut the throat of her friend’s child if she did not go with him.

He then took her to a wooded area and put a gun to her head. They stayed in the wooded area until Wednesday morning, and after that, Shawn allowed Lydia to drive, and recognizing where she was, she went to the Scottsdale Police Department.

“He told her to take over driving,” Mike Whipkey, police chief in Scottdale, said. “At that point, she noticed she was in the Ohiopyle area. So, she got her bearings and was able to come back to Scottdale.”

On Thursday, she was reported missing once again.

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    MIAMI (WFOR) — Nearly two years after Hamas and other Palestinian militant groups launched a surprise attack on Israel, members of South Florida’s Jewish and Palestinian communities are sharing their hopes that peace talks can move forward—but only after hostages are released.

Local voices react to war’s anniversary Audra Berg said she has traveled to Israel several times since fighting broke out in Gaza. On one visit, she got close to an area that had been attacked near the Gaza Strip.

“It’s frightening to see in real life what really happened there,” Berg said.

The expressed cautious optimism now that Hamas has agreed to be part of a peace proposal with Israel, a deal that involves releasing all hostages held by both Hamas and Israel.

“There can be no concessions without seeing our hostages who are currently still alive returning,” Berg said.

A Palestinian family’s concern Zaki Dakkak, who is Palestinian and has family in Lebanon, said they have not been directly caught in combat but he has worried about them throughout the conflict.

“I mean, I’d sleep much better. I’m very close with my family. Obviously we’re not there, they’re obviously suffering from the situation more. But it’s definitely taking a toll,” he said.

Dakkak said the decades-long conflict has strained his family for generations. Despite the history of violence, he believes this moment could mark a shift.

“I think that’s the biggest thing in this conflict is looking to the future,” Dakkak said. “We’re keep looking to the past and bringing generational hatred into conflict when we should be looking to the future.”

Jewish Federation plans ceremony The Jewish Federation of Broward County will hold a special ceremony Sunday to honor victims of the October 7 attack.

Both sides told CBS News Miami they remain skeptical of the proposed deal until they see the hostages released.

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