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    WICHITA, Kansas (KAKE) — Wichita police say an 80-year-old woman who was stabbed Friday morning has died, and they’ve arrested her daughter for murder.

Officers responded at around 7:50 a.m. to a reported cutting at a home in the 1500 block of East Crowley, near Wassall and Hydraulic. They arrived to find the 47-year-old suspect outside the home with cuts on her hands. Inside the residence, officers found Anita Avers unresponsive in her bed with multiple stab wounds.

EMS took Avers to a local hospital, where she died just before 8:30 a.m.

Jail records identify the suspect as 47-year-old Angelynn Mock, who is in jail for murder in the first degree.

Anita’s husband tells us she was a therapist at Wichita Counseling Professionals.

KAKE News has confirmed that the suspect, Angelynn Mock, is a former news anchor in St. Louis.

The Sedgwick County District Attorney’s Office on Sunday confirmed to KAKE News that Mock has not been charged in relation to the arrest, saying, “This case has not been presented to our office for a charging decision so Ms. Mock has not been charged with any crime in relation to her arrest on Friday.”

The investigation is ongoing.

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    TROY, Michigan (WXYZ) — A 15-year-old Life Scout from Troy is making history while working toward one of scouting’s highest honors.

Anson Pingree built an 1830s-style bread oven for Troy’s Historic Village as part of his Eagle Scout project, creating a functional piece of history that will serve the community for years to come.

“It’s cool. It’s like I built a little piece of history and it gets to stay here for as long as the village exists,” Pingree said.

The ambitious teen wanted his Eagle Scout project to leave a lasting impression.

“I didn’t want anything small. I wanted it to be long lasting and show people in the future how I was as a scout and a person,” Pingree said.

The historic bread oven fulfills a long-held vision for the village’s youth programs.

“It’s really, really exciting for us,” said Alex Konieczny, Troy’s Historic Village youth program director. “I’ve had this vision of having a bread oven for baking bread and things like that.”

Pingree began construction in July and spent four months building the oven from the ground up. His father, Dan Pingree, supported him throughout the project, continuing a family tradition of Eagle Scouts.

“I was a Boy Scout and Eagle Scout. My father was an Eagle Scout, and my grandfather was an Eagle Scout,” Dan Pingree said.

The $1,300 project was funded through donations from family and friends. On Saturday, the oven was fired for the first time during a bread baking class at the village.

Jeff Pavlik, a historian and bread baking instructor dressed in 1830s-style clothing, taught participants using authentic period recipes.

“They’re going to get their hands involved in history. They’ll get to see how the yeast was made and how the yeast was utilized, the process and the techniques,” Pavlik said.

Pavlik, also an Eagle Scout, helped with the oven project that will significantly support the village’s operations.

“Being able to do programs like this, this is how we operate, this is how we stay open and serve the community and it lets us keep doing more and more cool stuff,” Konieczny said.

Pingree hopes to complete his Eagle Scout Board of Review by the end of the year.

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    VILLISCA, Iowa (KETV) — In the tiny town of Villisca, Iowa, one house carries a sinister secret.

Stepping inside 508 East Second Street takes you back to June 12, 1912, when the home belonged to the Moore family.

That fateful night, two neighbor girls, the Stillinger sisters, made the unfortunate choice of sleeping over.

None of them would ever wake up again. That night, all eight would be murdered with an ax.

Decades later, brave souls enter the house to learn the story and to experience the paranormal.

My curiosity brought me to a tour of the home led by property manager Kelly Mattson.

“This is where the Stillinger girls were found. Sadly, they were unrecognizable. The only way they could be identified was that their names were in their Bibles,” said Mattson.

A walk through the halls will send shivers down your spine and give you the feeling that time stopped when the murders took place.

“There’s actually a mark here in the wall. This one led authorities to believe the killer was left-handed. This is the way the upswing of it is,” said Mattson.

Even more chilling than the mark was entering the area where the murderer waited to strike.

It’s believed that the killer hid in this attic that very night when eight different murders were committed throughout this house, going room by room, person to person — and to this day, over 100 years later, we still don’t know who was behind it all.

What we do know is that visitors swear they come into contact with the paranormal.

“If you think of haunted, it happens. It’s gotten to the point that footsteps and voices are normal — which is really crazy to say,” said Mattson.

KETV’s assignment editor and paranormal investigator in her own right, Victoria Holley, came along to help me identify possible spirits in the house.

“If you hear a word, that might be a ghost trying to pick it out,” said Holley.

She came prepared with equipment that would put the Ghostbusters to shame.

“This is called a REM pod. The idea is that spirits can manipulate energy, so if something gets close to it, it’ll tell you how close and how strong the electromagnetic field is,” said Holley.

Almost instantly, energy was picked up, setting off the REM pods throughout the house—from the baby’s crib to the attic where the murderer waited to strike.

Now that there was a sign that spirits might actually be in the house, it was time to try and communicate.

“Is anyone in the room with us?” I asked.

We grabbed more advanced tools. This device is believed to allow souls to communicate by manipulating energy in a room to pull words from radio frequencies.

At first, our conversation seemed promising.

“Should I leave the house?” I questioned.

“Slowly,” answered the machine.

But as I moved throughout the house, I stopped getting answers.

“Do you want me to leave?” I questioned again.

I was left with the sound of static.

I was down to one last tool. Similar to the radio, I’d ask a question, and it would talk back.

“Do you know what happened in this house?” I asked.

“Friday,” said the machine.

“What happened Friday?” I asked

“Help,” the machine replied.

Again, it seemed like we might be making progress, sending me the signal that something was important.

“What’s important?” I asked

At the very same time, the REM pod we left in the crib beeped off.

Just when we thought we were going to get an answer related to the murders, I stopped receiving answers from the devices.

While we may not have actually seen any ghosts during our stay at the house, we felt their presence in every room.

A place where eight innocent souls continue to rest to this day.

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    MADISON COUNTY, Kentucky (WLKY) — Kentucky officers are warning parents to check Halloween candy after needles were found inside treats in two different counties.

Over the weekend, the Madison County Sheriff’s Office made posts to their social media reporting two instances of Halloween candy containing needles.

Madison County deputies responded to the first incident on Halloween. The sheriff’s office says that trick-or-treater returned home with their candy when they discovered needles inside a pack of Twizzlers. Two needles were discovered.

The needles can be viewed in the photos below.

Deputies responded Saturday to a second incident. They say the trick-or-treaters were inspecting their candy when they discovered a needle in an Almond Joy. A needle can be seen poking out of a candy bar in the photo below:

It was not specified if the sheriff’s office believes the incidents are connected.

On Sunday, nearly 150 miles away, the Glasgow Police Department posted to their social media a photo of a needle sticking out of a broken candy bar.

Anyone who finds contaminated candy should contact police.

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    PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania (WTAE) — The body of a man was recovered one day after a massive fire tore through a building in Pittsburgh’s Sheraden neighborhood Saturday morning.

Pittsburgh police and fire officials were first called to a building located in the 700 block of Hillsboro Street just after midnight Saturday, following reports of a two-alarm fire.

Officials said when they arrived on the scene, flames were coming from the second floor of the building.

As firefighters worked to contain the fire, they said the building partially collapsed, causing the roof and third floor to fall onto the second floor of the structure.

Firefighters said they established a fire watch at the scene and extinguished two flare-ups, one that occurred at 4:45 a.m. and another at 7:20 a.m. on Saturday.

Police later utilized drones to initiate a search and rescue operation after they said a man was believed to have been inside when the fire broke out. They said their search on Saturday was unsuccessful and that the building would be prepared for demolition.

On Sunday, crews were seen with machinery beginning to demolish the structure.

A spokesperson for Pittsburgh Public Safety later said that the man reported to have been inside was found dead as crews worked to tear the building down.

Officials said the man was found just before 3 p.m.

Action News 4 was on the scene when the county medical examiner arrived.

It is unclear what led to the fire.

An investigation is now underway.

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    SACRAMENTO, California (KOVR) — November marks Native American Heritage Month — not just a celebration of culture, tradition and history, but a reminder of strength and resilience.

In Sacramento County, one group of young Native girls is living that resilience every week — learning to lead, speak proudly and reclaim their identity.

On a Tuesday night inside a small community room, members of the Native Sisters Circle begin to gather.

Since 2018, the Sacramento-based nonprofit has helped Native American girls find confidence, connection and belonging.

“There are a lot of things that are, families are still healing from, and so to be able to have a space like this, it really makes a difference,” said Leticia Aguilar, the founder of the group.

Aguilar says the idea to form the group came to her after seeing her only daughter struggle, like she did.

“I just needed to just be the one to create something as such, something where girls can go to feel safe,” Aguilar said.

Angelina Hinojosa considers herself a first member.

“I’m my mother’s daughter, so I’m the reason why she started the group. So, I guess you can say I’m one of the first participants,” Hinojosa, Leticia’s daughter, said.

Just like her mom, Angelina helps guide and inspire Native American girls to be their authentic selves and become confident leaders in their own community.

“Every girl walking in here and not knowing what they’re going to do today, but knowing that they’re being who they are, and being comfortable here, and knowing they can say, ‘Hey, this is my safe space,'” Hinojosa said.

This group meeting does more than create a safe space. It allows them to embrace their identity no matter where they go in the world.

On this night, the young girls say a prayer before a meal.

Their energetic laughter is contagious.

After their meal, the group takes part in traditional talking circles — which often serve as mental health support sessions.

“The circle teachings, for us as a tribal community, means that there’s equality. Everyone is equal. We sit in a circle,” Aguilar said. “The more that we can create trust, that’s the goal.”

Aguilar says the program is about changing the way the girls see themselves.

“I’m having to shift the narrative into knowing that they are already powerful. They’re so powerful within their own selves already,” Aguilar said.

Outside these walls, some members are hosting workshops and leading Native youth leadership conferences – using skills they learned at the Native Sisters Circle.

“They get to advocate for things they’re passionate about. And so, for me, that is the most empowering thing,” Aguilar said.

The Native Sisters Circle will take part in the 2nd Annual Native American Heritage Month Parade on Saturday, Nov. 8 at the California State Capitol. For more information about the youth group, head to their website.

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