Iowa State

102.5 The Bone

Health experts are warning of the possibility of floodwaters containing "fecal soup" after an agriculture-heavy region in Iowa was inundated with an unprecedented amount of precipitation. Torrential rain began falling in the Midwest last week, prompting road closures, evacuation orders, helicopter rescues and failure at some water treatment plants, according to officials. But as the floodwaters fail to recede -- and more rain on the way threatens to extend the flood event -- residents in several counties in northwest Iowa are being advised to find alternative water sources, as the precipitation likely caused overflows or breaches in the manure storage...

Fecal soup' could be lurking in Iowa floodwaters, health experts warn

Florida State

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Meteorologist Joe Cioffi

Except for Northern New England and the Southeast to Florida, we have mostly nice weather conditions covering the Eastern US. The big weather stories this week will be a tropical flow of moisture that will be setting up from the Western Caribbean across the state of Florida.

Torrential rains Florida begin tonight, severe weather Plains, Nice Eastern US, Heat late week,

Texas State

Mississippi State

Strong to severe thunderstorms are possible from much of the Mississippi Valley into the Ozark Plateau and southern Plains on Monday, June 3, 2024, while heavy to excessive rainfall may bring flooding to parts of the southern Plains and Ozarks, the National Weather Service (NWS) warns. “Pockets of severe thunderstorms...

Strong to severe thunderstorms and heavy rainfall forecasted for Mississippi Valley, Ozark Plateau, and southern Plains

The Independent

 Three friends embraced each other in Italy before being swept away during flash floods.Patrizia Cormos, 20, Bianca Doros, 23, and Cristian Molnar, 25, were last seen on Friday, 31 May, when they were walking along the Natisone River in the Friuli region.Heartbreaking footage shows the trio hugging in thigh-deep churning water.Italy’s fire and rescue service Vigili del Fuoco said the bodies of two women were recovered on Sunday, 2 June, in the waters of Natisone in Premariacco, a kilometre away from where the trio were last seen.They are still searching for a third person.

Italy floods: Heartbreaking footage of three friends hugging before being swept away

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J. Souza

A fight between passengers marred the final night of a Carnival Cruise Line sailing on June 6th. The incident, which unfolded in the Lido Deck dining room onboard the Carnival Paradise, involved a group of women and resulted in thrown chairs and plates.

Cruise Ship Fight Near Buffet Captured on Camera, Passengers Banned for Life

South Bend, IN

Michigan City, IN

The Bendr Daily

LAPORTE COUNTY, Ind. — A South Bend woman is facing serious charges after allegedly smuggling marijuana into the Indiana State Prison on Michigan City's west side. According to court documents, 38-year-old Janise Clark was apprehended on Sunday while reporting for her shift as a correctional officer. A fellow staff member noticed her plastic-wrapped sandwich looked suspicious, prompting further inspection. When the sandwich was placed in an X-Ray machine, it revealed two vacuum-sealed plastic bags containing nearly a half pound of marijuana hidden between the slices of bread.

Prison Guard Arrested for Smuggling Marijuana Sandwich into Jail

Colorado State

AccuWeather

Storms packing high winds, hail, heavy rain and even tornadoes will continue to roam the north-central United States well into this week. More rain may be bad news for parts of the region experiencing river flooding. Rounds of downpours and thunderstorms will continue to threaten some communities of the central...

More severe storms on deck as flooding progresses over central US

New York City, NY

The e-Texan

New York – As Trump anticipates his sentencing on July 11th in the New York hush money case, Florida Judge Aileen Cannon made a ruling this Monday. Despite rejecting Trump’s legal team's request to dismiss several charges in the classified documents case, she conceded on a minor point. She removed a portion of the charges that referenced an uncharged allegation, but upheld the other charges.

Legal expert says Trump should not be jailed after New York guilty verdict because he is ‘too old’

Coffee County, GA

Daily Coffee Press

Last month, more than twenty individuals were indicted on felony charges in Coffee County. Several of them have recently made local headlines, including Guillermo de la Cruz-Morales, the sole person charged in connection with the disappearance of Maria Diaz, and Cornelius Jamison, accused of cocaine trafficking.

Grand Jury Indicts Over Twenty Individuals on Felony Charges in Coffee County

West Virginia State

USA TODAY

Nearly 60 million people across the country were under heat advisories as of Monday morning, according to the National Weather Service.

60 million people under heat advisories, as storm brings snow in west: Monday weather forecast

Virginia State

Cheryl E Preston

A Culpepper family had a Wizard of Oz experience. A family of five in Culpepper, Virginia, experienced a Wizard of Oz during this past Sunday's tornado. Brandy Walters told WTOP it's a miracle she and her husband, Lawrence Johnson, and their three children are still alive.

Tornado picked up a shed with a Culpepper, Virginia family of 5 inside, then dropped them upsidedown

Wisconsin State

Minnesota State

National Weather Force

National Weather Force has issued a Severe T-Storm Advisory effective from 8 PM to 7 AM central time for conditions right for severe storms. Zones affected: north, central, northeast, east, and southeast MN; northwest, north, northeast, west, central, east, southwest, south, and southeast WI; northwest, north, northeast and portions of central IL.

Destructive Wind Gusts; Very Large Hail & Isolated Tornadoes; Midwest; Overnight of June 24th

Houston, TX

After a tropical rainstorm brought heavy rainfall to portions of Florida last week, AccuWeather hurricane experts warn that yet another tropical rainstorm is expected to impact the southern U.S. in the coming days. In addition to the tropical rainstorm, two other areas in the Atlantic Basin are being monitored for...

Tropical rainstorm to bring deluge of rain to Texas, Louisiana

Denver, CO

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David Heitz

The mother of a Denver homeless man told the City Council Monday that city-sponsored services have failed her son. Barbara Hallick Yeomans made her remarks during public comment period of the City Council meeting. She said her son grapples with substance abuse and mental illness and repeatedly has been harassed by police. She said her son also suffered verbal abuse by a guard in the Denver County Jail. Yeomans said she heard the guard harassing her son over the phone.

Mother says Denver homeless services have failed her son

Newark, NJ

Morristown Minute

NEWARK, N.J. – Eight individuals associated with the "793 Bloods" street gang, a subset of the national Bloods gang, have been charged for their roles in a Newark-based drug trafficking organization, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

Eight '793 Bloods' Gang Members Charged in Newark Drug Network

Daily Mail

South Florida was battered by record-breaking rains on Tuesday which continued to cause havoc into Wednesday with more than 120 flights cancelled.

Florida is hit by once-in-a-millennium rainfall triggering floods

New Jersey State

NEW JERSEY - Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs announced today that Walmart has agreed to pay $1.64 million to settle allegations of unlawful unit pricing practices across its 64 New Jersey retail stores. The settlement, which includes a $1.61 million civil penalty, marks the largest ever obtained by the Division’s Office of Weights and Measures (OWM).

Walmart Pays $1.64M Settlement for Unlawful Pricing in NJ

Saint Johns County, FL

Hastings, FL

Jacksonville Today

Eight people have been arrested on drug charges stemming from an undercover investigation at a convenience store in Hastings, according to the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office.

8 arrested in Hastings drug and gambling bust

As thousands contend with “catastrophic” flash flooding this weekend, many Americans are still trudging through a heat wave that is shifting to the Mid-Atlantic.

‘Catastrophic flooding’ in Upper Midwest prompts evacuations as record-breaking heat wave broils the West and mid-Atlantic

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Flooding causes wastewater bypasses, unsafe waterways and closes parks

IOWA – Following heavy rainfall throughout northern Iowa, the DNR encourages Iowans to stay out of streams until the waters recede. Heavy rain has inundated several...

Flooding causes wastewater bypasses, unsafe waterways and closes parks

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