Illinois State

Chicago, IL

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Columbus, OH

CBS Miami

A heat wave was expected to bring record-high temperatures to the midwestern United States this week before spreading to the East Coast, forecasters said. At the same time, a bout of severe thunderstorms was forecast to follow a similar path from the Great Lakes region toward the Mid-Atlantic and southern New England over the next couple of days.High, and in some instances excessively high, temperatures settled in Tuesday over much of the Midwest, including major metropolitan areas like Chicago and Milwaukee, the National Weather Service said in an advisory that noted portions of the Mid-Atlantic region, including Philadelphia, were also...

Maps show where late-summer heat wave will impact millions in U.S.

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Herbie J Pilato

In the mid-1970s, Good Timesmade a star of actor/comedian Jimmy 'JJ'/'Dynomite' Walker. However, behind the scenes, the tension between the stars was relatively challenging. According to what Jimmie Walker once relayed, most of the show's cast rarely had any interaction behind the camera. Walker didn't recall having any conversations with actress Esther Rolle, who played his TV mother, Florida Evans, or actor John Amos, who played James Evans, his TV mother.

Actor/Comedian Jimmie "JJ" Walker Behind the Scenes of TV's 'Good Times' in the 1970s

Mankato, MN

The Associated Press

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A southern Minnesota dam and nearby bridge that almost collapsed last month after a bout of heavy rain and prompted a federal emergency declaration will be torn down, officials said Tuesday.  The Blue Earth County Board of Commissioners voted to remove the Rapidan Dam near the city of Mankato, about 80 miles (130 kilometers) south of Minneapolis, and replace the County Road 9 Bridge, both of which were at risk of crumbling. The officials jumpstarted what will likely be a yearslong rebuilding process as the structural integrity of the dam and bridge remain uncertain.  The...

Minnesota officials vote to tear down dam and bridge that nearly collapsed

Arizona State

With this summer set to be one of the warmest on record, those of us working in offices are very fortunate to have air conditioning. But for those who work outside, the summer heat can present a very real danger. A postal worker from Arizona recently illustrated this point perfectly, by cooking a streak in their truck using nothing but solar power.

Mailman cooks a steak on truck dashboard to show unsafe working conditions

San Diego, CA

A San Diego police officer was killed and another was critically injured when a speeding vehicle crashed into their patrol car, the police chief said Tuesday. The speeding driver also was killed. (AP produced by Javier Arciga)

San Diego police officer killed and another critically injured in crash with fleeing car

Indiana State

Clark County, IN

JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. (AP) — A former southern Indiana sheriff has pleaded guilty to more than two dozen charges alleging that he spent millions of dollars in local funds on travel, gifts, automobiles and other personal expenses. Former Clark County Sheriff Jamey Noel pleaded guilty Monday to 27 charges, including...

Former Indiana sheriff pleads guilty to charges that he spent funds on travel, gifts, other expenses

Nassau County, NY

Levittown, NY

NEW YORK (AP) — Police in the suburbs of New York City made the first arrest under a new local law banning face masks, officials announced Tuesday. Nassau County Police say officers on Sunday night responded to reports of a suspicious person on a street near the Levittown and Hicksville town line, about 30 miles (48 kilometers) east of Manhattan.

Police in a suburban New York county have made their first arrest under a new law banning face masks

Alaska State

Ketchikan, AK

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A landslide cut a path down a steep, thickly forested hillside and crashed into several homes in Ketchikan, killing one person and injuring three in the latest such disaster to strike mountainous southeast Alaska.  The landslide Sunday afternoon prompted a mandatory evacuation of 60 nearby homes in the city, a popular cruise ship stop along the famed Inside Passage in the Alaska panhandle. The slope remained unstable Monday, and authorities said that state and local geologists were arriving to assess the potential for further slides. Four homes were critically damaged, officials said, and homes next to the slide area were still being assessed. Several homes and businesses reported flooding.  Last November, six people — including a family of five — were killed when a landslide destroyed two homes in Wrangell, about 100 miles (161 kilometers) to the north. Torrential rains were blamed for landslides that killed two people in Haines in 2020 and three people in Sitka in 2015.

Latest fatal landslide in Alaska kills 1 and injures 3 in Ketchikan, a popular cruise ship stop

Kentucky State

Singer-songwriter Dolly Parton celebrated the expansion of her Imagination Library to all children in Kentucky. The charity provides free books to children from birth to kindergarten and has expanded to 21 states and countries around the world.

Dolly Parton celebrates expansion of Imagination Library in Kentucky

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A U.S. appeals court revived on Tuesday a lawsuit filed by the mother of a 10-year-old Pennsylvania girl who died attempting a viral challenge she allegedly saw on TikTok that dared people to choke themselves until they lost consciousness. While federal law generally protects online publishers...

US appeals court revives a lawsuit against TikTok over 10-year-old’s ‘blackout challenge’ death

Carolina at Lynchburg, 6:30 p.m. Fredericksburg at Kannapolis, 6:30 p.m. Down East at Myrtle Beach, 7:05 p.m. Salem at Delmarva, 7:05 p.m. Columbia at Augusta, 7:05 p.m. Fayetteville at Charleston, 7:05 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 29. Carolina at Lynchburg, 6:30 p.m. Fredericksburg at Kannapolis, 6:30 p.m. Down East at Myrtle Beach,...

Single-A Carolina League Glance

New Hampshire State

Hampstead, NH

A New Hampshire resident who tested positive for the mosquito-borne infection eastern equine encephalitis virus has died, health authorities in the state said. The Hampstead resident’s infection was the first in the state in a decade, the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services said Tuesday. The resident, whom the department only identified as an adult, had been hospitalized due to severe central nervous system symptoms, the department said.

New Hampshire resident dies after testing positive for mosquito-borne encephalitis virus

Colorado State

Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh, 12:35 p.m. Kansas City at Cleveland, 1:10 p.m. Houston at Philadelphia, 4:05 p.m. Tampa Bay at Seattle, 4:10 p.m. L.A. Angels at Detroit, 6:40 p.m. Oakland at Cincinnati, 6:40 p.m. N.Y. Yankees at Washington, 6:45 p.m. Toronto at Boston, 7:10 p.m. Atlanta at Minnesota, 7:40 p.m.

Wednesday’s Time Schedule

Mississippi State

Ocean Springs, MS

GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi seafood distributor and two managers pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiring to mislabel seafood and commit wire fraud by marketing frozen imported fish as more expensive local species, federal authorities said. Quality Poultry and Seafood Inc., the largest seafood wholesaler on the Mississippi Gulf...

Mississippi seafood distributor pleads guilty to decadeslong fish mislabeling scheme

Supai, AZ

Hundreds of hikers and Havasupai tribal members were evacuated last week during a flash flood along Havasu Creek near Grand Canyon National Park. (AP Video produced by Brittany Peterson)

Hikers evacuated from Grand Canyon flash flood recount rescue

Los Angeles County, CA

It's been two decades since beloved actor Brian Kelly died of pneumonia at 73 in 2005. Best known as Porter Ricks in the classic TV family show Flipper(NBC, 1964-1967), Kelly had once suffered a paralyzing motorcycle accident that ended his acting career. However, he rechanneld his creative talent and became a producer. This is his story.

The Paralyzing Accident & Tragic Death of TV's 'Flipper' Father Brian Kelly: Two Decades Later

Staten Island, NY

Lancaster at Staten Island, 6:30 p.m. Lexington at Hagerstown, 6:30 p.m. Long Island at York, 6:30 p.m. High Point at Gastonia, 6:30 p.m. Southern Maryland at Charleston, 6:35 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 29. Lexington at Hagerstown, 11 a.m. Lancaster at Staten Island, 6:30 p.m. Long Island at York, 6:30 p.m. High...

Atlantic League Glance

Atlanta, GA

ATLANTA (AP) — A former top official during Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed’s administration was sentenced Tuesday to three years in prison under a federal corruption probe that ensnared nearly a dozen people on bribery or other related charges. U.S. District Judge Steve C. Jones also ordered Jimmie “Jim”...

Atlanta’s former chief financial officer gets 3 years in federal corruption probe

Florida State

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Advocates say transgender patients are facing barriers to “potentially life-saving health care” after a federal appeals court ruled that a Florida law banning gender-affirming care can be enforced while a legal challenge plays out. The decision handed down by the 11th U.S. Circuit...

Providers halt services after court allows Florida to enforce ban on transgender care for minors

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Attorneys for the state of Florida say the execution of a man with Parkinson’s symptoms should not be delayed, despite his appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court challenging the state’s lethal injection procedures. Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody argued that Loran Cole waited...

Florida says execution shouldn’t be stayed for Parkinson’s symptoms

Cicero, IL

Oak Park, IL

Berwyn, IL

Forest Park, IL

River Forest, IL

Elmwood Park, IL

Riverside, IL

Lincolnwood, IL

Hines, IL

Evanston, IL

Maywood, IL

Lyons, IL

Harwood Heights, IL

River Grove, IL

Evergreen Park, IL

As a heat wave stretched into a second day this week, residents in more than half a dozen states, including Illinois, are looking for ways to beat the heat amid hot soupy temperatures approaching triple digits. (AP video: Teresa Crawford)

Chicago residents find ways to cope with a 2nd day of heat wave

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