Midwest

US 1 day ago

Human smugglers convicted after Indian family freezes to death trying to illegally cross northern border

Two men have been convicted of charges related to human smuggling in connection with a family of Indian migrants who froze to death in 2022 trying to cross into the U.S. from Canada.

VIDEO 2 days ago

Illinois Supreme Court overturns Jussie Smollett’s hate crime hoax conviction

Fox News’ Chanley Painter details the overturned conviction despite the prosecution maintaining that Smollett orchestrated a fake hate crime.

House of Representatives 2 days ago

Incumbent Iowa Republican says Dem House opponent 'wasting taxpayer money' with recount

Republican Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks has called a Democrat-backed recount of her 2024 House race a waste of taxpayer money while she leads Christina Bohannan by fewer than 1,000 votes.

Crime 2 days ago

Perez Hilton says Jussie Smollett decision won't help 'tanked' career: Court didn't dispute hate crime hoax

Pop culture expert and crime buff Perez Hilton weighs in on the Illinois Supreme Court's decision to toss the hate crime hoax conviction of Jussie Smollett.

Homicide 2 days ago

Murdered Kansas mom suffered 30 stab, cut wounds trying to defend herself: autopsy

An Oklahoma medical examiner's office has released the full autopsy report for the one of the two Kansas moms found buried in a freezer in a cow pasture earlier this year.

Missing Persons 2 days ago

Missing father of 3 did 'research' to stage his own death and flee the country: sheriff

Wisconsin officials have successfully contacted Ryan Borgwardt, a missing father of three who "staged his death" in August and apparently fled the country.

US 3 days ago

Multi-state police pursuit of alleged kidnapper ends in fiery collision with 3 dead

Two teenagers are dead after a driver being pursued by police in Iowa for kidnapping an infant in Nebraska caused a fiery crash in Missouri, police said.

Politics 3 days ago

Democrat Tammy Baldwin details recipe for running in a swing state after victory in Trump-won Wisconsin

Wisconsin Sen. Tammy Baldwin managed to win re-election as a Democrat while Republican President-elect Donald Trump flipped her state red. Here’s how she thinks she pulled it off.

VIDEO 3 days ago

Baldwin blueprint: Wisconsin Dem details strategy that helped her hang on despite Trump win

Wisconsin Sen. Tammy Baldwin managed to win re-election as a Democrat while Republican President-elect Donald Trump also flipped her state red. Here’s how she thinks she pulled it off.

House Of Representatives Politics 3 days ago

Democratic Ohio Rep. Kaptur narrowly wins re-election, keeping Republican majority at 218 seats

A northwest Ohio House race that many believed could determine who ultimately controls the House of Representatives was called by The Associated Press three weeks after Election Day.