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1 month ago | nbcnewyork.com | Thuma Thuma |Sponsored SponsoredLearn MoreUndo |Melissa Cooney

A Waterbury woman allegedly held her stepson captive for 20 years, providing little food and water, and a former school principal is speaking out and said the school reported concerns. "We knew it. We reported it. Not a damn thing was done. That's the tragedy of the whole thing,” Tom Pannone, the former principal of the now-closed Barnard Elementary School in Waterbury, said. The victim, who is now 32, weighed only 68 pounds when he escaped by setting fire to the house, officials said.

Jan 15, 2025 | kxnet.com | Thuma Thuma |Joel Porter

BISMARCK, ND (KXNET) — State leaders say the cost of building and expanding North Dakota schools is only getting more expensive. That’s why lawmakers are now considering House Bill 1163, which could create a school construction assistance loan fund. The fund would be set up through the Bank of North Dakota as well as using money from the state’s legacy fund. If approved, schools with up to a thousand students could apply for up to a $10 million loan.

Jan 9, 2025 | blackhillsfox.com | Thuma Thuma |Sponsored SponsoredUndo

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin woman who at age 12 stabbed her sixth grade classmate nearly to death to please online horror character Slender Man will be released from a psychiatric hospital, a judge ordered Thursday after a trio of experts testified that she has made considerable progress battling mental illness. Morgan Geyser has spent nearly seven years at the Winnebago Mental Health Institute.

Jan 8, 2025 | wifr.com | Thuma Thuma |Sponsored SponsoredLearn MoreUndo

(WIFR) - Members of the 104th General Assembly in Illinois get sworn in Wednesday, including two local lawmakers. Senator Dave Syverson and State Representative Maurice West share their plans for the new legislative term. “It’s been frustrating because we have had a couple years of really overspending,” says Senator Dave Syverson. Syverson says he’s worked to fix Illinois since 1993, and says he is ready to do it again.

Jan 7, 2025 | waff.com | Thuma Thuma

ALBEMARLE, N.C. (WBTV/Gray News) - A North Carolina woman says she plans to buy a house and add a few plants to her collection after winning a $1 million lottery prize. Grace Landon, a regular Powerball player for 20 years, bought her lucky $2 Quick Pick ticket on New Year’s Eve from a Friendly Mart in Albemarle, according to the NC Education Lottery. She matched all five white balls in the New Year’s Day drawing to win $1 million.