PIERRE, SOUTH DAKOTA — With record bird counts, strong bookings, and renewed optimism, South Dakota’s 2025–26 pheasant hunting season is expected to bring in millions of dollars and deliver a major economic boost to rural communities. The season officially runs from October 18 through January 31, and early reports suggest it could be one of…
OURAY, COLORADO — A Colorado driver is lucky to be alive after surviving a 300-foot plunge from the state’s infamous Million Dollar Highway, one of the most treacherous mountain routes in the U.S. According to the Ouray Mountain Rescue Team, the pickup truck veered off U.S. Highway 550 around 12:20 p.m. on Thursday, October 9,…
GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO — Western Colorado is bracing for a sharp fall cooldown as a cold front sweeps across the Grand Valley on Thursday, bringing showers, gusty winds, and a freeze threat overnight. Residents across Mesa, Delta, and Garfield counties are urged to prepare for quickly falling temperatures and the first taste of winter-like air….
PADUCAH, KENTUCKY — A volatile weekend weather setup could bring damaging winds and brief tornadoes to parts of southeast Missouri, southern Illinois, and western Kentucky, according to the National Weather Service in Paducah. Meteorologists are tracking two rounds of strong to severe thunderstorms expected between Saturday afternoon and early Sunday morning, with both capable of…
WICHITA, KANSAS — After a warm, breezy stretch across south-central Kansas, the National Weather Service in Wichita warns that strong thunderstorms could move in late Friday night, followed by a shift to cooler, sunny weather through the weekend. Forecasters say highs will reach the low to mid-80s Thursday and Friday under mostly sunny skies, with…
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA — Central Indiana residents should prepare for a stormy Saturday evening as a fall weather system sweeps across the state, bringing gusty winds, heavy downpours, and travel delays along major corridors like I-70 and I-65. According to the National Weather Service in Indianapolis, temperatures will climb into the lower 80s Saturday afternoon before…
WICHITA, KANSAS — The National Weather Service in Wichita is tracking a brief round of thunderstorms expected to move through south-central Kansas late Friday, bringing gusty winds, lightning, and scattered downpours before a stretch of clear and sunny weather settles in for the weekend. Gusty Winds and Friday Night Storms Forecasters say showers and isolated…
HOLLY SPRINGS, NORTH CAROLINA — A North Carolina woman’s spur-of-the-moment lottery ticket purchase has turned into a dream come true — and a long-overdue honeymoon for her and her husband of 31 years. Cheryl Bach, from Holly Springs, won $1 million after buying a $50 scratch-off ticket from a Harris Teeter grocery store in the…
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA — Visitors at the San Diego Zoo were left stunned over the weekend after a 10-year-old gorilla named Denny slammed into his enclosure’s glass wall with such force that it cracked one of the protective panels, prompting the zoo to close the exhibit for repairs. Startling Moment Caught on Camera The incident…
WILLISTON, FLORIDA — A Florida father and his 11-year-old son have been identified among three victims killed in a small plane crash near the Williston Regional Airport on Sunday, October 5, according to family members and local reports. The victims were identified as Jacob Harnett, 41, and his son Carter Harnett, who were returning home…