Police: Wisconsin man walked into bar and ‘began playing the gaming machines’ before gunning down newlywed couple

 

ELKHORN, Wis. A 57-year-old Wisconsin man has been arrested and charged with killing a newlywed couple, gunning them down inside a local bar where the female victim worked as a bartender.

Thomas Routt Jr. is facing two counts of first-degree intentional homicide by use of a dangerous weapon, armed robbery and being a felon in possession of a firearm, authorities said.

Gina Weingart, 37, and Emerson Weingart, 33, were killed just after midnight on February 1st in the Sports Page Barr at 29 1/2 S Wisconsin Street, according to Law&Crime .

“That eyewitness said a male, now believed by law enforcement to be Routt, came into the bar and began playing the gaming machines. After approximately 30 minutes, the eyewitness said it was just the eyewitness, Emerson (Weingart), Gina (Weingart), and Routt in the bar,” police wrote in the release.

Routt allegedly followed the fleeing eyewitness out the door and fired several shot at the individual, police said.

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Reese’s Has a Brand-New Product We Can't Wait to Get Our Hands On

Valentine's Day may be over, but that doesn't mean it's the end of candy season. That's because while the chocolate-covered strawberries and cherry cordials may be in our rearview mirror, eggs and bunnies are on the horizon. Easter is a major holiday for candy companies, and it appears they're already vying to sweeten the deal even more.

Last month, Reese's released Direct from the Factory Eggs, and they sold out almost immediately (unsurprisingly—who doesn't love Reese's shapes and the Hershey's Direct from the Factory offerings?). Now Reese's has another new Easter treat that is bound to stick around a bit longer.

Reese's Introduces New Peanut Butter Mini Eggs Unwrapped

In Hershey's Easter lineup, there are plenty of returning fan favorites this year, but we're always especially drawn to what's new and exciting. And while the full-sized version of Kit Kat Lemon Crisp and Cookies 'N' Creme Polka Dot Bunnies are tempting, nothing speaks to us quite like Reese's peanut butter and chocolate.

The newest Reese's product arriving in stores is Reese's Peanut Butter Mini Eggs Unwrapped, which comes in 8-ounce bags of mini peanut butter-filled eggs, conveniently unwrapped for easy snacking. They're just like the mini eggs you know and love from Reese's, only easier to enjoy by the handful (or bag, if we're being realistic).

As with all of Reese's seasonal products, we love the mini eggs because they pack even more peanut butter into every bite, with the ideal filling-to-chocolate ratio. Plus, the fact that they are unwrapped means they're not only perfect for snacking but even better for baking up some Easter treats or adding to snack mixes like this Brownie Buddy Snack Mix or Popcorn Salad.

Even though Valentine's Day candy is going on clearance in stores, you'll probably want to stock up on Reese's Peanut Butter Mini Eggs Unwrapped while you can. They're a seasonal Easter offering, and if the other Reese's Peanut Butter Eggs are any indication, these are bound to be a popular pick this spring. Hershey's entire Easter lineup will be sold at retailers nationwide for a limited time, but you can already find them online at Hershey's website.

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Hundreds of flights canceled, delayed at Denver's airport Saturday

 Denver International Airport experienced more delays and cancellations on Saturday after snow and ice caused a ground stop Friday night.

Hundreds of flights were canceled or delayed at Denver International Airport (DIA) on Saturday.

There were 44 flights canceled and 441 were delayed Saturday, according to FlightAware.

853 flights were delayed and 63 were canceled on Friday.

DIA says it typically handles anywhere from 1,700 to 2,000 flights on any given day.

The delays and cancellations came amid a winter storm that started Friday morning, which brought snow to the Colorado mountains, plains, and the Denver metro area.

A ground stop was issued for part of Friday night as the winter weather moved through.

The National Weather Service issued a Winter Weather Advisory for some of Colorado's northern mountains.

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Mom punishes 7-year-old by making him walk home, then she runs him over, AL cops say

 A mom punished her 7-year-old for getting in trouble at school by making him walk home, then she ran him over in the process, Alabama police said.

Now, a 27-year-old woman has been charged with aggravated child abuse, according to Marshall County jail records.

McClatchy News is not identifying the woman to protect the identity of her son.

The 7-year-old got in trouble on the school bus the morning of Feb. 8 and couldn’t take the bus home, Boaz Police Chief Michael Abercrombie told McClatchy News over the phone.

His mom had to pick him up from school, but she made him get out of the car to walk home at around 3:30 that afternoon, the police chief said.

He walked and jogged with his mom trailing him or driving beside him with her flashers on, Abercrombie said. After about two or three blocks, she slowed down, and the child reached for the door handle presumably to try to get back in the car, according to the police chief.

“She may not have realized he was doing that,” Abercrombie said, and she drove off, causing him to be pulled under the vehicle.

Investigators believe the mother accidentally ran over the boy, but it wouldn’t have happened if he wasn’t being punished to begin with, Abercrombie said.

He was taken to a Birmingham hospital with abrasions on his back and the side of his head, the police chief said.

Abercrombie said it was a miracle the child wasn’t more severely injured.

“God watched over him,” he said.

The child didn’t have any internal injuries or broken bones.

The woman was booked in jail Feb. 8 and was released three days later on $50,000 bond, records show. Her attorney information is not available in jail records.

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85 year old man really loves his work! Inspiring Story

 "85 year old Gordon loves taking care of his yard with his riding lawn mower, but when the pandemic hit last year he had to quarantine at his son's house.

When he returned a few months later he noticed that someone had stolen his lawn mower. Gordon decided to take a big piece of cardboard and write "Bring back my mower. I'm 85 I can’t push!" He displayed the sign out in his front yard hoping the thief would bring it back.

His Daughter in law asked him if she could share his story on her social media. Well an anonymous person bought him a brand new riding lawn mower and it was presented to him by the local Sheriff dept. Gordon's family were so thankful he had a mower back. He really enjoys his yard work."

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IRS sending 3.7 million special letters for first time in 2 years: Why you shouldn’t panic

 

For the first time since the pandemic, the Internal Revenue Service is sending out collection letters. And while no one wants to look in their mailbox and see a letter from the tax agency, the letter doesn’t mean you’re being audited.

Automated reminder notices resumed in January and are set to be delivered on a staggered basis over the next several months, the Detroit Free Press reported. The notices – technically known as LT38 – were put on hold during the COVID-19 pandemic but will now be delivered to some 3.7 million taxpayers who have an outstanding tax bill for 2020 or 2021.

The letter, which provides updates on outstanding balances and options

 to resolve the debt, is not a notice of an audit.

“If you received a LT38 notice, it’s letting you know that during the pandemic some collection notices were suspended. However, we’re resuming normal operations and providing you with an update on your outstanding balance to help you stay informed and offer you self-service options to resolve your account. This isn’t an audit,” the IRS said on its website.

“It’s always in your best interest to pay in full as soon as you can to minimize interest and penalties. The IRS has information and options available to help you meet and understand your tax responsibilities,” it added.

Experts recommend anyone who receives a letter to call the provided number and to seek help from a tax professional.

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Popular Cereal Sold in Minnesota, And Wisconsin Could Be Linked To Cancer

 This is a scary wake-up call. A breakfast cereal sold in Minnesota and Wisconsin has been linked to cancer, a new study shows. Not only is this breakfast cereal sold in our area, it is one of the most popular cereals there is.

What Cereal Has Been Linked To Cancer?

This new study, which was released by the Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology and shared by online publication Nature this month. According to this new study, Cheerios has been found with a cancer-causing chemical. Quaker Oats were also named.

The types of Cheerios included within this umbrella include the following:

• Regular Cheerios
• Honey Nut Cheerios
• Cheerios Oat Crunch Oats n' Honey
• Frosted Cheerios.

It also includes several Quaker Oats products, including the following:

Quaker Old Fashioned Oats

Quaker Instant Oatmeal Maple & Brown Sugar

Quaker Chewy Dark Chocolate Chunk

What Chemical Was Found + Linked To Cancer?

The chemical at the heart of this study is Chlormequat, which according to this study, has been linked to 'reproductive and fertility issues' in tests with animals. Chlormequat is a chloride salt and used on plants in greenhouses and nurseries, per this report.

The chemical also had scary side effects when tested in animals, including reproductive problems, reduced fertility, delayed puberty, impacted embryonic growth and 'adverse effects' on postnatal health.

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Valentine's Day Murder: Vernon, La Crosse County investigation continues into 1985 Terry Dolowy case

 The Coulee Region saw a spring of violent crimes in the first few months of 1985, and one murder case in particular remains one of the greater law enforcement mysteries in the region--the Terry Dolowy case.

A gruesome murder that sent shockwaves through the Coulee Region. In the early morning hours of Feb. 14, 1985, 24-year-old UWL student Terry Dolowy goes missing in La Crosse County. Four days later, her headless body is found burning in this ditch in Vernon County. And to this day, the identity of her killer remains a mystery.

Anyone who knew Terry Dolowy 39 years ago would say everyone liked her. She was finishing her senior year and working nights as a bartender at Piggy's.

The night she went missing, she'd driven home to the Barre Mills trailer she shared with fiance Russell Lee, who was about to head to his third-shift job at the Radisson Hotel.

"He didn't have an automobile at that time. When she got home from work, he took her car and went to work. So Russell Lee was the last person to see Terry Dolowy alive," investigator Gary Westlie said in 1985.

Lee told police when he got back to the trailer, the front door was open, and the lights were on.

"Could not find anything that would indicate foul play. The only thing missing was Terry Dolowy and her white poodle," said Westlie.

when her body was identified days later, common thought was she must have known her killer.

"Any suspects in custody?" "Not at this time," said former Vernon County Sheriff Geoff Banta back in '85.

So that put Lee at the top of that list, reportedly having unpaid debts of at least $20,000, but he said the people he owed were close friends and wouldn't have hurt Dolowy.

DNA wasn't available for law enforcement until years later, but police did find a paint chip at the scene to narrow down the kind of car Dolowy's body may have been in.

Officials exhumed Dolowy's body in 2007 but didn't release much information, only that they may have a better idea of the tool used to decapitate her.

The investigation cooled for years until last fall. A Madison TV station reported a health center patient in one of the city's facilities told a nurse he was responsible for Dolowy's death. Vernon County investigators said they looked into it but couldn't connect the person to the crime.

Dolowy's head has never been found. The case has passed through generations of officers in both La Crosse and Vernon County. Vernon County Sheriff Roy Torgerson says Dolowy's murder remains an active investigation.

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A boy was in tears because he didn't have PJs for Pajamas Day. His bus driver came to the rescue

 

School bus driver Larry Farrish Jr. is known in his community for going above and beyond. Now he’s touching the hearts of strangers after an act of kindness went viral. 

Farrish Jr., who drives buses in Louisville, Kentucky, recently noticed a little boy named Levi was having a rough morning. 

“Normally when I pull up, he’s standing there waiting for me with a big smile, but on this day, he was sitting on the ground with a jacket over his head,” Farrish Jr., 35, tells TODAY.com. “I asked him, ‘Hey buddy, what’s going on? What’s wrong?’”

That’s when Levi, a first grader at Engelhard Elementary School, explained through tears that he didn’t have pajamas for Pajama Day. Farrish Jr. closed the doors, and watched as Levi slid into a seat away from his friends.

Farrish Jr. says knowing that Levi wanted to participate but couldn't, filled him with sadness.

“I thought, ‘I gotta fix this,” Farrish Jr. says.

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First Wisconsin tornadoes in February: ‘It’s an absolute shock’ (photos)

Wisconsin saw its first-ever recorded tornadoes in February, the usually frigid month, creating conditions typically seen in late spring or summer for severe weather.

These tornadoes wreaked havoc in rural areas on an exceptionally warm day -- leaving behind a trail of destruction, including dead and missing cows, demolished homes, and damaged vehicles.

At least two tornadoes were confirmed south of Madison and the National Weather Service was investigating reports of several more spawned from storms that swept across the southeastern part of the state around 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, said meteorologist Taylor Patterson.

One confirmed tornado near Evansville was a “high end” F2, the weather service said. Those tornadoes are described as “significant,” with winds in this particular twister topping out at 135 mph (220 kph). It was on the ground for 36 minutes, traveling 24.5 miles (39.4 km) with a maximum width of 500 yards (457.2 meters).

Another tornado that touched down near Juda was an F1 with peak winds of 110 miles per hour (177 kph) and on the ground for 14 minutes, covering 8.35 miles (13.4 km) with a maximum width of 50 yards (45.7 meters), the weather service said.

There were no reports of significant injuries. Local emergency management officials reported dozens of buildings, power lines and other structures that were damaged in the path of the storm that formed in eastern Iowa and died out near Milwaukee. The temperature was a record high for the date: 59 degrees (15 Celsius).

Connie Arndt, 72, stood in disbelief Friday among the debris of a rental house she owned outside Evansville.

“All of us are in denial that this is February,” she said. “It’s an absolute shock.”

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Infant dies after mother allegedly accidentally placed baby in oven, officials say

 

A mother in Kansas City, Missouri, has been arrested and charged in the death of her 1-month-old infant after allegedly mistakenly placing the baby in an oven instead of a crib, the prosecutor's office said.

Mariah Thomas, 26, has been charged with a Class A felony, first-degree endangering the welfare of a child, in the death of her baby, Jackson County prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced Saturday.

"We appreciate all first responders who worked this scene and the prosecutors who went to the scene in order to issue these charges," Baker said in a press release . "We acknowledge the gruesome nature of this tragedy and our hearts are weighted by the loss of this precious life. We trust the criminal justice system to respond appropriately to these awful circumstances."

Police officers were dispatched to a residence in the Manheim Park neighborhood of Kansas City at around 1:30 p.m. local time Friday, responding to a call about a nonbreathing infant, according to court documents filed Saturday and obtained by ABC News.

Upon arrival, officers observed the infant victim had apparent burn wounds, according to the court documents. The Kansas City Fire Department responded and declared the 1-month-old dead at the scene, according to the court documents.

Thomas alleged she was putting the child down for a nap and accidentally mistakenly placed the child in the oven instead of the crib, according to the court documents.

"I thought I put [infant's name redacted] in her crib, and I accidentally put her in the oven," Thomas allegedly told the infant's grandfather, who gave a statement to police, according to the court documents.

Court records do not yet show if Thomas has an attorney representing her.

If convicted, Thomas could face anywhere from 10 years to life in prison, according to Missouri state law .

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Did Travis Kelce propose to Taylor Swift on the field after winning the Super Bowl?

 

It’s the thing you wanted to happen, but figured it probably wasn’t going to happen.

And … it didn’t appear to happen: Travis Kelce celebrated with Taylor Swift on the field after he and the Kansas City Chiefs won another Super Bowl, but it didn’t appear that he proposed on the field (UPDATE: Check out the fun they had kissing and dancing to her Love Story at the afterparty!)

Despite the fact that Kelce fielded questions about it and there were bets being made about it, the tight end did not match one ring with another, as some speculated might happen.

But perhaps we’ll see Kelce and Swift together more this offseason during the Eras Tour … and who knows what will happen then?

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