Author: Nick Green

A good samaritan who intervened in an argument in Chicago has lost his life after being stabbed to death, according to reports. Police say that the incident played out at a store, where one of the cashiers was working when her 14-year-old daughter – also in the store – asked her about a water bottle. As per reports, a customer in the shop thought the teenager to be cutting in line, and took issue with it. Inexplicably, the man flew into a rage and began swearing at the 14-year-old. He is also said to have then punched her in the face.…

A woman who “resented being a mum” manufactured different ways to cause harm to her child and paint it like an accident so she could get away without being punished. Thankfully, the toddler is now in safe hands after being found in a miserable condition by social workers. Initially, the young mother in her early 20s tried to pin the blame on her boyfriend and claimed he was the cause for the 80 bruises found on the toddler’s head and body. But eventually, the woman admitted in court that she inflicted the abuse on her child and tried orchestrating different…

Davenport, IA – According to the statement, the funds are expected to help feed 276,000 Iowa children from low- and moderate-income families in the state. The money will come from the recently passed $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan. The Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer program, or P-EBT was established in March 2020 to provide food dollars to families to make up for meals missed when schools have closed due to COVID-19. Families who have low enough incomes to qualify their children for free or reduced school lunches during the 2020-21 school year, or who qualify for the regular Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, can expect to receive about…

IOWA – According to the court documents, his name is Gary Dains Jr. and he was sentenced Monday in Woodbury County. Dains Jr. was convicted in March of voluntary manslaughter and three other charges for the killing of 65-year-old Paul Smith in Sioux City in July 2019. The victim caught Dains breaking into his home for the second time in eight days. He killed Smith in a struggle, then took $120 and Smith’s vehicle, which he later gave away.

IOWA – According to the statement, a joint effort of Kirkwood Community College, the Visiting Nurses Association, and Johnson County Public Health, will take place on April 28 from Noon until 6:00 p.m. The mass vaccination clinic will be held at the college’s Iowa City campus, located at 1816 Lower Muscatine Road.  Anybody aged 16 or older is eligible for the vaccine at the event, though children aged 16 or 17 will need parental consent. A commitment to get the second dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine on May 19 will be necessary.

Davenport, IA – According to the statement, the COVID-19 related hospitalizations continued to drop in Iowa. The state reported 179 COVID-19 hospitalizations in the state. A total of 363,080 people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Iowa and 5,927 people have died with the virus. The state also reports a total of 983,543 Iowans are now fully vaccinated for COVID-19. A total of 2,227,299 doses have been administered in the state.

Police in North Carolina are hunting for a suspect who opened fire on a car on Wednesday night, hitting and killing a 7-year-old boy. Deputies were called to the shooting just after 11 p.m. When they arrived, they found a 7-year-old body, who had been shot in the neck. The youngster was rushed to hospital, but sadly died of his injuries. Police say Zakylen was riding in the car with his mom and younger brothers, aged 6 and 1, though he was the only one hit by the bullets. The search is now on for a suspect vehicle described as a…

For this 12-year-old boy, science was everything. His love for the subject meant that he was willing to try anything for the sake of an experiment — including swallowing a whopping 54 magnets in an attempt to see if he could turn himself magnetic. Hailing, the young pre-teen, ate magnetic balls on two different occasions to see if they would make metal objects stick to his stomach. In addition to that, he had also been curious to see what they looked like when he passed them. However, four days later, the metal balls had still not come out through his…