6-year-old student hit, killed by school bus in Frankfort ID'd
Questions swirled Wednesday morning about what led to a school bus hitting and killing a 6-year-old girl in Frankfort, Illinois, the day before.
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Questions swirled Wednesday morning about what led to a school bus hitting and killing a 6-year-old girl in Frankfort, Illinois, the day before.
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The incidents happened at a varsity football game on Friday and during a cross-country meet on Saturday.
Officers found the girl unresponsive, suffering from serious injuries. Police said first responders performed life-saving measures and took the child to a local hospital for treatment and was later pronounced dead. Cook County medical examiners identified the child as Jenna Menias of Frankfort.
Corie Walsh, 40, appeared in Will County Court in Joliet. She is charged with three counts of first-degree murder in the death of her son, Barrett. Prosecutors successfully argued that she poses a real and present threat to her family and that she should remain detained.
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Zion Fire and Rescue officials said bystanders swam out to pull the man, said to be between 25 and 35 years of age, to the breakwall after noticing he was floating unresponsively in the water.
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Bystanders helped the victim to the breakwall after noticing he was floating unresponsively in the water, fire officials say.
Information, including what led up to the crash, was not released.
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Corie Walsh, 38, faces three counts of first-degree murder after a 2-year-old was found unresponsive inside a Frankfort home Tuesday and later died at a hospital.
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Police said a man, a woman, and a dog were still in the car in the water when emergency responders arrived on the scene. They were all rescued, and one person was taken to a local hospital with injuries.
Two people and a dog were rescued from a truck that ended up in a pond in Deerfield, Illinois, on Wednesday morning.
A homicide investigation involving a child is underway in southwest suburban Frankfort, Illinois, early Wednesday morning, a police source said.
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A deputy was placed on administrative leave for potentially misusing the Flock database. The cameras will remain off pending the investigation.
