Pregnant Wisconsin teen missing since February found in Nebraska; man in custody
Sophia Martha Franklin had been reported missing on Feb. 3, after she was last seen at her home in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, about 60 miles northwest of Milwaukee.
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Sophia Martha Franklin had been reported missing on Feb. 3, after she was last seen at her home in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, about 60 miles northwest of Milwaukee.
Elgin police said they had no idea about what the dive team did until Tuesday.
Elgin police said they learned car belonging to Karen Schepers, missing since 1983, was spotted years ago, but the Elgin Fire Department dive team thought it was an ATV. No further investigation was conducted at the time.
Schepers was last seen on April 16, 1983, when she left a bar in nearby Carpentersville after a party with her co-workers.
Divers at the Fox River in Elgin, Illinois, on Tuesday pulled out a car that belonged to a woman who disappeared in 1983.
Investigators and divers are heading back to the Fox River in Elgin, Illinois, on Tuesday to recover a vehicle they believe belongs to Karen Schepers, a woman who disappeared 42 years ago.
Investigators and divers are heading back to the Fox River in Elgin, Illinois, on Tuesday to recover a vehicle they believe belongs to Karen Schepers, a woman who disappeared 42 years ago.
Karen Schepers was last seen at about 1 a.m. on April 16, 1983, at a bar in Carpentersville, Illinois, for a party with co-workers.
Karen Schepers was last seen at about 1 a.m. on April 16, 1983, at a bar in Carpentersville, Illinois, for a party with co-workers.
Mary Anne Smith, 69, was reported missing by her family after it was believed that she had walked away from her home Friday around 3 p.m.
Here are the latest updates on what's known about Sudiksha Konanki, a University of Pittsburgh student who went missing in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.
The teen was found early Thursday morning.
Missing University of Pittsburgh student Sudiksha Konanki disappeared in the Dominican Republic resort town of Punta Cana almost two weeks ago.
New surveillance video appears to show the final moments before 20-year-old Pitt student Sudiksha Konanki disappeared in the Dominican Republic. The college student was seen walking from the hotel to the beach with her friends, her arm around an American man who she was not traveling with.
The family of Brieonna Cassell said she will need another surgery, but doctors can’t do anything more right now while she is battling an infection.
Robert Davis was the last person to see his girlfriend Barbara Lenz alive before she vanished in 1989, Iowa investigators said.
New surveillance video has surfaced of Sudiksha Konanki, the Pitt student who went missing and disappeared while vacationing in the Dominican Republic.
Brieonna Cassell, 41, of Wheatfield, was reported missing six days ago, according to the Newton County Sheriff's Office. It turned out she survived in her wrecked car for six days, as Marissa Sulek reports.
Brieonna Cassell, 41, of Wheatfield, was reported missing six days ago. She was found in a wrecked car in a ditch, where she had survived for all those six days.
An Indiana woman survived six days trapped in her car along a rural embankment. Brieonna Cassell hadn't been seen since last Wednesday, when she left her mother's house to go visit friends in Wheatfield.
Homewood Police Chief Denise McGrath said she worked the case when she was a detective, and hasn't given up on finding Nancy O'Sullivan.
Nancy O'Sullivan of Homewood was 15 when she was last seen 51 years ago this week. Charlie De Mar reports.
Police in Homewood, Illinois, are asking for help solving the disappearance of a teenage girl more than 50 years ago.
The Lake County, Indiana Coroner's office said Chester Palusiak, 72, of Calumet City, was found dead in Munster.
Chester Palusiak was last seen on Thursday, Feb. 13, at his home near 165th Street and Wentworth Avenue in Calumet City.
Rams players and fans came to Chicago from an unseasonably warm winter in Los Angeles.
A man was arrested and charged this weekend with a string of armed robberies and burglaries within a period of just over an hour earlier this month in Chicago.
University of Chicago astronomy and astrophysics professor Donald G. York, who is credited with pioneering contributions to the field, died late last month.
The ages of the victims range from 23 to 40, according to Chicago police.
A Chicago police squad car was involved in a crash in River North that sent an officer and three others to the hospital early Sunday.
Looking overseas, there is wide opposition to the idea of taking Greenland by force.
Mr. Trump previously threatened to impose tariffs against countries that do not support his plans to acquire the territory.
The country's leader criticized President Trump on Saturday, blaming him for "casualties, damages and accusations" against Iran.
A Minnesota judge put limits Friday on the tactics that federal law enforcement are permitted to use in their handling of protests over the Trump administration's surge of immigration resources to Minneapolis.
The number of ICE detainees exceeded 70,000 for the first time in the deportation agency's 23-year history, according to internal DHS data obtained by CBS News.
Police in the west Chicago suburb of Geneva are warning of a scam involving spoofed phone numbers.
Protesters on Tuesday were cranking up the heat on Peoples Gas over a recently proposed rate hike that would add an additional $10 to $11 a month to utility bills.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
As this holiday season nears its end, Illinois Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias issued a warning Tuesday about text scams.
A new report shines a light on electricity shortages that Illinois could face in less than 10 years.
Roughly 1.4 million fewer Americans have signed up for an Affordable Care Act plan as expiring tax breaks drive up premiums.
January is Radon Action Month, and the Cook County Department of Public Health is urging residents to test their homes for radon.
Severe flu season is sending many people to hospital emergency rooms across the country, including in the Chicago area.
Unionized health care workers this week took aim at Northwestern Medicine, saying the health care system needs to hire more people before expanding the emergency room at Northwestern Memorial Hospital.
The Illinois Department of Public Health announced Tuesday that its recommendations for childhood vaccines will not be affected by a change in federal guidelines.
United Airlines flight attendants picketed outside Chicago's Willis Tower Thursday morning as they fought for a new contract.
WSCR-AM, 670 The Score, will begin a simulcast on 104.3 FM next month.
Does the Chicago Bears' dramatic improvement this season, culminating in their first playoff run in five years, change the discussion about where they will build a new stadium?
The Piggery, a popular barbecue restaurant and bar in the northwest corner of Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood, announced Thursday that it is going out of business.
The Lincolnwood Town Center mall in the north Chicago suburb of Lincolnwood has been sold to a developer, the village announced Wednesday.
Scott Adams, the cartoonist who created the "Dilbert" comic strip, has died at the age of 68, his first ex-wife revealed on Tuesday.
Here is everything you need to know about how to watch and stream the 2026 Golden Globes.
Bob Weir wrote or co-wrote and sang lead vocals on Grateful Dead classics including "Sugar Magnolia," "One More Saturday Night" and "Mexicali Blues."
Chicago Theatre Week brings value-priced tickets for shows from Feb. 5 until Feb. 15 at Chicago's stage venues. Tickets can sell for $30, $15, or even less.
Isiah Whitlock Jr. is perhaps best known for his role as state Sen. R. Clayton "Clay" Davis on HBO's "The Wire."
The wind chill is expected to be between -20 and -25 degrees. Meteorologist David Yeomans has the latest.
A U.S. defense official told CBS News 1,500 active-duty soldiers are on standby in Alaska for possible deployment to Minneapolis amid protest there.
McHenry firefighters were called to Riverside Bake around 2 p.m. and found smoke billowing out of the roof.
McHenry firefighters were called to Riverside Bake around 2 p.m. and found smoke billowing out of the roof.
Chicago's Eli's Cheesecake will send a super-sized Bear Down-themed cheesecake to Los Angeles and Mayor Bass. If the Rams win, Los Angeles' Cielito Lito will send some of its famous taquitos to Chicago.
The focus is going to be on Soldier Field Sunday night as the Chicago Bears take on the Los Angeles Rams for the NFC Divisional Round of the NFL Playoffs.
A Cold Weather Advisory is going into effect early Monday morning as Arctic air sends temperatures crashing to dangerous lows.
Rams players and fans came to Chicago from an unseasonably warm winter in Los Angeles.
A man was arrested and charged this weekend with a string of armed robberies and burglaries within a period of just over an hour earlier this month in Chicago.
After both teams rallied in the 4th quarter to win in the Wild Card round of the NFL Playoffs, the Chicago Bears and Los Angeles Rams face off on Sunday in a NFC Divisional Round game at Soldier Field in Chicago.
Even as Mayor Brandon Johnson has warned of possible mid-year city worker layoffs if revenue estimates in the budget fall short, city employees and workers at the city's sister agencies owe a mountain of outstanding debt to the city.
Lead-based paint was banned for serious health reasons in 1978, but most homes built before then remain covered in it.
Fire department officials in Chicago's western suburbs said drone technology has been helping keep firefighters safe and make a major impact on public safety.
With the stores becoming a common target for thieves, some of the stores in the Chicago area are taking new steps to fight back.
As thousands of people are expected downtown for New Year's Eve celebrations, Mayor Johnson, the Chicago police, and the Office of Emergency Management and Communications are trying to get out ahead of any safety concerns.
The focus is going to be on Soldier Field Sunday night as the Chicago Bears take on the Los Angeles Rams for the NFC Divisional Round of the NFL Playoffs.
Before the game, the Blackhawks honored their three Stanley Cup champion teams from the 2010s, with 29 players from those squads returning to pose with the Cup.
Tre Singleton added 14 points as the Wildcats dropped their fifth straight.
David Mirkovic and Tomislav Ivisic each scored 10 points, all in the second half, for the Illini (15-3, 6-1 Big Ten), who won their seventh straight.
Nico Hoerner made it claer he wants to stay with the Cubs, despite his name being batted around in ongoing trade rumors.
A man was arrested and charged this weekend with a string of armed robberies and burglaries within a period of just over an hour earlier this month in Chicago.
The ages of the victims range from 23 to 40, according to Chicago police.
Chicago police this weekend issued a warning about a string of strange vehicle break-ins in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood, most recently this past Thursday.
Chicago police have issued a community alert on a string of burglaries this week targeting businesses from the north lakefront to the Southwest Side.
Burglars broke into a bar in Chicago's Rogers Park neighborhood early Thursday morning.
