Man helps save kids from overturned school bus in Wisconsin
The bus flipped on its side during a blast of winter weather in Roxbury, Wisconsin, northwest of Madison.
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The bus flipped on its side during a blast of winter weather in Roxbury, Wisconsin, northwest of Madison.
Two 3-year-olds and a 5-year-old were killed when a school bus crashed into a semi-truck in Rushville, Illinois.
No children were on the bus at the time, but the school bus severely damaged the house it hit.
The bus was left lodged in the front yard of the last house it hit.
The homeowner, Hamza, said he was about 10 feet away from where the bus hit when it came barreling through.
It happened Thursday night in the northbound lanes of Interstate 65 near Fair Oaks Farm.
A 43-year-old woman who was a passenger on the bus was taken to the hospital with neck pain.
The accident happened in the northbound local lanes of the Dan Ryan at 35th Street.
Annual inspection records of the bus shows it needed to be inspected multiple times before passing Indiana state standards in April. CBS 2's Charlie De Mar reports.
The crash happened around 7:11 a.m. in the northbound lanes at 107th Street.
The family of Conor Kaczmarski is filing a wrongful death lawsuit against the school bus company, the school district, and the bus driver.
According to Park Forest Police, the driver's license had expired on January 3.
According to Park Forest Police, the driver's license had expired on January 3.
Ryan Vanheirseele was driving students from St. Gilbert's School when he crashed the bus into a brick mailbox in front of a home Wednesday afternoon, police said.
A school bus hit a tree before going through a fence of a home in the Auburn Gershman neighborhood Wednesday morning.
All of the children on the school bus were taken home by another bus.
It was not immediately learned how many passengers were on the school bus, or how old they were.
In at least two instances, the robbers threatened the drivers with guns.
The Rockies took their second consecutive game from Chicago.
The home slide was a franchise record.
Saturday marked the start of the El Grito Festival, but some celebrations began Friday with car caravans on Michigan Avenue.
Three American citizens, two Spaniards and a Czech citizen have been detained in Venezuela on suspicion of plotting to destabilize the country through "violent actions."
The University of Wisconsin administration has published a new policy that requires school leaders remain maintain neutral viewpoints in their public statements.
It was revealed Thursday night that the village's bank was so fed up that it ordered the village to close its account and take its business elsewhere.
The baseless rumors have been amplified in recent days by former President Donald Trump and his allies.
Taylor Swift's post endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris for the White House on Tuesday drove 405,999 users to visit the site vote.gov within 24 hours.
Next week marks one year since Illinois outlawed cash bail, and advocates and critics of the change have been waiting patiently to see it if has been successful — or as some predicted, a disaster.
The Internet lit up this week with news that a Chicago restaurant is offering a luxe cocktail for $13,000, purportedly the most expensive martini in the United States.
Scammers have taken more than $100 million meant for senior citizens' Medicare bills, which comes from taxpayer money. The fraud scheme was exposed after swindlers made $3 billion worth of fake Medicare claims.
Bon Appetit magazine recently unveiled its list of must-try new eateries, and among its selections is Akahoshi Ramen, which opened last year in the Logan Square neighborhood.
A local expert said contrary to the concerns of the FTC, Jewel and Mariano's operating as one company could reduce prices and likely keep stores open.
A Chicago mom who asked to remain anonymous is one of the towing company's latest victims.
Boar's Head will no longer make liverwurst and is indefinitely closing the location where the product was made, impacting 500 workers.
Doctors say it almost seems like positive test results will be the new normal at big events like the Democratic National Convention.
Deadly listeria outbreak linked to recalled Boar's Head deli meat is the largest in the U.S. in more than a decade.
Health officials say two people in eastern Wisconsin and one person in northeastern Illinois have died of West Nile virus.
He's not the youngest or the smallest baby to ever stay, but his length of stay is rare.
The factory's parent company said it gave workers the opportunity to move to other facilities.
One season ticket owner shared his take. His seats for Sunday, with a face value of $250, sold for about $599 each.
A local expert said contrary to the concerns of the FTC, Jewel and Mariano's operating as one company could reduce prices and likely keep stores open.
The FTC is seeking to block the merger, arguing it would eliminate competition between the supermarket chains and would lead to even higher prices for shoppers.
It's hard to know exactly how many local residents stayed home—or even left the area. But the fact that some businesses saw such slow sales is a sign.
Singer Jon Bon Jovi helped bring a woman back off the ledge of a pedestrian bridge in Nashville Tuesday night, police said.
Taylor Swift wrote that Vice President Kamala Harris "is a steady-handed, gifted leader and I believe we can accomplish so much more in this country if we are led by calm and not chaos."
A Michigan judge on Monday ordered hip-hop mogul Sean "P. Diddy" Combs to pay out a $100 million judgment to a man currently in prison who claimed Combs drugged and sexually assaulted him at an afterparty in 1997.
Emmy and Tony Award-winning actor James Earl Jones' majestic voice became internationally recognized as the villainous Dark Lord in the "Star Wars" franchise.
Catherine, Princess of Wales, says she's finished chemotherapy less than six months after she announced her cancer diagnosis.
Village leaders in Arlington Heights are asking for help to reunite a lost ring with its rightful owner.
Meteorologist Mary Kay Kleist has the 10 p.m. forecast for Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024.
Robbers targeting Lyft and Uber drivers are on the loose in Chicago. Police say they rely on their drivers' kindness.
Intermittent street closures went into effect in downtown Chicago Saturday evening as many celebrate ahead of Mexican Independence Day.
Saturday marked the start of the El Grito Festival, But some celebrations began Friday with car caravans on Michigan Avenue.
Friends of the victim said the crash was no accident.
On Saturday, the Urbina family identified their son as 2-year-old Christopher, who died on Sept. 6.
The Chicago Police Department and the Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force arrested the suspect on Friday around 8:30 a.m. in the 5800 area of State Route 154 in Pinckneyville, Illinois, 300 miles away from the crime scene.
Chicago officials warn visitors of increased traffic downtown throughout the weekend, especially around Grant Park.
Temperatures will be warmer than normal for a while.
One of the videos showed the arrest of a journalist who said he was just doing his job when he was zip-tied and held for at least eight hours.
While the video does not show an up-close perspective of the 59 arrests that happened that night, it does provide a much better look at the bigger picture than has been seen up to this point.
Next week marks one year since Illinois outlawed cash bail, and advocates and critics of the change have been waiting patiently to see it if has been successful — or as some predicted, a disaster.
Jomaury Champ's family sued the Chicago Public Schools for what happened to the fourth grader after officials let an unauthorized person into the school.
The city on Monday also released long-awaited data on ShotSpotter's effectiveness.
The Rockies took their second consecutive game from Chicago.
The home slide was a franchise record.
Michael Busch had three hits for the Cubs, including a three-run home run off Victor Vodnik (4-3) in the top of the eighth that pulled the Cubs into a 5-5 tie.
At 33-115, the White Sox are approaching the post-1900 record for losses — 120 by the 1962 New York Mets in their inaugural season.
Napheesa Collier scored 20 points, and the Minnesota Lynx beat the Chicago Sky 83-66 for their fifth straight victory.
It is believed the thieves somehow obtained clean copies of the keys to the cars.
Late Friday, no one was in custody and Belmont Area detectives were investigating.
There were two to four thieves involved, police said.
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The incident happened outside Haven Middle School, at 2417 Prairie Ave. in the northwest part of Evanston.
