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.
The bus flipped on its side during a blast of winter weather in Roxbury, Wisconsin, northwest of Madison.
Everyone was evacuated safely, and no one needed to go to the hospital, the fire district said.
Everyone was evacuated safely, and no one needed to go to the hospital, the fire district said.
Responding officers found the bus, conducted a traffic stop, and placed the woman into custody without incident.
Three children were among those killed in the crash near downstate Rushville.
Two adults were also killed in the crash near Rushville, Illinois.
Two 3-year-olds and a 5-year-old were killed when a school bus crashed into a semi-truck in Rushville, Illinois.
Three children were among the victims in the crash in Rushville.
The driver was taken to the hospital after the crash on DuSable Lake Shore Drive, and later died at the hospital.
Three northbound lanes were shut down after the crash near Grand Avenue.
The bus driver suffered non-life-threatening injuries in the crash on Crawford Avenue Thursday afternoon. CBS 2's Charlie De Mar reports.
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.
The bus driver went home and left 9-year-old Eva Bailey on the bus in Evergreen Park, according to police and Eva's mother.
Experts say the only way to truly solve the issue is to change the way we think about transporting kids to school. CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey reports.
This has been a persistent issue in Chicago and across the country. Experts say the only way to truly solve it is to change the way we think about transporting kids to school.
Right now, the district has 681 drivers ready to hit the road.
At one point, two of the three northbound lanes of the Dan Ryan were shut down while emergency crews and tow trucks got to work. CBS 2's Noel Brennan reports.
It took multiple tow trucks to pull the bus upright. CBS 2's Noel Brennan reports.
They're called extended stop arms. Leyden High School District 212 bought enough for the whole fleet to cut down on cars maneuvering around their buses.
They're designed to prevent drivers from going around school buses, but they're currently outlawed in Illinois. CBS 2's Lauren Victory reported that could soon change.
The crash happened around 7:11 a.m. in the northbound lanes at 107th Street.
As the wheelchair lift is moving, the bus aide walks over, points to the boy, and says: "He can't play. He going to sit right there and be tied up like a slave."
A bus attendant tried to restrain 9-year-old MaCaulay Frye, who has autism, in what the boy’s lawyers say might have involved tying his hands together. CBS 2's Suzanne Le Mignot reports.
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Chicago police arrested 29-year-old Alberto Rosas on Tuesday in the 6800 block of West Archer Avenue and charged him with one felony count of first-degree murder.
The driver was heading northbound when he swerved to avoid hitting another car, causing him to hit a curb and then a light pole before coming to a stop, police said.
The noise will be hard to miss. But it won't all even be the same noise – as there are several different species of cicadas coming that each have a distinct song, or screech.
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Chicago Police detectives are asking anyone with additional photos or video to give them a call.