DENVER — A former Colorado sheriff’s deputy was convicted of a misdemeanor on Friday in the shooting death of a 22-year-old man in distress who had called 911 for help after his car got stuck in a small mountain community. Andrew Buen was also charged with second-degree murder and official misconduct in the 2022 death of Christian Glass, which drew national attention and prompted calls for police reform focused on crisis intervention. But jurors could not reach a verdict on those charges and...
Columbia University said Friday that it has banned a student protest leader from campus after a video resurfaced Thursday that showed the student saying Zionists "don't deserve to live." A university spokesperson said the student, Khymani James, has been "banned from campus." The university did not provide any further details on the circumstances surrounding the ban or offer any information on disciplinary proceedings. In a statement Friday night about the ongoing protests, Columbia officials...
MACON, Georgia – (41NBC/WMGT) – The ACE Lady Gryphons (12-4-2) defeated the Worth County Lady Rams (16-4) by a final score of 3-0 to advance to the AA Elite Eight. Ace will face the Landmark Christian Lady War Eagles (8-5-1) in Atlanta on Monday for a shot at the final four. Categories: Local Sports, Sports Tags: ACE Charter School, ACE
MACON, Georgia – (41NBC/WMGT) – Mercer University introduced Michelle Clark-Heard as the program’s 11th head coach during a press conference at Hawkins Arena Friday afternoon. Coach Heard takes over for Susie Gardner who stepped down in March after 14 seasons as the Lady Bears head coach. The former Mississippi state assistant coach and Athletic Director brings with her 26 years
One climber died and another was seriously injured after the two-person team fell around 1,000 feet while climbing a mountain in Alaska’s Denali National Park, officials said Friday, The fall off Mount Johnson occurred Thursday night, the National Park Service said in a statement. The climbers were roped together and climbing the 5,000-foot route known as “the Escalator” when they fell, the park officials said. Their names were not released. The second climber suffered "serious traumatic...
Two new witnesses took the stand Friday after four days of testimony from former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker in former President Donald Trump's hush money trial. Trump's longtime assistant, Rhona Graff, told the court that his contact list included information for Stormy Daniels and Karen McDougal, who have both claimed they had affairs with the former president in 2006. Trump has denied their claims. Graff's testimony was followed by Gary Farro, a bank executive who said he helped...
More than a dozen tornadoes reported in Nebraska and Texas; As campus protests spread, graduating students worry about whether commencements will be canceled; Small Wisconsin town sees its future in brewery's revival; and more on tonight’s broadcast.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Nearly 800 voters in Macon-Bibb County have received letters from the Macon-Bibb Board of Elections informing them that their voter status has been challenged. David Sumrall, the chairman of the Bibb County Republican Party, raised the challenges, claiming that hundreds of people live out of state but are still registered to vote in Macon-Bibb County. He
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Bibb County Sheriff’s Office Animal Services announced Friday its community food bank for family pets is empty again, and they’re seeking donations of dry dog food to help local pet keep their animals at home and out of the shelter. “Any donations of dry dog food would be appreciated,” a Facebook post stated. “Purina or Pedigree,
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s second memoir is set to be released next month and, according to her publisher, the book will be “packed with surprising stories.” The publisher isn’t wrong. According to the first excerpts made public from “No Going Back: The Truth on What’s Wrong With Politics and How We Move America Forward” — which The Guardian obtained exclusively — Noem details how she killed a young dog named Cricket with an “aggressive personality.” According to The Guardian, Noem recounts...
South Dakota governor and Republican vice presidential contender Kristi Noem on Friday responded to a news report about a section of her forthcoming book where she describes killing her 14-month-old dog. "We love animals, but tough decisions like this happen all the time on a farm," she said in a post to X above a headline from The Guardian, which obtained a copy of Noem's upcoming book, “No Going Back." The Guardian's article describes a section of Noem's book, set for release next month, where...
In what could be a troubling sign for the electric vehicle market, a recent study found that prices of used EVs dropped far more than comparably aged gas-powered vehicles. NBC News' Christine Romans reports.