America Today Staff 
A motorcyclist died following a hit-and-run crash Saturday night in southwest Bakersfield, according to the Bakersfield Police Department. Officers responded to the crash in the 4500 block of Ming Avenue around 10:44 p.m. on Jan. 31, 2026. When they arrived, they found a male motorcyclist suffering from injuries initially reported as non-life-threatening. The vehicle involved, … Read more
Authorities are investigating after a woman was found dead inside a Kankakee County bar on Monday afternoon. According to police, sheriff’s deputies responded just before noon to a bar in rural Momence, near the Illinois-Indiana state line along Illinois Route 14, following a report of a deceased person. The woman was identified as 30-year-old Courtney … Read more
Authorities arrested three people following a stabbing at Hard Rock Casino Tejon that left one person injured early Sunday morning. The Kern County Sheriff’s Office said that around 1:41 a.m. on February 1, 2026, deputies from the Tejon Substation responded to the casino on Garone Farm Road after receiving reports of multiple people involved in … Read more
Officials said a man was found dead in a creek in the northwest suburbs Monday morning. The West Dundee Police Department notified the Elgin Police Department after a deceased person was located in Jelkes Creek near South 8th Street and Boncosky Road shortly before 11 a.m. The Elgin Fire Department recovered the adult male’s body … Read more
CSU Bakersfield closed its campus Monday after an anonymous threat was reported, according to the university’s website. Officials later announced the campus will reopen and classes will resume on Tuesday, February 3, during regular hours. CSUB officials said there was no active threat. A university official said that around 2:45 p.m. on February 2, 2026, … Read more
A woman is in custody after police said she drove into two pedestrians and stabbed a third person in a violent incident in the north suburbs Monday morning. The Gurnee Police Department said officers responded just after 10 a.m. to the 600 block of Grand Avenue following reports that a pedestrian had been struck by … Read more
Barges are piling up along the Ohio River after ice forced the suspension of operations at the Willow Island locks and dam. The number of barges backed up on the Ohio River in Pleasants County has doubled after mechanical components at the Willow Island locks and dam froze on Jan. 28. The Corps of Engineers … Read more
Two bills introduced in the West Virginia Legislature are aiming to place new limits on high school transfer rules, a long-debated issue in school athletics. Senate Bill 689 would revise current state law to allow high school students in West Virginia to transfer schools during their freshman or sophomore years without losing athletic eligibility. In … Read more
A Jackson County judge found probable cause Monday in a case involving a West Virginia woman accused of making threats to assassinate the president of the United States. Morgan L. Morrow, 39, of Ripley, appeared in magistrate court after her arrest on Jan. 25. Investigators said the arrest followed social media posts in which she … Read more
Troopers made two arrests after stopping a vehicle on Interstate 81 and finding two girls who had been kidnapped from Tennessee. According to a press release issued Monday morning, state police were alerted to the kidnapping just before midnight on Sunday. Troopers later located the suspect vehicle, a 2025 gray Nissan Rogue, near mile marker … Read more