At least four people are dead and nine are injured after a tornado hit Matador, a small town of nearly 800 people northeast of Lubbock, late Wednesday night. The tornado was brought on by several severe storms in the region. A video from a local storm chaser showed significant damage to the small town in…
Updated at 4:45 p.m.: Thunderstorms and rain are still likely this afternoon and the city remains under a flood watch until midnight, according to the National Weather Service. Our original story follows below. A weather system moving east into the Denver Metro could produce large hail, and the National Weather Service says that it is…
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SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM/Gray News) – Massachusetts State Police said a 4-year-old girl has been found safe after she was the subject of an Amber Alert on Thursday. “The call came in around 8:30 this morning that a 4-year-old child was taken from her home by her mother in Indian Orchard of Springfield,” said Springfield Police…
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Former U.S. Rep. Will Hurd, R-Helotes, announced Thursday he is running for president, becoming the first Texan with experience in elective office to enter the Republican primary. READ MORE
Kansas men’s basketball’s Gradey Dick was selected by the Toronto Raptors in the first round of the 2023 NBA draft as the 13th overall selection. Dick’s selection makes it back-to-back drafts that a Kansas player has been chosen. He follows Ochai Agbaji and Christian Braun, who were both selected in the first round of last…
Jalen Hood-Schifino will begin his career with the Los Angeles Lakers. The former Indiana guard was selected with the No. 17 overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft on Thursday night by the Lakers, just outside the draft lottery. The 6-foot-4 combo guard becomes IU’s first NBA Draft pick since 2019 (Romeo Langford). READ MORE
Eastern Michigan basketball’s Emoni Bates has been drafted No. 49 overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2023 NBA draft. Bates on Thursday became the first player from Eastern Michigan to be drafted into the league since Derrick Dials was taken 52nd overall in 1998. Bates, a Ypsilanti native, had a tumultuous journey to the…
Brandin Podziemski’s bet on himself paid off on Thursday. The 2021 Wisconsin Mr. Basketball from St. John’s Northwestern Academies was selected by the Golden State Warriors with the 19th pick in the NBA draft. “I think I bring a lot to the Warriors,” Podziemski told reporters after getting picked. “I think in the NBA I…