Strong winds have temporarily closed the Merrimac Ferry in Wisconsin

The Merrimac Ferry in Sauk County temporarily closed Friday amid breezy conditions, the state Department of Transportation announced. The closure was expected to last at least two hours, according to a DOT bulletin. The ferry, which is free to ride, crosses the Wisconsin River between Sauk and Columbia counties. It recently opened for the season. […]

‘What is the world coming to?’

Five people were shot in Greenbelt, Maryland, during a high school senior skip day party at a park, police said in a Friday evening press conference. The shooting happened at Hanover Parkway in Prince George’s County. Hundreds of students were gathered for the party before shots rang out around 2:30 p.m., Greenbelt Police Chief Rick […]