Minnesota Angler Tops His Own Bowfin Record

Ben Erb of Bemidji, Minnesota, already held his state’s catch-and-release record for bowfin. On July 3, he beat it with a fish caught just a half inch longer than the one he landed the summer before. A Backwater He Knew Well Erb, a 31-year-old graduate fisheries biologist researcher at Bemi...

By James Chen •

Retreat and Defense: Fort Dodge Police Clear Man in Fatal Self-Defense Shooting

The Webster County Attorney’s Office has officially cleared 31-year-old Josiah Byram of all criminal liability following the fatal July 24, 2026, shooting of 45-year-old Thomas Ahrens in Fort Dodge, Iowa. Investigators with the Fort Dodge Police Department determined that Byram was actively ret...

By Brandon Curtis •

Omaha Walmart Horror: Kidnapper Slashing 3-Year-Old Shot and Killed by Police

Omaha police officers fatally shot 31-year-old Noemi Guzman on Tuesday morning after she allegedly kidnapped a 3-year-old boy from a local Walmart and began slashing him with a shoplifted kitchen knife. The child, identified as Cyler Hillman, underwent surgery for a large laceration to his face a...

By Brandon Curtis •