| | | | | | Three cadets at the U.S. Air Force Academy who have refused the COVID-19 vaccine will not be commissioned as military officers but will graduate with bachelor's degrees, the academy said Saturday. Academy spokesman Dean Miller said that a fourth cadet who had refused the vaccine until about a week ago, decided to be vaccinated and will graduate and become an Air Force officer. Miller said in a statement that the three won't be commissioned into the United States Air Force as long as they remain unvaccinated. He says a decision on whether the unvaccinated students will be required to reimburse the United States for education costs in lieu of service will be made by the secretary of the Air Force. | | | | | | Police say one person was killed and eight people were wounded following a shooting at a large party in Southern California. San Bernardino police said Saturday that officers dispatched late Friday found the one person who was killed outside the party that was at a business in a strip mall in the city, east of Los Angeles. Eight others were wounded and taken to area hospitals. Police say the injuries did not appear to be life-threatening.Police say no arrests have been made. | | | | | | Police say a second person died in a rare tornado that hit a small community in northern Michigan. Lt. Derrick Carroll says the person was in their 70s and lived in a mobile home park in Gaylord. No other details have been released. Another person in their 70s who also lived at the park was reported to have died Friday evening, just a few hours after the tornado struck. More than 40 people were injured. Gaylord is roughly 230 miles northwest of Detroit. The Otsego County fire chief says there's "probably 95% destruction" at the park, with mobile homes "picked up and turned over." Experts say extreme spring winds are uncommon in the area because the Great Lakes typically suck energy out of storms. | | | | | | | J.M. Smucker is recalling certain types of Jif peanut butter in the US because of a potential salmonella contamination. The company said that the peanut butter was sold nationwide and the recall includes more than 45 kinds of products. They have lot codes between 1274425 to 2140425, the company said in a statement. The lot code is next to the... | | | | | | | The latest forecast from News 3 Now. | | | | | | Wisconsin Republicans have agreed to have a "no endorsement" option when voting on whether to throw the party's official backing behind a candidate in the hotly contested governor's race. The top candidates in the governor's race are slated to make their pitch for an endorsement to more than 1,500 delegates attending the annual convention Saturday near Madison. But first, under pressure from those who argued the party shouldn't back any candidate before the Aug. 9 primary, delegates voted to have an option of not endorsing. Winning the endorsement requires support from 60% of delegates. The party's endorsement unlocks funding from the state party, which can spend as much as it wants on the winner. | | | | | | U.S. President Joe Biden and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol say after meeting that they will consider expanded joint military exercises to deter the nuclear threat from North Korea. The announcement Saturday during Biden's visit to Seoul reflects a shift in direction from former U.S. President Donald Trump. Trump had considered scrapping the exercises and had expressed affection for North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. The announcement may also put to rest concerns in Seoul that Washington would revert to the Obama administration's policy of "strategic patience" in which it largely looked the other way while North Korea expanded its nuclear arsenal. | | | | | | | MONONA, Wis. — The Monona Grove School District cut the ribbon Saturday on a large solar array it says is the largest to be installed on a K-12 school in Wisconsin. The array covers roughly two-thirds of the roof of Monona Grove High School. When fully operational, the district expects it will generate about half of the school’s electricity. Peter... | | | | | | |
