Rockin' Robin's News Flash! - Thursday May 30th
Milwaukee County prosecutors filed criminal charges against a day care teacher after doctors found cocaine in the system of an 11-month-old.
The child's mother took the baby boy to Children's Wisconsin for evaluation on May 15 after she noticed several scratches on the child. According to prosecutors, the child tested positive for a primary metabolite of cocaine.
Authorities searched the mother's home and found nothing, they then turned their attention to the child's day care.
According to a criminal complaint, the backpack contained a clear plastic bag with a small amount of white powder and documents belonging to Passion Watson, an employee.
Prosecutors charged Watson with misdemeanor possession of cocaine. Additional charges could follow.
A family is displaced after a house fire last night in Evansville.
The call came in around 7:20 p.m. for a fire in the garage of a home on Millard Court. Everyone got out of the home safely.
The heat from the fire also melted off siding on a neighboring home.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
McDonald’s is fighting back against viral tweets and media reports that it says have exaggerated its price increases.
In a post on the company’s website Wednesday, McDonald’s U.S. President Joe Erlinger said reports suggesting the price of the average Big Mac has doubled since 2019 were false.
McDonald’s said the average U.S. Big Mac was $4.39 in 2019 and now costs $5.29, a 20.5% increase.
Erlinger acknowledged that he and many franchisees were frustrated by a post on X last summer about a Big Mac meal in Connecticut that cost $18, calling the price “an exception.”
Next month, McDonald’s is expected to introduce a $5 meal deal across the U.S. that will include a sandwich or a four-piece McNugget, small fries and a small drink.
Erlinger said he hopes customers will find the company’s upcoming deals “meaningful.”
A man with a suspended license joined his court Zoom call while driving, astonishing the judge and his legal team.
The trial, which took place in Ann Arbor, Michigan earlier this month, surrounded a man named Corey Harris and a case involving him driving with a suspended license.
After introducing herself, the assistant public defender stated that “Mr. Harris should be [present] via Zoom,” and almost on cue, Harris joined the call.
District Judge J. Cedric Simpson had one question for Mr. Harris...
Upon parking, Harris’ legal team requested an adjournment of the case for four weeks, but Judge Simpson wasn’t having it.
Judge Simpson reviewed Harris’ paperwork and briefly mulled over what was likely the easiest decision he would make that day.
Harris’ bond was revoked, and he was ordered to turn himself in to the County Jail by 6 p.m. that evening.