By: Iciss Wilkerson KANSAS CITY, MO (mocsnews.com)- An African American teenager is set to attend a walk/run event in Overland Park, Kansas to raise awareness for brain injury after being shot in the head on April 13 when he mistakenly went to the wrong house to pick up his siblings. …
Read More »Supreme Court orders county in Minnesota to pay back woman whose condo was seized to pay tax bill
By CHLOE ATKINSON MINNESOTA, MINN (mocsnews.com) – The Supreme Court’s ruling in favor of a Minnesota Woman is bringing light to the fight against home equity theft. A Minnesota grandmother, Geraldine Tyler, is set to receive $40,000 from Hennepin County following a Supreme Court ruling in her favor. Geraldine Tyler …
Read More »Political Stunt Promised Migrants Jobs and Free Housing Before Going to Martha’s Vineyard
By Grace McGahey EDGARTOWN, Mass. (mocnews.com) – After 50 migrants arrived in Martha’s Vineyard on Tuesday by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis as a political stunt, many are left with no jobs or housing. Upon arrival in Massachusetts, the home of former President Barack Obama and Vice President Kamala Harris, the …
Read More »As a ‘buy now, pay later’ lifestyle becomes a trend, financial tension within the United States population rises with it
By CHASE A. DAVIS CHATTANOOGA (mocsnews.com) – After the Great Recession, the idea of a traditional American lifestyle changed quite dramatically. With the incorporation of credit on a national scale, also known as the “buy now, pay later” Plan, accessible to the public via companies like PayPal and Klarna, Americans …
Read More »The Cost of Service with a Smile
CHATTANOOGA, TN–(mocsnews.com) Imagine you’re an 18-year-old working their first serving job in the restaurant industry. You approach a table by greeting them with a kind, “Hello, how are you doing today?” just to be rudely interrupted by, “I’ll have a water and there better not be any ice!” What that …
Read More »Gas or Class
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (mocsnews.com) Gas or Class Many would consider soaring gas prices to be the current hottest topic across America today and it seems to have no end in sight.Gas prices hit a record low of $2.14 per gallon in 2016. The average gas price today is $4.99. In the …
Read More »Officer In Lyoya Shooting Charged With Murder
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (mocsnews.com)–On Thursday Officer Christopher Schurr was charged with second-degree murder after fatally shooting Patrick Lyoya during a traffic stop. This shooting took place in April after Lyoya reached for the officer’s taser. The body cam footage shows the beginning of the traffic stop and the moment when …
Read More »Weekend Mass Shootings Erupt Across The Country
Following the recent mass school shooting located at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, six people were shot Saturday night, May 28, 2022 after multiple parties started opening fire in the downtown Chattanooga area. At around 11 p.m., patrolling officers heard gunshots in the Cherry Street area and upon arrival …
Read More »The Future of Roe v. Wade
By: Izabelle Bradley CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (mocsnews.com) — In early May of 2022, the Supreme Court suggested striking down the landmark Roe v. Wade decision. According to a draft majority opinion signed by Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, “It is time to heed the constitution and return the issue of abortion to …
Read More »House Panel Taking Up Gun Bill Following String of Mass Shootings
By: Bryana Konig UVALDE, Texas (mocsnews.com)–Following mass shootings across the country, most recently a Tulsa medical center, the House is working on new gun legislation. This piece of legislation was added after the Uvalde, Texas shooting a week earlier. The bill entitled Protect Our Kids Act would raise the purchasing …
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