WCMY New Obituaries
Joan Marie Klag, 94, of Ottawa
Joan Marie Klag, 94, of Ottawa, passed away Saturday, June 7, 2025 at LaSalle County Nursing Home after a lifelong affliction with Multiple Sclerosis. A visitation will be held on Wednesday, June 11, from 9:00am until 10:00am at Ottawa Funeral Home. Mass of Christian Burial will take place on Wednesday, at 10:30am at S...
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Frederick "Punch" Pufahl, 85, of Ottawa
Frederick "Punch" Pufahl, 85, of Ottawa, passed away Friday, June 6, 2025 at his home. A visitation will be held on Friday, June 13, from 9:00am until 11:00am at Ottawa Funeral Home. A funeral ceremony will follow at 11:00am with Pastor Dick Ewing officiating. Cremation rites have been entrusted to Ottawa Fun...
Jun 08, 2025
National News
New Orleans jail escape: Girlfriend of inmate arrested for allegedly aiding in jailbreak
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DOJ says Milwaukee judge accused of helping undocumented immigrant evade arrest not immune from criminal prosecution
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Trump says LA is under siege, but the mayor and governor paint a different picture
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Spirit Airlines plane passenger calls in fake bomb threat after missing flight: Officials
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As the West bakes, severe weather continues from Mississippi to western New York
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New Orleans jail escape: Girlfriend of inmate arrested for allegedly aiding in jailbreak
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Business News
What does the Trump-Musk feud mean for Tesla stock? Experts weigh in.
Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC(NEW YORK) -- A feud between President Donald Trump and Tesla CEO Elon Musk hammered shares of the electric carmaker on Thursday, before a lull in the acrimony on Friday prompted a recovery of some losses.Still, as of midday Frida...
Jun 06, 2025
US trade deficit narrowed significantly amid Trump's tariff escalation
Marcus Brandt/picture alliance via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The U.S. trade deficit narrowed significantly in April as President Donald Trump sharply escalated tariffs before pausing a large swath of the levies, U.S. Commerce Department data on Thursd...
Jun 05, 2025
'Danger zone': Top companies weather uncertainty as Trump's tariffs fluctuate
Scott Olson/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Executives at major corporations, including Target, Goldman Sachs and Pepsi, have invoked the same one-word boogeyman on recent earnings calls: "Uncertainty."Concern among companies big and small about the unsteady...
Jun 04, 2025
Trump's sons distance themselves from new Trump-branded crypto venture
Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- A digital asset company has collaborated with the firm behind President Donald Trump's $TRUMP meme coin to launch what it's calling the "Official $TRUMP Wallet" -- but the president's sons, who run Trump's cr...
Jun 04, 2025
