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As of Tuesday, the woman had raised over $800,000 on a Christian fundraising platform with a stated goal of $1 million. In her last update, in June, the woman claimed she was the victim of “silly misinformation.”Minnesota prosecutors filed misdemeanor disorderly conduct charges Tuesday against a woman accused of using a racist slur against a Black child at a playground — an incident the woman has since used to raise more than $800,000 after she appealed for help with relocating. “Defendant wrongfully and unlawfully engaged in offensive, obscene, abusive, boisterous, or noisy conduct, or in offensive, obscene, or abusive language...

Shiloh Hendrix, the woman seen in a viral video using a racial slur at a kid at a park in Rochester, Minnesota, in April will be charged with three counts of disorderly conduct. Hendrix is facing up to 90 days in jail and or $1,000 in fines.

ROCHESTER, Minn. — The Rochester City Attorney’s Office has filed a complaint summons related to an April 28 event at Roy Sutherland Playground in Soldier’s Field Park. The complaint charges Shiloh Hendrix with three counts of disorderly conduct, which could lead to a maximum of 90 days in jail and/or a $1,000 fine, according to Minnesota statute. In early May, a Rochester man shared a video online allegedly showing Hendrix calling a child a racial slur at the playground. The draft complaint requires review and approval by a District Court judge. The City Attorney's Office emphasized the complexity of the...

Eastman Kodak issued a concerning message to investors Monday, indicating that the 133-year-old camera company's future may be in trouble. In its second quarter earnings report, released Monday, Kodak indicated it is losing profits, adding that it doesn't have the “committed financing or available liquidity” to pay its $500 million debt obligations. Kodak added that right now, the plan to fund its debt consists of using excess funds from the termination of a retirement pension plan to "reduce the amount of term debt and to amend, extend or refinance its remaining debt and preferred stock obligations."

"After I see the people run, I just see something big, just walking just right over there, it went right over there I swear, I promise you, it went right over there. And it said 'rawr,' and I just kept walking," he recalled. "I seen it, seeing me, see it, so in my head I’m like, ‘Nah, I got to go man, I’m out.'" Jones said he remains on edge. "I am going to keep this bat right here, man, just in case," he said during Thursday's interview. "I am going to protect us, I ain’t going to let nothing...

Rochester, N.Y. — A man is in custody, accused of shooting and killing his roommate on the city's north side. Police said Jordan Figueroa-Olivo, 23, shot Delwin Aponte-Charbonier, 19, Saturday afternoon inside the victim's home on Ward Street. Aponte-Charbonier died that evening at Rochester General Hospital. BACKGROUND: 19-year-old critically injured in Rochester shooting Figueroa-Olivo has been charged with manslaughter after he turned himself in to police Thursday afternoon. Police said they recovered a handgun, three loaded high-capacity magazines and additional physical evidence from the scene. Figueroa-Olivo, who also lived at the location, was not legally permitted to possess the handgun,...

The family of the five-year-old boy who was subjected to racial slurs from a white woman during a viral altercation at a Minnesota playground are calling for her to be charged. Video of the woman, identified as Shiloh Hendrix, was recorded at Soldiers Field Memorial Park showing the white tattooed woman holding her toddler while being confronted by a man who accuses her of calling a young black boy the 'N-word.' When questioned, Hendrix does not deny the accusation and responds, 'If that's what he's gonna act like,' before repeating the slur toward the man filming and making an obscene...

A Rochester woman’s racist remarks have gone viral, and a successful crowdfunding campaign purportedly started by the woman in the aftermath has shocked community leaders. ROCHESTER – Video of a mom who allegedly directed racial slurs at a little Black boy at a city park has gone viral, prompting a fundraising standoff between the NAACP and an apparent white supremacist move to support the woman. As of Friday morning, the woman has increased her goal to $1 million, after raising $305,200.

Rochester, N.Y. (WHAM) — The Trump administration is taking the City of Rochester to court following a controversial encounter between Rochester police officers and federal immigration authorities. A March 24 traffic stop on Whitney Street near Lyell Avenue sparked controversy after Mayor Malik Evans and Rochester Police Chief David Smith claimed the officers involved violated the city's immigration policy by assisting Border Patrol agents at the scene. BACKGROUND: Body camera video released from immigration-related traffic stop in Rochester | Man charged following controversial immigration-related traffic stop in Rochester | Woman's family 'torn apart' by traffic stop involving federal agents in...

Behold the lovely new Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Building at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota. Complements the nearby parking deck! It’s a cancer research center, designed by HDR Architects, Omaha. Certainly has that American heartland tumor spirit! The promotional literature says, “the COVID-19 pandemic significantly influenced the design.” The building is intended to symbolize “hope and progress,” it says. Strange to relate, the percentage increase in cancer cases in the USA from 2021 to 2024 (the latest fully projected year) is approximately 12.6 percent. Could that have anything to do with the Covid-19 vaccines? Perhaps researchers in the Kellen Building...

Sparks fly during interview between Rochester mayor and News10NBC anchor ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Things turned personal after News10NBC sought a response from Mayor Malik Evans Wednesday regarding a one-on-one interview with Border Czar Tom Homan. At a public event to announce the “Party in the Park” lineup, Mayor Evans was available for off-topic questions afterward, according to his assistant. However, when approached, the mayor was less than eager to engage. “Brett has a question. I don’t talk to him, he’s a loser,” Evans said. News10NBC’s Brett Davidsen asked Evans if he had seen his interview with Homan, to where he...

ult charges after cops... 'Good Morning America' anchor reveals family secret discovered on 23andMe after company files for bankruptcy'Good Morning America' anchor reveals family secret discovered on... US News Border czar Tom Homan tells NY sanctuary city cops blasted for assisting ICE that ‘help is coming!’ By Jennie Taer, Vaughn Golden, Carl Campanile and Kate Sheehy Published March 28, 2025, 6:28 p.m. ET 340 Border czar Tom Homan on Friday huddled with a Rochester police union to offer “his unwavering support” after some local cops were ripped by the “sanctuary city’’ for helping Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents at a...

Rochester, N.Y. (WHAM) — Kelvin Vickers, the 24-year-old man convicted of killing Rochester Police Officer Anthony Mazurkiewicz, was allegedly caught on surveillance video attacking a corrections officer. Vickers is serving a life sentencing for two separate crimes, including the July 21 shooting that killed Mazurkiewicz and wounded his partner, Officer Sino Seng. MORE: Rochester Police Officer Anthony Mazurkiewicz remembered two years after his death | 'You are an absolute menace': Families, community react to Kelvin Vickers' sentencing | Rochester police officer's convicted killer sentenced to life in prison without parole The officers were shot while on an undercover detail investigating...

Members of the Congressional Black Caucus spoke out against the Continuing Resolution that would allow the government to stay open until September 2025. Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass) asserted "we're facing a hostile government takeover and @SenateDems can do something about it. The Trump-Musk spending bill will make our constituents who are unable or unwilling to support themselves hungrier, sicker, and poorer. Listen to your constituents. Do not cede your leverage. Hold the line." Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Tex) said "I stand by the NO vote on the blank check for Trump & Elon. I've got no explanation nor agreement with Senate...

State Democratic lawmakers are trying to pump the brakes on the Hochul administration’s “nearly impossible” green-energy rule requiring more new large trucks to be emissions-free. The proposal, pushed by state Sen. Jeremy Coney Cooney (D-Rochester) and Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo (D-Binghamton), would postpone the start of the Democratic governor’s edict until at least Jan. 1, 2027. Hochul’s recent “Advanced Clean Trucks” rule requires manufacturers of vehicles greater than 8,500 pounds to sell an increasing number of zero-emission vehicles in New York, starting with a 7% zero emissions sales percentage in 2025 and ramping up every model year through 2035, to 40%...

During an interview aired on Thursday’s “PBS NewsHour,” Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE) said that she wants people to recognize that Democrats are “all in this fighting to make sure that the cost of eggs [is] not skyrocketing, even though this president said, on day one, he was going to address the economy.” Blunt Rochester said, “[A] lot of times, people say, if you want to see their priorities, look at their checkbook. They’re showing us exactly what their priorities are. When you’ve got 72 million people in this country who are on Medicaid in some way, it might be...

Graffiti in Downtown Rochester reads, “Who will kill Elon?’ ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Commuters on I-490 West in downtown Rochester encountered an unexpected sight on Thursday. Graffiti with the words “Who will kill Elon?” appeared on the 490 off-ramp bridge to Howell Street, seemingly referencing Elon Musk. News10NBC has reached out to New York State Police, the Department of Transportation, and the FBI about the graffiti, as Musk is a federal employee.

More than a dozen cars were broken into, and a 2019 silver Kia Sorento with Virginia license plates was stolen from the nearby Cobbles Elementary School parking lot, where churchgoers parked for the Christmas Eve Mass. Parishioners expressed their disbelief. “I mean, this is typically a safe area from what we understand,” said parishioner Mark Elsaesser. “We’ve been coming here a long time. Never seen anything like this happen, especially on the holidays, Christmas time. My wife and I got married here. We’ve had our daughter baptized here, so we’ve been coming here a very long time, and nothing like...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The Rochester City Council has passed the Good Cause legislation with a 7-2 vote. Council Vice President LaShay Harris and Councilmember Michael Patterson voted against the measure. Those in favor included Council President Miguel Melendez and Councilmembers Mitch Gruber, Willie Lightfoot, Mary Lupien, Stanley Martin, Bridget Monroe, and Kim Smith. The legislation includes an amendment from the City-Wide Tenant Union of Rochester that lowers the property size exemption. Only landlords with one unit are exempt from the new legislation ensuring protections apply to nearly all renters. Rent increases are limited to 7.7%. The move aligns Rochester’s Good...

Rochester, N.Y.— People in Rochester's 19th Ward rallied Tuesday for the Good Cause Eviction law to be passed after they claim a tenant was served an "unjust eviction." Lakeisha Ward claims she was served an eviction notice after raising concerns about the property and taking the issues to the city. MORE:Rochester City Council says new eviction law would exclude 35,000 renters Ward said she's not behind on rent and kept up her rent. Torres Turn Key Property Management LLC said Ward was issued a notice to vacate because the owner has different plans for the property. "I have emails saying...