Shooting at St. Louis balloon release kills one man, injures four

"It's horrible to think, and just downright sickening, that this type of violence would occur while remembering a person who ...

Loved Ones Were Releasing Balloons to Honor The Dead — Then The Bullets Rang Out

An 18-year-old boy was killed and several others injured in a shooting that broke out during a balloon release to honor a homicide victim in St. Louis, Mo. One person was killed and four others ...

1 dead; 4 shot during balloon release for homicide victim

ST. LOUIS – The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department (SLMPD) are investigating after a man was killed and four others ...

Shooting at balloon release for homicide victim in St. Louis: 1 dead, 4 injured

Police said 5 people were shot on Wells Avenue in north St. Louis. They were at a balloon release for the victim of a ...

Father says he called for welfare check before 2 children pulled from Lake Michigan

The bodies of one-year-old Jream Washington and six-year-old Wyatt Payton were pulled from Lake Michigan on Chicago's South ...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Wisconsin lawmakers consider limiting or banning Mylar balloon releases, which cause power outages

Balloon releases can honor the passing of a loved one or celebrate a big moment, but lawmakers who want to ban them say the environmental and safety risks are too high. State lawmakers are considering ...