The nation is watching the mayoral race in Baltimore. In light of the prosecution of six Baltimore police officers in the death of Freddie Gray and various economic challenges, the fight for who leads the city next is crucial. Current Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, who also serves as president of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, […]

President Barack Obama continues visits to religious places and events. Hot off the heels of his visit to a Baltimore-area Mosque on Wednesday where he condemned anti-muslim bigotry, he addressed Thursday morning’s National Prayer Breakfast in Washington D.C. speaking of his faith, not operating from a spirit of fear and positively moving forward to lead respecting all. Watch President Obama’s speech […]

Despite constantly running his mouth and making a number of controversial, divisive and some say downright bigoted comments during his campaign for the U.S. presidency, Republican Donald Trump is now in the running for a 2016 Nobel Peace Prize.  (Close your mouth.) Word comes from multiple outlets that a mystery person nominated the New York businessman for the esteemed honor.  Yes, […]

The man who was the emergency manager in Flint, Michigan, when the city changed its water supply is refusing to testify before Congress. The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee wants to question Darnell Earley sometime today about the water crisis in Flint and had him served with a subpoena. Earley was the manager in charge […]

Actor George Clooney says Hollywood is “moving in the wrong direction” when it comes to diversity. A lot of media attention has been given to the lack of minority nominees in this year’s Academy Awards, but Clooney tells Variety that the problem stems from a lack of minorities in films. Clooney says African Americans aren’t […]

When 2016 GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump gets together with leaders of black churches across the nation, endorsements and selling the businessman to black church goers is at stake. I have more on the meeting between these black pastors and the controversial Republican front-runner below. Click the media player to listen: ### (@1067WTLC) ### kimwellsmedia […]

The death of Freddie Gray happened on the streets of Baltimore and now we know that the police officers who are charged in his death will be tried in the courtrooms of that city as well. Click the media player below to hear the latest development in the Gray case and hear one law professor weigh-in […]

In a follow-up to a developing story we brought you earlier this week out of Chicago, police there now say they’re draining a lagoon in a west side city park as they continue to investigate the gruesome discovery of a toddler’s decomposing body parts. City crews began the process Tuesday as divers continued to look for any […]

Get In the Know With Kim’s Wednesday News & Sports Headlines Education tops today’s local headlines… State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Glenda Ritz, is anticipating a 20 to 30-percent drop in this year’s ISTEP scores. She attributes the projected decline to the test’s harder standards and a new format that students weren’t used to.  It’ll be […]

    Get caught up on the news, sports and entertainment that’s leading Tuesday’s national headlines and discussions. From the investigations into various shootings and deaths of police officers; to the latest on the Hillary Clinton email scandal; to Pope Francis making a progressive move; to the spirit of protest rising in Baltimore; to the sweethearts […]

Police officials in Ferguson, Missouri have captured the 21-year-old man they say shot an innocent nine-year-old girl who was sitting on her bed doing her homework while protests raged outside her doors on the streets of the St. Louis suburb following the one year anniversary of Michael Brown’s death at the hands of a police officer. Click the […]

The Prairie View, Texas road where Sandra Bland was pulled over and arrested by a state trooper is being named after her. City council members in Prairie View approved a resolution Tuesday renaming University Boulevard to “Sandra Bland Parkway.” Bland’s name will stay for up to five years on the road that leads to her alma […]