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6+ In the News | Top headlines from Oct. 21 to Oct. 25

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TEXAS, USA — Here are the top headlines from Oct. 21 to Oct. 25. 

More from 6 News: Top stories from Oct. 14 to 18

Second family accuses Copperas Cove nursing home of neglect

Amber Sepulvado said her family came to Texas from Louisiana after her 78-year-old father, Jerry Koss, suffered a fall and two brain bleeds.

Sepulvado said a week after Koss went into the nursing home, he went to the hospital for dehydration. Later, she said she got a call that he had fallen out of his wheelchair in the dining room.

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Salado Elementary teacher dies in car crash

Salado ISD is mourning the tragic loss of second-grade teacher Kimberly Kosh-Ruiz. Known as "Kim" to the community, she was killed in a car crash on Wednesday evening.

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Cell phone bans in local Central Texas school districts

Across the nation cell phone bans are becoming more common in the classroom and Central Texas school districts have implemented their own restrictions from lockers to phone pouches.

More and more districts in the Central Texas area are saying no to cell phones in the classroom. Monday night the Belton ISD Board of Trustees voted to revise their cell phone guidelines.

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Killeen City Council discusses meeting protocol at council meeting

The Killeen City Council gaveled in for a council meeting on Oct. 22 where their agenda included an item to discuss city council meeting protocol. The agenda packet didn't include any detail of what the conversation would be centered on or why it was happening.

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton responds to recent hearings regarding East Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson

After failing to convince the Texas Supreme court to move forward with Roberson's execution, Paxton took to social media to air his grievances. He posted an autopsy report from Roberson's case. Roberson's lawyers immediately sent a response. 

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At least 75 sickened as deadly McDonald's E. coli outbreak expands

The FDA has tracked the e. coli to Taylor Farms, an onion supplier for McDonald's. More than 75 people have gotten sick from the Quarter Pounder in 13 states. 

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Is Elon Musk’s $1 million PAC petition giveaway illegal? Depends on who you ask

Musk's conservative PAC has given away $1,000,000 every day of early voting. Only registered voters in swing states are eligible. The DOJ has sent a letter to Musk, warning him that the giveaway might break election laws. 

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US fines Fort Worth-based American Airlines $50 million over mishandling of disabled passengers and wheelchairs

The fine is 25 times larger than any the Department of Transportation has given for disability-related offenses. The record shows years of "dangerous" treatment of disabled passengers, sometimes leading to "injury". 

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Temple Walmart driver crosses 3-million-mile mark without a single accident on his record

Al Pringle is crossing the 3-million-mile mark without a single accident or driving blemish on his record.

On Oct. 24, Walmart employees, family, friends and the Texas Department of Public Safety rolled out the red carpet for him, celebrating all his hard work and dedication to keeping the community safe.

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