Meri received the same training that a service and therapy dog would receive. Meri, a two-year-old, 60 pound pitbull mix, became the Skokie Police Department's comfort dog in 2024.

It's a girl. Topeka's first baby of 2024 is Sarah Keranen, born at 7:51 a.m. New Year's Day in The Birthplace at Stormont Vail Health to Lizzie and Todd Keranen.. Sarah weighs 5 pounds, 7 ounces ...