Photo: Rice Krispies Idina Menzelis preparing to send her 11-year-old son Walker Nathaniel back to school. In an exclusive interview with the Tony Award winner, 50, Menzel gives PEOPLE a glimpse at her family’s morning routine, which includes a sweet lunchbox tradition. “I was always a mom that wrote little love notes to my son, whether they’re embarrassing him or not. My mom did it to me,” she says while discussing her partnership with Rice Krispies Treats and their 365 Days of Love and Support Kits....

01of 99 Flower Power Michael Rozman/Warner Bros. 02of 99Good SportsKelvin Boyes - Pool/GettyPrince WilliamandKate Middletonplay football during a visit to the National Stadium in Belfast, home of the Irish Football Association, on Wednesday in Northern Ireland. 02of 99 Good Sports Kelvin Boyes - Pool/Getty Prince WilliamandKate Middletonplay football during a visit to the National Stadium in Belfast, home of the Irish Football Association, on Wednesday in Northern Ireland....

Photo: Getty An Illinois woman has beensentenced to jail timefollowing a close encounter with a grizzly bear in Yellowstone National Park in May. Samantha R. Dehring, 25, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to willfully remaining, approaching and photographing wildlife within 100 yards, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the District of Wyoming said in a statement on Thursday. In addition to serving four days in jail, Dehring has also been banned from the National Park for one year and must pay both a $1,000 fine and $1,000 to a wildlife protection fund....

Judge Robert Adrian.Photo: Jake Shane/Quincy Herald-Whig via AP An Illinois judge is drawing criticism after determining that an 18-year-old man initially convicted of rape will not go to prison. Judge Robert Adrian found Drew Clinton guilty of one count of felony sexual assault in October after he was accused of raping a 16-year-old girl at a graduation party last spring. But at the man’s sentencing hearing on Jan. 3, Adrian heard two post-trial motions from the defense that ultimately changed his mind....

Photo: Getty An Illinois resident who had recently vaped tragically died after contracting a severe respiratory illness, the state’s Department of Public Health (IDHP) announced. The IDPHissued a statementon Friday about the unidentified resident’s death, as well as the severity of the situation, noting that the number of reported cases in Illinois involving people who have used e-cigarettes or vaped and were later hospitalized with respiratory issues has doubled in the past week....

Cartez L. Daniels, Samiya A. Shelton-Tillman, Sanai Daniels.Photo: Facebook (3)An Illinois teenager is accused of killing his girlfriend and two others during a home invasion this week in a Chicago suburb, authorities said.Byrion Montgomery, 17, has been charged as an adult with first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, home invasion, aggravated battery with firearm and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, according to apress releasefrom the Bolingbrook Police Department.He is being held on $20 million bail and pleaded not guilty to the charges in Will County court on March 7,CBS Newsreports....

Photo: Sandy Huffaker/Getty The Trump administration is reportedly accusing hundreds of Hispanics who live along the U.S.-Mexico border of using fraudulent birth certificates, and denying some of them passports, according toThe Washington Post. The State Department said in a statement to thePostthat it “has not changed policy or practice regarding the adjudication of passport applications,” adding that “the U.S.-Mexico border region happens to be an area of the country where there has been a significant incidence of citizenship fraud....

Photo: NBC 01of 15The Target LadyDana Edelson/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via GettyWelcome to Target!It’s no surprise thatthis characterwas one of the reasons Wiig scored a spot onSaturday Night Live. She used the character in her audition reel! 01of 15 The Target Lady Dana Edelson/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Welcome to Target! It’s no surprise thatthis characterwas one of the reasons Wiig scored a spot onSaturday Night Live. She used the character in her audition reel!...

Donald Trump.Photo: MICHAEL REYNOLDS/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock The Washington Postreports that prosecutors are focused on ads andfundraising pitches that falsely claimed election fraud as well as plans for “fake electors” to be installed in swing states that voted forJoe Biden. Reports surfaced in 2022 that, in the wake of Trump’s loss, groups from seven states including Arizona, Georgia and New Mexico sent lists of so-called “alternate electors” to the National Archives. Those who signed the falsified documents claimed that Trump won the 2020 election — when, in reality, the electors in those states voted in favor of now-President Biden....

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A man currently charged with the murder of his wife is one of three Republican candidates for a seat on the Clinton Township Board in Indiana. Andrew Wilhoite, whowas arrested and charged with killing his wifeElizabeth “Nikki” Wilhoite in March, advanced in the local election after securing his candidacy in Indiana’s primaries on Tuesday while incarcerated at Boone County Jail. He’s currently awaiting his next court hearing, scheduled for May 27....

In the time since, McKenna has suffered a flurry of seizures that doctors fought to get under control through dimming the lights in her room and limiting the amount of times she is touched, among other things. She was also placed on a ventilator and in a “deep coma” as she healed. Thankfully, McKenna has endured. According to the family’s Facebook page,Healing For McKenna, the infant is now opening her eyes and following her mother’s movement — a significant improvement from just a few weeks ago....

The child was pulled from the climate-controlled box about 90 seconds after being surrendered, according to Kelsey. Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Republican state Sen. Nancy Tate, who spearheaded the bill’s unanimous passage, told WNKY that she hopes to expand the program in Kentucky....