Ole Braatelien, Author at The Western Journal

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Ole Braatelien has written for The Western Journal since 2022. He earned his bachelor's from ASU's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication.

Buford and 2-year-old Boden Allen, who went missing from his parents' home in Arizona on April 14, 2025.

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Rancher Sees His Dog Leading Strange Boy, Days Later the Faithful Hound Is Being Showered with Gifts

The boy had wandered from his parents' home. Search and rescue spotted two mountain lions in the area and feared the worst.

By Ole Braatelien April 27, 2025

Red brick rowhouses on tree-lined Mattoon Street in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, on Sept. 18, 2024.

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Fears of New US Serial Killer After Eighth Death in String of Peaceful Towns

The bodily remains were all discovered in the span of two months, further fanning the speculation that the killer is still at large.

By Ole Braatelien April 27, 2025

A juvenile colossal squid recorded for the first time in its natural habitat.

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Living Colossal Squid Recorded in Its Habitat for First Time in History

Growing up to 23 feet long and weighing up to 1,100 lbs., the colossal squid is the largest invertebrate in the world.

By Ole Braatelien April 27, 2025

The Purdue University Boilermaker Special is seen on campus before the game against the Iowa Hawkeyes at Ross-Ade Stadium on Nov. 3, 2018, in West Lafayette, Indiana.

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University's Mascot Train Involved in Fatal Crash on US Road

Both drivers will undergo a toxicology exam, but authorities are fairly certain about what caused the fatal crash.

By Ole Braatelien April 26, 2025

A stock photo of scene from the streets of Kigali, Rwanda.

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Trump Deports Iraqi Man to Africa, Reportedly Plans to Send More Migrants There

In Iraq, the man had been charged with murdering a police officer as part of an ISIS plot. The man was granted refugee status 2014.

By Ole Braatelien April 26, 2025

Giovanni Angelo Becciu walks next to the coffin of Pope Francis after paying his respects during a ceremony inside St. Peter's Basilica following the procession of the coffin from the chapel of Santa Marta on April 23, 2025.

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Cardinal Demands Vote for New Pope Despite 5 Year Prison Sentence After Unheard of Vatican Trial

Pope Francis fired the cardinal in 2020 after he was convicted for embezzling and other alleged financial crimes.

By Ole Braatelien April 26, 2025

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Mortuary Employee Accused of Conducting 'Experiments' on Corpses - Multiple Felony Charges Filed

Power tools were found in the mortuary with human tissue on them. A former employee reported what he witnessed to the funeral board.

By Ole Braatelien April 24, 2025

President Donald Trump, right, is seen meeting with Russia'nPresident Vladimir Putin in a photo dated June 28, 2019.

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Trump Orders Putin to 'STOP': 'I Am Not Happy'

Just days before the attack, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy refused to agree to a Trump administration peace deal.

By Ole Braatelien April 24, 2025

A shark swam between two children in a video reportedly taken just moments before a snorkeler was fatally attacked.

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Video Shows Shark Swimming in Between Children Before Attack - Snorkeler Declared Dead: Graphic Content Warning

Sharks flock to the beach beach because of its warm waters. Visitors are advised not to swim at the beach, but they do so anyway.

By Ole Braatelien April 24, 2025

The veterinarian disappeared shortly after the video of him kicking a horse went viral on social media.

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Veterinarian Found Dead After Going Viral for Abusing Horse on Video

More than once, the veterinarian had been caught on camera abusing horses. In another incident, he had his license suspended for a year.

By Ole Braatelien April 23, 2025

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Rancher Sees His Dog Leading Strange Boy, Days Later the Faithful Hound Is Being Showered with Gifts

Fears of New US Serial Killer After Eighth Death in String of Peaceful Towns

Living Colossal Squid Recorded in Its Habitat for First Time in History

University's Mascot Train Involved in Fatal Crash on US Road

Trump Deports Iraqi Man to Africa, Reportedly Plans to Send More Migrants There

Cardinal Demands Vote for New Pope Despite 5 Year Prison Sentence After Unheard of Vatican Trial

Mortuary Employee Accused of Conducting 'Experiments' on Corpses - Multiple Felony Charges Filed

Trump Orders Putin to 'STOP': 'I Am Not Happy'

Video Shows Shark Swimming in Between Children Before Attack - Snorkeler Declared Dead: Graphic Content Warning

Veterinarian Found Dead After Going Viral for Abusing Horse on Video

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