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Maddy Wierus

Maddy Wierus

Verified

Digital Journalist and Associate Producer, CBS News

Shreveport

Final Covers

Culture , Destinations , Travel , Hotels , Food

Doesn’t Cover

transportation, sports, stock market updates

Content

Total articles 226

  • When are the Illinois cicadas coming? "Babies" spotted in central Illinois

    By John Dodge Verified, Maddy Wierus| WBBM-TV (Chicago, IL) Verified When are the Illinois cicadas coming? Soon, but not quite yet. CBS News associate producer Maddy Wierus went on a baby cicada hunt last week in Champaign, Ill., with the University of Illinois entomologist  Dr. Katie Dana. Baby cicadas found in ChampaignAfter a bit of digging, Dana found three or four nymphs several inches underground. "Oh, wait, I see that guy!" Dana said. "He's down in the hole! Oh my gosh. I'm pretty sure unless that's a beetle." After a closer inspection, it wasn't a beetle.

    By John Dodge Verified, Maddy Wierus · WBBM-TV (Chicago, IL)

    Apr. 29, 2024

  • Deep-sea robot reaches sea floor in hunt for missing Titanic sub

    By Kila Peeples Verified, Maddy Wierus| MSN Canada Verified The frantic search near the Titanic wreckage site for the submersible that went missing carrying five people ramped up and expanded on Thursday with two ships deploying deep-sea robots — and at least one of the robots has already reached the ocean floor, officials said. The U.S. Coast Guard said in a tweet that the French vessel L'Atalante had reached the area and deployed their ROV, or remote operated vehicle.

    By Kila Peeples Verified, Maddy Wierus · MSN Canada

    Jun. 22, 2023

  • When are the Illinois cicadas coming? "Babies" spotted in central Illinois

    By John Dodge Verified, Maddy Wierus| WBBM-TV (Chicago, IL) Verified When are the Illinois cicadas coming? Soon, but not quite yet. CBS News associate producer Maddy Wierus went on a baby cicada hunt last week in Champaign, Ill., with the University of Illinois entomologist  Dr. Katie Dana. Baby cicadas found in ChampaignAfter a bit of digging, Dana found three or four nymphs several inches underground. "Oh, wait, I see that guy!" Dana said. "He's down in the hole! Oh my gosh. I'm pretty sure unless that's a beetle." After a closer inspection, it wasn't a beetle.

    By John Dodge Verified, Maddy Wierus · WBBM-TV (Chicago, IL)

    Apr. 29, 2024

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