A Chicago woman was charged with animal cruelty and neglect after leaving her dog in a car in the parking lot at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee without food or water for about six hours Monday, when temperatures reached the mid-80s, police said.

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Two Kansas City police detectives looking for leads in a homicide investigation Wednesday stumbled upon a starving dog lapping water from a rain puddle.

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