The reward for information in the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of &#8220;Today&#8221; show host Savannah Guthrie, has been significantly increased thanks to a Wisconsin attorney.
Michael Hupy, president of Milwaukee Crime Stoppers, sent a $100,000 check through Crime Stoppers to 88-Crime in Tucson in hopes of generating new leads in the case.
88-Crime is Tucson&#8217;s Crime Stoppers chapter. Crime Stoppers is a nonprofit organization that offers rewards for anonymous tips that lead to arrests. The 88-Crime reward now stands at $102,500 thanks to the boost from Hupy and Milwaukee Crime Stoppers. The FBI is also offering a $100,000 reward for information leading to Nancy Guthrie&#8217;s whereabouts or an arrest in the case.
Though Tucson is nearly 2,000 miles from Milwaukee, where Hupy is based, he felt compelled to help.
&#8220;This case stuck out to me because of the age of the person and the need for medical treatment,&#8221; Hupy told The Daily Wire. &#8220;We have an 84-year-old woman who was left without taking her pills. That&#8217;s not a good situation. I said I better do something.&#8221;
Hupy said time is critical, and with the search entering its third week, more tips are needed.
&#8220;I think if we had motivated someone at the beginning, we might have a solution,&#8221; Hupy said.
Unlike many reward programs, Crime Stoppers guarantees tipsters complete anonymity, even through the payout process.
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&#8220;When you call, we don&#8217;t take your phone number,&#8221; Hupy said. &#8220;We don&#8217;t take your name. We don&#8217;t take any information about you. We just take the information you give us. If that results in an arrest, you get a reward. We still don&#8217;t take your name.&#8221;
&#8220;You go to an undisclosed location, give them your number and your code number, and you get the reward,&#8221; Hupy added. &#8220;I don&#8217;t know of an instance where this has not worked, or anyone&#8217;s been betrayed by the system.&#8221;
Guthrie has been missing since February 1, when the grandmother was taken from her home. The FBI and the Pima County Sheriff&#8217;s Office are working to locate her and identify a person who was seen on her front stoop.
Hupy said tips submitted through Milwaukee Crime Stoppers have helped solve murder cases. As an organization, Crime Stoppers has helped solve more than 300,000 cases over its 50 years of operation.
Anyone with information about the Nancy Guthrie case can contact 88-Crime at 520-882-7463.
For live updates about the case, read the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/live-updates-search-continues-for-nancy-guthrie-as-deadline-for-ransom-note-passes?author=Daily+Wire&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=0&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=LIVE+UPDATES%3A+Has+The+Nancy+Guthrie+Kidnapping+Gone+Cold%3F+Sheriff+Responds">blog</a> or listen to the latest episode of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/episode/ep-10x?elementPosition=0&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+Show+Episodes+Carousel" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Finding Nancy Guthrie</a>, a special Daily Wire true crime podcast.

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Imagine it’s Valentine’s Day at Silicon Valley Middle School. The cafeteria is covered in construction-paper hearts. Everyone pretends not to care — while caring very much. And the most popular kids — the ones who decide who’s cool, who eats lunch alone, and who gets stuffed into lockers — are quietly deciding who deserves a Valentine and who gets the dreaded, “Sorry, we’re just friends.”
Now swap out the middle schoolers for Apple News, Google News, Microsoft’s MSN, and Yahoo News, and you have a pretty good picture of today’s media ecosystem.
Instead of candy grams, these platforms hand out something far more valuable: visibility, traffic, and perceived legitimacy. Algorithms play matchmaker. Editorial choices determine who gets asked to the dance, who goes stag, and who doesn’t even get through the door.
The pattern is hard to ignore.
Research from the Media Research Center examining the “<a href="https://newsbusters.org/blogs/free-speech/heather-moon/2026/02/13/it-took-apple-news-100-days-publish-right-leaning-article">Big 4 News Apps</a>” found that left-leaning outlets dominate coverage, while right-leaning outlets are routinely sidelined or completely buried.
Start with Google News, the alpha dog at the lunch table. Google appears especially fond of The New York Times — not a casual acquaintance, but the kind of devotion that fills a notebook margin with hearts. Between Halloween and Valentine’s Day, Google featured about twice as many New York Times stories (215) as its next most-featured outlets, CNN (122) and the BBC (105). Because Google’s news feed appears by default on millions of Android and Samsung devices, that preference carries enormous national reach.
Looking at 106 days of data since Halloween, Google News promoted 1,757 stories. Almost 70% came from left-leaning outlets, 29% from centrist sources, but just 2% from right-leaning media.
Like Google, Apple News also has a bestie from the print world. The Washington Post receives frequent top placement and prominent visibility. Since Halloween, Apple has featured the Post 109 times. Other regulars in Apple’s rotation include NBC News (89), Reuters (86), and the Associated Press (85).
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Overall, of AllSides-rated outlets, Apple News featured 75% left-leaning outlets, 25% centrist outlets — and zero right-leaning outlets in the period studied. Zero is on purpose. Zero means being locked out of the dance. Zero is indefensible. 
Next comes Microsoft’s MSN, whose reach comes from its enormous footprint on desktop computers. While its distribution is not quite as disturbing as Apple’s or Google’s, its preferences are still clear. MSN is more than smitten with Newsweek, publishing 316 Newsweek stories between Halloween and Valentine&#8217;s Day. That level of attention would make any publisher blush.
MSN’s mix included about 10% right-leaning outlets and 37% centrist outlets — higher shares than its competitors, but still leaving Left-leaning sources with the largest slice of attention at 53%.
And then there’s Yahoo News. It’s easy to joke about Yahoo, but the platform draws more than 200 million monthly views, something achieved by only three other outlets. Think of Yahoo as the bad boy who got held back a grade but has a date at every party. And Yahoo certainly plays the field.
Yahoo occasionally features right-leaning outlets, but it has a serious thing for smaller, radical outlets — Buzzfeed, Salon, the New Republic, Rolling Stone, Huffington Post and Mediaite.
Yahoo is also unique among the Big 4 in relying heavily on its own in-house reporting. Those stories leaned left and accounted for a large share of featured content (269 stories). Of the 1,715 stories Yahoo promoted in the study period, 88% came from left-leaning outlets (by far the most of any of the news apps), 6% from centrist organizations, and 6% from right-leaning sources.
Defenders of these platforms argue they are simply promoting “mainstream” outlets with proven “reliability.” But Americans aren’t buying that claim. Gallup polling shows trust in national media has never been lower.
There are reasons for that collapse in confidence. Many Americans remember years of breathless coverage of the Russia collusion narrative, the suppression of the Hunter Biden laptop story, the dismissal of the Wuhan lab-leak evidence, and persistent shielding of President Biden’s cognitive deficiencies. They’ve also watched elitist media advocate aggressively for DEI, ESG and anti-ICE movements — while insisting they are neutral observers.
Distribution is power. A newsroom can produce solid reporting, but Apple, Google, MSN, and Yahoo are clearly trying to control the narrative. The political Left has long understood that institutions shape culture and public opinion. Today, the Big 4 news apps are the institutions: enormously powerful, largely opaque, and virtually unaccountable to the public.
So yes, it’s Valentine’s Day. And in the digital cafeteria, Google, Apple, MSN, and Yahoo are still handing out cards to the favored few and pushing others into lockers.
But another holiday is coming. The Fourth of July is only months away, and federal regulators are examining whether dominant tech platforms have unfairly restricted competition in parts of the media ecosystem. Congress should also continue to investigate the role Big Tech plays in shaping what Americans see and don’t see.
In a free country, the biggest companies should not determine who is allowed into the dance and who is not, who gets a voice and who gets left out in the cold. Freedom must be available to all.
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Dan Schneider is Vice President for Free Speech at the Media Research Center.
The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

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Claiming a free $1,000 from the federal government for your child is now even easier. The Trump Administration on Monday launched a redesigned online intake form for opening a Trump Account. 
The new IRS Form 4547 at <a href="http://trumpaccounts.gov">TrumpAccounts.gov</a> replaces the clunky downloadable PDF parents previously had to navigate. The updated form, designed by the new government National Design Studio led by Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia, streamlines the process into a few simple steps. Parents are asked to provide their personal information, contact details, and their child’s information, along with consent for the Treasury Department and IRS to open a Trump Account on the child’s behalf. Families may also add additional qualifying children in the same submission. 
Once the form is submitted, the Treasury Department, in partnership with the IRS, will create and maintain the Trump Account. The account will be held in a partner institution, which will then contact parents with further instructions to complete the setup. 
The redesign radically simplifies the previous system, which required parents to download, fill out, and mail back the PDF form. The new online submission allows parents to complete the entire process digitally, eliminating paperwork and delays.
President Trump established the National Design Studio through executive authority as part of a broader effort to modernize outdated government systems. “There is a high financial cost to maintaining legacy systems, to say nothing of the cost in time lost by the American public trying to navigate them,” the President’s executive order states. 
Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia joined the government as an unpaid special government employee (SGE) to bring the President’s vision to life by redesigning the Trump Stock Account intake form. 
Trump Accounts have the potential to be financially transformative for American families. According to White House <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Trump-Accounts-Give-the-Next-Generation-a-Jump-Start-on-Saving.pdf">projections,</a> a child born in 2026 would have an account worth approximately $5,800 by age 18 with no additional contributions. With maximum contributions from parents and employers, that number could reach $303,800. By age 28, the account is projected to grow to $18,100 without additional contributions and as much as $1,091,000 with maximum contributions, highlighting the power of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-secret-weapon-that-will-supercharge-the-trump-accounts-for-newborns">reinvesting earnings</a> over time. Families, friends, and employers can contribute up to $5,000 per year per child. 
The account, managed by a professional firm, will invest the funds in a diversified portfolio of low-cost index funds aiming to maximize long-term growth while minimizing risk so that when the child turns 18, they have money to be able to fund their college education, buy their first home, or start a business.  
All children under the age of 18 with a valid Social Security Number are eligible to establish a Trump Account, but only children who were born between January 1, 2025, and December 31, 2028, are eligible for the $1,000 seed investment from the United States Treasury. The funding for Trump Accounts came from the Beautiful Bill and will have the opportunity to be extended in a later reconciliation bill for children born in 2029 and beyond.  
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent hopes that as children watch money in their Trump Account grow, they learn valuable lessons about investing and personal finance. At the Trump Account launch day, Bessent <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/white-house-says-trump-accounts-are-antidote-to-socialism">shared</a> a sobering statistic showing that two-thirds of Generation Z cannot answer more than half of the basic financial literacy questions on the Nation’s Personal Finance Index. He said that watching their own money grow in real time through Trump Accounts will give Americans the opportunity to course-correct their financial literacy.

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Turning Point USA vowed to put on a show to rival the Super Bowl halftime show headlined by <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/unlike-bad-bunny-the-super-bowl-is-going-all-in-to-celebrate-america">Bad Bunny</a>, and they delivered in red, white, and blue.
The lineup for &#8220;The All-American Halftime Show&#8221; was announced Monday. Kid Rock, Brantley Gilbert, Lee Brice, and Gabby Barrett will take the stage in a show TPUSA says will celebrate faith, family, and freedom.
&#8220;We&#8217;re approaching this show like David and Goliath,&#8221; Kid Rock said in a statement, per <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/turning-point-usa-launches-rival-halftime-show-star-studded-lineup-nfl-faces-super-bowl-backlash">Fox News</a>. &#8220;Competing with the pro football machine and a global pop superstar is almost impossible, or is it? He said he’s having a dance party, wearing a dress, and singing in Spanish? Cool. We plan to play great songs for folks who love America.&#8221;
Kid Rock said on The Charlie Kirk Show on Monday that half of the United States is &#8220;underserved&#8221; entertainment-wise.
This show will air during Super Bowl LX&#8217;s official halftime show featuring Latin music star Bad Bunny, who won &#8220;Album of the Year&#8221; at the Grammys on Sunday. The singer&#8217;s selection has sparked significant backlash from many conservatives, including President Donald Trump. Bad Bunny has been critical of the Trump administration&#8217;s illegal immigrant crackdown and refused to tour in the United States last year because he said he didn&#8217;t want ICE raiding his concerts.
At the Grammys this past Sunday, Bad Bunny again criticized ICE.
&#8220;Before I say thanks to God, I&#8217;m going to say, &#8216;ICE out,'&#8221; Bad Bunny said.
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Last fall, Trump took a jab at Bad Bunny, saying he didn&#8217;t know who the singer was after the NFL announced he would be performing at the Super Bowl LX halftime show.
&#8220;I don’t know who he is,&#8221; Trump told Newsmax. &#8220;I don’t know why they’re doing it. It’s crazy. And then they blame it on some promoter they hired to pick up entertainment. I think it’s absolutely ridiculous.&#8221;
Trump definitely knows who Kid Rock is. The &#8220;Bawitdaba&#8221; singer is a close pal and golfing buddy of the president. Kid Rock also performed at the last Republican National Convention.
&#8220;The All-American Halftime Show&#8221; will allow viewers to be up close and personal with the performance, Turning Point USA spokesman Andrew Kolvet told Fox News Digital.
&#8220;&#8216;The All-American Halftime Show&#8217; is an opportunity for all Americans to enjoy a halftime show with no agenda other than to celebrate faith, family, and freedom,&#8221; Kolvet said. &#8220;We can’t wait to watch the incredible show they’re about to put on. We know millions around the country will be watching too.&#8221;
Barrett, who placed third on Season 16 of American Idol, recently sang at the White House Christmas tree lighting ceremony.
The star-studded show is expected to start around 8 p.m. ET on February 8. The Daily Wire will air the show on its platform. TPUSA will also stream the concert on its YouTube channel and X account.
Super Bowl LX is being held in Santa Clara, California, at Levi&#8217;s Stadium, home of the San Francisco 49ers.
The battle between the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots kicks off Sunday at 6:30 p.m. ET.

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The search for Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of &#8220;The Today Show&#8221; host, Savannah Guthrie, enters day four — and as each new twist emerges, the case seems to get even more disturbing.
Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos wouldn&#8217;t confirm the legitimacy of three ransom notes, each sent to a separate news outlet — but said on Tuesday that he was “absolutely not” dismissing them.
The first note was sent to a local news station in Arizona. Nanos said authorities were made aware Monday and they let the family know as well.
“When the note comes to us, it’s like any piece of evidence,” Nanos told CBS News. “You give it to us. You give us a lead. We’re going to look at every aspect of that lead and work it as a lead.”
Entertainment site <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2026/02/03/nancy-guthrie-alleged-ransom-note-bitcoin-millions/">TMZ</a> and local Arizona news stations KGUN and <a href="https://www.kold.com/2026/02/03/we-gotta-find-her-dna-samples-taken-nancy-guthries-home-belong-her-pcsd-says/">KOLD</a> have each reported receiving a note about Nancy Guthrie — and each note laid out a similar demand: millions in Bitcoin.
A statement from <a href="https://www.kgun9.com/us-news/crime/please-pray-savannah-guthrie-releases-first-statement-since-mom-went-missing">KGUN</a> said the note had included a deadline, saying that the cryptocurrency had to be received by Thursday — and if it was not received by Monday, the note&#8217;s author threatened to kill Nancy.
Several of the notes, according to reports, specifically referenced two pieces of evidence found at the crime scene — but the news outlets have not confirmed that information to be legitimate.
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“We are aware of reports circulating about possible ransom note(s) regarding the investigation into Nancy Guthrie. We are taking all tips and leads very seriously,” the sheriff’s department said in a statement Tuesday.
In addition to the ransom notes, Pima County Sheriff&#8217;s Office officials are addressing reports of a suspect in the case.
Independent journalist Ashleigh Banfield said she has sources close to the case that are saying Savannah&#8217;s brother-in-law, Tammaso Cioni, may be the prime suspect in the case. Banfield added that Savannah&#8217;s sister, Annie, who is married to Cioni, has had her car towed and is being treated as evidence.
The sheriff&#8217;s department quickly told <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2026/02/04/savannah-guthrie-brother-in-law-prime-suspect-nancy-kidnapping/">TMZ</a> Wednesday, &#8220;we have not identified a suspect or person of interest in this case.&#8221;
Officials said that detectives continue to speak with anyone who may have had contact with Mrs. Guthrie and &#8220;are also awaiting additional forensic results.&#8221;
In regard to the impounded car, TMZ quoted the department as saying, &#8220;We are not confirming the car being seized, we are unsure where that reporter is getting that information.&#8221;
The ransom notes add a strange twist to the forensic evidence and tips officials are already reviewing. While not much has been confirmed about the crime, reporters described an apparent blood trail at the scene Tuesday on Nancy&#8217;s front porch, along with a missing doorbell camera.
The sheriff said the footage from cameras at the house is being processed. The neighborhood of Catalina Hills, where Nancy lives, is very secluded, with no street lights and no sidewalks. A CNN reporter explained that anyone attempting to get to Nancy&#8217;s house would have to wind through several different roads.
The tranquility of the area is what drew Nancy to put down roots in Tucson. On &#8220;The Today Show&#8221; in November, she said, “The quality of life is laid back and gentle.&#8221;
As authorities search for anyone connected with Nancy&#8217;s disappearance, President Donald Trump spoke with her daughter Savannah on Wednesday. A White House official told Fox News Digital on Wednesday afternoon that Trump had called and was able to speak with Guthrie, but the official didn&#8217;t give any further details on the conversation.
Trump said Tuesday he would offer federal assistance to help locate Nancy. The President called the case &#8220;very unusual&#8221; and &#8220;terrible.&#8221;
Nancy was reported missing around 11 am local time on Sunday morning after she didn&#8217;t show up for church.
Pima County Sheriff&#8217;s Office officials said there is no reason to believe the 84-year-old isn&#8217;t alive.
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/bring-her-home-savannah-guthrie-pleads-for-mothers-return-after-abduction">RELATED: ‘Bring Her Home’: Savannah Guthrie Pleads For Mother’s Return After ‘Abduction’</a>
&#8220;We have nothing else to go on but the belief that she is here,&#8221; Sheriff Nanos said in an interview with NBC News Wednesday. &#8220;She’s present. She’s alive, and we want to save her.”
Pima County will hold another press conference on Thursday, February 5, at 11:00 am MST.
To learn more about this case, listen to the new podcast episode, Finding Nancy Guthrie, available on the Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/episode/dwn-260204?elementPosition=0&amp;row=6&amp;rowHeadline=Latest+Episodes&amp;rowType=Horizontal+Show+Episodes+Carousel">website</a> and the Daily Wire Plus podcast channel as well as Spotify and Apple platforms.

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Several Ransom Notes, No Suspects As Search For Savannah Guthrie’s Mom Continues

Entertainment outlet TMZ received an unverified ransom letter that demands millions in bitcoin for the release of Nancy Guthrie, the missing 84-year-old mother of “The Today Show” host Savannah Guthrie.
<a href="https://www.tmz.com/2026/02/03/nancy-guthrie-alleged-ransom-note-bitcoin-millions/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">TMZ</a> got the note Tuesday morning and reported that it demands the cryptocurrency be sent to a specific Bitcoin address. TMZ verified the Bitcoin address is real. There is a deadline connected to the alleged ransom&#8230; in addition to an &#8220;element of or else.&#8221;
The outlet reports the note also described an item that was damaged at her Tucson-area home in Catalina Hills. TMZ contacted authorities at the Pima County Sheriff&#8217;s Office.
The Sheriff&#8217;s Office posted on X, &#8220;We are aware of reports circulating about possible ransom note(s) regarding the investigation into Nancy Guthrie.&#8221;
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— Pima County Sheriff&#8217;s Department (@PimaSheriff) <a href="https://twitter.com/PimaSheriff/status/2018789092096381233?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 3, 2026</a></blockquote>
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At a press conference Tuesday morning, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos didn&#8217;t have an update; instead, he went straight to fielding questions.
When asked about blood in the home, which several outlets reported on Tuesday, citing anonymous sources, Nanos said he couldn&#8217;t provide verification. Nanos didn&#8217;t say whether officials believe Guthrie was targeted or the crime was random.
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Officials haven&#8217;t reviewed any camera footage yet as the cameras are still being processed. The front camera on Nancy&#8217;s house is notably not in the holder anymore — but Nanos said Tuesday he currently has no plan to release the footage even after it has been reviewed.
Authorities also said the crime scene at Nancy&#8217;s house has been cleared and turned over to the family. <a href="https://x.com/BrianEntin/status/2018798856734183528?s=20">NewsNation</a> showed video Tuesday evening of what appeared to be blood spots on the front steps of Nancy&#8217;s home.
Former police captain and Byrna Law Enforcement Director Joshua Schirard said that, in his experience, clearing crime scenes can sometimes take weeks.
&#8220;So to clear a crime scene in the matter of 24 hours or less tells me that there&#8217;s a little bit more targeted search than they&#8217;re letting on,&#8221; Schirard said. &#8220;Either that or there just is nothing to process there, which is kind of hard to believe at this point. I think that moving forward, we&#8217;re going to see that hopefully that they&#8217;ve identified at least a person of interest at this point and are trying to verify that with the physical evidence that they found on the scene.&#8221;
The scene at Nancy&#8217;s home was described by authorities as &#8220;concerning.&#8221; Still, because of the ongoing investigation, Nanos wouldn&#8217;t give any description of what made the house a crime scene.
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Officials are still encouraging the public to call in anything suspicious in the area of Catalina Hills from late Saturday into Sunday morning.
Time is of the essence in this investigation as Nancy cannot go more than 24 hours without her medication, per authorities.
The FBI is on site now helping local authorities. Assistant Special Agent in Charge for the FBI in Tucson, John Edwards, said the FBI is doing everything in its power to bring Nancy home. The agency is analyzing cell phone data and cell tower information, assisting with interviews, and providing local authorities with analytical and technical support.
The Sheriff assured reporters at the Tuesday presser that if anything major happens in the case, there will be another media briefing, but the plan is to hold another press conference Thursday.
President Trump commented on the situation in the White House Tuesday, saying, &#8220;I think it’s a terrible thing. I always got along very good with Savannah. Very unusual situation, but we’re going to find out.&#8221;

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Today Show host Savannah Guthrie is asking everyone to pray for her mother&#8217;s return as the search for Nancy Guthrie continues.
Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos said he believes Nancy Guthrie was taken from her home over the weekend in a &#8220;possible kidnapping or abduction&#8221; just outside of Tucson, Arizona. Nanos told <a href="https://www.today.com/news/savannah-guthrie-mom-missing-arizona-rcna257021">NBC News</a> on Monday that Nancy was taken from her bed, but he later clarified he meant figuratively.
Information remains limited during the active investigation, which Nanos is calling a crime. Sources told <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/savannah-guthrie-mother-nancy-blood-home/">CBS News</a> on Tuesday that blood was found in Nancy&#8217;s home. It&#8217;s not clear whose blood it is, but CBS reports it is being tested.
Nanos confirmed that possible DNA is being tested as well.
&#8220;We took some samples that we hope will have enough profile of a DNA profile that gives us some identification of what we’re looking at,&#8221; Nanos told NBC News.
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The sheriff added it could be days before there is any conclusive evidence from the DNA samples.
In another development, the <a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-02-03/blood-inside-home-nancy-guthrie-today-host-savannah-guthrie-mother">Los Angeles Times</a> is reporting signs of forced entry into Nancy&#8217;s house.
Meanwhile, Savannah Guthrie spoke out on Instagram late Monday, asking for prayers to bring her mom home, as this troubling case unfolds.
&#8220;We believe in prayer. We believe in voices raised in unison, in love, in hope. We believe in goodness. We believe in humanity. Above all, we believe in Him,&#8221; Savannah wrote.
&#8220;Thank you for lifting your prayers with ours for our beloved mom, our dearest Nancy, a woman of deep conviction, a good and faithful servant. Raise your prayers with us and believe with us that she will be lifted by them in this very moment. We need you.&#8221;
The Today Show host added the following Bible verse, &#8220;He will keep in perfect peace those whose hearts are steadfast, trusting in the Lord,&#8221; before concluding, &#8220;Bring her home.&#8221;
Savannah&#8217;s mother was reported missing on Sunday, around noon, after a church friend called Nancy&#8217;s family, letting them know she didn&#8217;t show up for service.
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Nancy&#8217;s belongings, including her phone, wallet, and car, were all still at the house in the Catalina Foothills just north of Tucson.
The sheriff added that Nancy isn’t in good physical health but has &#8220;no cognitive issues,&#8221; is &#8220;very alert,&#8221; and is &#8220;very sound of mind.&#8221;
Police do not know at this time if Nancy was targeted because she is Savannah’s mother, and added they aren&#8217;t aware of threats aimed at Savannah after speaking with her, per NBC.
Nanos said in a press conference on Monday that he doesn&#8217;t think the public is in danger.
&#8220;So we make a plea to anyone who knows anything about this, who has seen something, heard something, to contact us,&#8221; Nanos said. &#8220;Call 911. We don’t need another bad, tragic ending. We need some help.&#8221;
Pima County Sheriff&#8217;s Office officials are holding a press conference on Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. ET to give an update on this case.

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A former Charlotte Hornets guard is showing some regret about heading to the NBA after one year of college basketball.
Former UCLA standout Amari Bailey is testing the murky waters of college eligibility after playing just 10 games in the NBA.
Bailey, who was drafted by the Hornets in the second round of the 2023 NBA Draft, is seeking college eligibility, according to <a href="https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/47780686/amari-bailey-10-games-nba-seeks-college-eligibility">ESPN</a>. He would be the first to go back to the NCAA ranks after playing in the NBA, but the outlet reports Bailey&#8217;s goal is to play one more collegiate season.
&#8220;Right now I&#8217;d be a senior in college,&#8221; the 21-year-old told ESPN. &#8220;I&#8217;m not trying to be 27 years old playing college athletics. No shade to the guys that do; that&#8217;s their journey. But I went to go play professionally and learned a lot, went through a lot. So, like, why not me?&#8221;
ESPN reports Bailey has hired an agent and a lawyer and is prepared to challenge the NCAA in court. Bailey left UCLA after one season when he averaged 11.2 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 2.2 assists per game during his freshman campaign.
So why go back now? After one season with the Hornets, Bailey joined the Brooklyn Nets organization, but ESPN indicated he was cut last summer by the Nets. He hasn&#8217;t played a single game this season.
&#8220;It&#8217;s not a stunt,&#8221; Bailey said to ESPN. &#8220;I&#8217;m really serious about going back. I just want to improve my game, change the perception of me and just show that I can win.&#8221;
The state of college basketball has been at the forefront of some of the biggest names in the sport. Houston coach Kelvin Sampson said last October that college basketball is nothing but transactional these days.
&#8220;We&#8217;re still in an educational institution, but there is nothing educational about college basketball right now. It&#8217;s all transactional. And we all put our heads in the sand,&#8221; Sampson <a href="https://x.com/ChrisYBaldwin/status/1981114982474654121">said</a>.
Bailey&#8217;s fight to play college hoops again comes after another fellow 2023 second-round pick, James Nnaji, joined Baylor&#8217;s team. NCAA president Charlie Baker said the NCAA &#8220;has not and will not grant eligibility to any prospective or returning student-athletes who have signed an NBA contract (including a two-way contract).&#8221;
Unlike Bailey, Nnaji never signed an NBA contract. He only played during NBA Summer League games last year after spending years with the FC Barcelona basketball team.
In Tuscaloosa, Charles Bediako returned to play for Alabama after playing for the Crimson Tide during the 2022-2023 season. He ended up going undrafted, but did sign a two-way deal with the San Antonio Spurs in 2023.
How did he get around the NCAA rules? A judge granted a temporary restraining order to allow Bediako to return to Alabama and play for the Crimson Tide.
Bailey is aiming for a return next season, per ESPN, provided his potential team petitions the NCAA for a waiver to allow him to play. If that waiver is denied, Bailey and his legal team can file a lawsuit.

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The Today Show&#8217;s Savannah Guthrie delivers the news to millions every morning, but her own life became the headline when her mother, Nancy Guthrie, was reported missing on Sunday from her Arizona home outside of Tucson, Arizona.
Local authorities called off the search and rescue mission Monday morning and are now investigating Nancy&#8217;s house as a crime scene.
&#8220;We do in fact have a crime scene, we do in fact have a crime,&#8221; Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos said at the press conference Monday.
Evidence gathered during the ongoing investigation in the 84-year-old&#8217;s home suggests Nancy did not leave on her own. Authorities are reviewing camera footage at her house.
&#8220;So we make a plea to anyone who knows anything about this, who has seen something, heard something, to contact us,&#8221; Nanos said. &#8220;Call 911. We don&#8217;t need another bad, tragic ending. We need some help.&#8221;
Nanos said the community needs to check their cameras and see if they have seen anything that at first didn&#8217;t look suspicious, but now the Sheriff said you should know it is suspicious.
Authorities have Nancy&#8217;s cell phone, and officials added that her family, including Savannah, are in Arizona and fully cooperating with authorities.
The Sheriff added that Nancy isn&#8217;t in good physical health but has &#8220;no cognitive issues&#8221; and is &#8220;very alert&#8221; and &#8220;very sound of mind.&#8221;
Savannah released this statement on The Today Show on Monday.
“On behalf of our family, I want to thank everyone for the thoughts, prayers and messages of support,” she said. “Right now, our focus remains on the safe return of our dear mom. We thank law enforcement for their hard work on this case and encourage anyone with information to contact the Pima County Sheriff’s Department at (520) 351-4900.”
Nanos described Nancy as 5 feet, 5 inches tall, weighing 150 pounds. The 84-year-old has brown hair and blue eyes. The last time her family saw her was at 9:30 p.m. Saturday.
Nanos said the family was alerted that Nancy wasn&#8217;t at church Sunday morning, and after a brief search for her, the family alerted authorities.
Nanos said the public is not in danger.
According to The Today Show, Savannah has often described her close relationship with her mother, and Nancy would make appearances on the national morning show from time to time. Per the outlet, her father, Charles, died when Savannah was 16 years old, leaving Nancy as a single mother of Savannah and her two siblings.
Nanos said when they get more information, they will let the public know.

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As thousands of Nashville residents in Davidson County remain in the cold and dark without power as single-digit temperatures fast approach this weekend, many, including country star John Rich, are now wondering what went wrong. Friday will be day six without power for 71,000 Nashville Electric Service (NES) customers after Winter Storm Fern.
The singer, who cofounded the duo Big &amp; Rich, said what&#8217;s happening in Nashville is &#8220;very California.&#8221;
&#8220;This is incompetence on a level kind of like what you saw in California when they didn&#8217;t have enough water to put out the fires,&#8221; Rich said on <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/video/6388545727112">Fox News</a> Friday morning.
California had fire hydrants running dry during the devastating wildfires in 2025, the Los Angeles Times <a href="https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2025-12-17/la-fires-water-system">reported</a>. For many, that failure fell squarely on California leadership.
NES CEO Teresa Broyles-Aplin said last August she was focused on saving Nashville&#8217;s tree &#8220;canopy&#8221; instead of trimming trees that were too close to power lines. Yet another example of leadership failure as Davidson County continues to have the highest power <a href="https://poweroutage.us/area/state/tennessee">outages</a> in the state.
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Rich made it clear during his interview that he is thankful to the lineman working to help restore power. His anger is directed at Nashville&#8217;s Democratic mayor, Freddie O&#8217;Connell.
&#8220;We have a mayor here in Nashville, a hard-core leftist guy, and they&#8217;ve decided that they aren&#8217;t going to do any interviews or press conferences through the weekend as the temperatures go down to four and five degrees,&#8221; Rich said.
&#8220;I&#8217;ve just reminded a lot of my Democrat friends &#8230; I said, well, &#8216;You get what you vote for here in Nashville. Maybe next time you put some people in office who actually think ahead.'&#8221;
NES said Friday morning that more than 1,000 linemen are working to restore power for more than 70,000 households still in the cold and dark. To put it in perspective, Duke Energy deployed 18,000 crew members to respond to power outages in <a href="https://wlos.com/news/local/winter-ice-storm-looms-duke-energy-deploys-18000-crews-100-trucks-asheville-western-north-carolina-safety-power-electricity-heating-technology-community-hurricane-helene-grid">North Carolina</a>, bringing in linemen from as far as Canada.
An anonymous member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers union told <a href="https://fox17.com/news/local/nashville-electric-service-accused-of-rejecting-help-amid-massive-power-outages-nes-winter-storm-middle-tennessee-union-memebers">Fox 17</a> in Nashville that, at a minimum, NES should have 2,000 crew members working to restore power.
NES was pressed on Thursday about the number of linemen working while other cities with fewer outages have larger crews.
&#8220;This storm is different,&#8221; NES Executive Vice President Brent Baker said. &#8220;This ice storm is significant. This is the most people NES has ever onboarded onto the system. This storm was bigger than what was even expected &#8230; Nashville was slammed. Poles were broken like toothpicks. Trees exploded, landing on top of our infrastructure, on top of the wires.&#8221;
The Daily Wire has reached out to NES for an estimate of when power will be restored.

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As Winter Storm Fern&#8217;s fury blew across much of the United States with record amounts of snow and ice, three young brothers are now among the dozens who tragically lost their lives during the historic storm.
The three boys — ages 6, 8, and 9 — died in North Texas after they fell through the ice on a frozen private pond, <a href="https://www.khou.com/article/news/local/texas/fannin-county-brothers-die-pond-texas-bonham/287-7ffd6e96-3676-44e4-adfd-d21577ba8393">according</a> to KHOU in Houston.
First responders and a neighbor pulled the two oldest brothers from the water. They received immediate medical attention on the way to the hospital. The six-year-old was recovered after an extensive search of the pond, the Fannin County Sheriff&#8217;s Office reported.
All three boys were pronounced dead, according to officials.
&#8220;Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and all affected by this tragic incident,&#8221; the sheriff&#8217;s office said.
The Weather Channel is reporting that at least 62 people have died from Winter Storm Fern across 13 states, including Kentucky and Mississippi, which have both recorded 10 deaths so far.
In Tennessee, storm-related deaths have reached 13 per The <a href="https://www.tennessean.com/story/weather/2026/01/29/tn-winter-storm-deaths-reach-13-90k-nashvillians-still-without-power/88411562007/">Tennessean</a>. A woman in her 90s fell at her assisted living apartment while she was without power. Another woman died after slipping down a hill. A man was found dead at his home by a roommate and likely died of carbon monoxide poisoning, per the outlet.
Bitter temperatures remain from Winter Storm Fern, with another arctic blast expected this weekend.
The Weather Channel has named this weekend&#8217;s system Winter Storm Gianna.
Gianna will bring the coldest air of the season throughout the mid-Atlantic all the way down to the Florida Keys. The Sunshine State could see its lowest temperatures on record, and parts of the state may even see flurries.
Significant snow is expected in parts of the Carolinas, Virginia, and southern New England, according to The Weather Channel. Parts of the South already hit by snow and ice, including Tennessee, could also see another dusting of snow.
Tennessee still has more than 103,000 people without power as of Thursday morning, according to the <a href="https://poweroutage.us/area/state/tennessee">PowerOutage</a> website. In Nashville alone, more than 90,000 are still in the dark five days after ice from Winter Storm Fern took out trees and power lines.
At least an inch of ice accumulated across Northern Mississippi, Northwest Alabama, Northern Louisiana, and parts of Oklahoma. Other states, including Tennessee, South Carolina, Virginia, and Georgia, accumulated more than .75 inches of ice. The highest snowfall totals from the storm were recorded in Maine at 27.8 inches.

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It&#8217;s not too often you have President Donald Trump and LeBron James agreeing, but when it comes to Bill Belichick getting left out of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, the two are very much on the same page.
Belichick, the six-time Super Bowl Championship head coach of the New England Patriots, is not a First-Ballot Hall-of-Famer, meaning the storied NFL coach didn&#8217;t get into the elite club the first year he was eligible.
&#8220;It is the same mindset that gave pro football the new and unwatchable &#8216;Sissy&#8217; Kickoff Rule, that made it possible for Bill Belichick to not be elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame,&#8221; Trump said in a <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115972714460477814">post</a> on Truth Social. &#8220;Both are ridiculous and should be overturned!&#8221;
Sharing a similar sentiment, James aired his grievances about the HOF snub on X.
&#8220;Man there&#8217;s no way I read that right! Right? Ain&#8217;t no WAY Bill Belichick ain&#8217;t 1st Ballot HOF!!&#8221; James <a href="https://x.com/KingJames/status/2016301261113655646?s=20">said</a>. &#8220;That&#8217;s IMPOSSIBLE, EGREGIOUS, and quite frankly DISRESPECTFUL!&#8221;
The President and NBA legend were far from outliers on the issue. Belichick&#8217;s exclusion from the Pro Football Hall of Fame this year is puzzling to many. He has a total of eight Super Bowl rings, including the two he won as defensive coordinator under Bill Parcells.
Kansas City Chiefs star quarterback Patrick Mahomes <a href="https://x.com/PatrickMahomes/status/2016285161659175134">called</a> the snub &#8220;insane,&#8221; adding that he could not &#8220;understand how this could be possible.&#8221;
Belichick didn&#8217;t meet the 40-vote threshold needed for induction into the Hall, per <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47747076/belichick-not-first-ballot-hall-famer">ESPN</a>. The outlet said Belichick was told directly from the Hall that he didn&#8217;t make it on Friday.
Belichick responded by saying, &#8220;Six Super Bowls isn&#8217;t enough?&#8221; when he heard the news, according to ESPN.
One source told ESPN that &#8220;politics&#8221; were involved in the snub. &#8220;Politics kept him out. He doesn&#8217;t believe this is a reflection on his accomplishments,&#8221; the source told ESPN. Belichick didn&#8217;t respond to the outlet&#8217;s request for comment.
A spokesperson for the Pro Football Hall of Fame did provide ESPN with a comment on Belichick&#8217;s ballot absence.
&#8220;The Pro Football Hall of Fame does not comment on the voting of the Selection Committee and awaits the unveiling of the Class of 2026 at &#8216;NFL Honors&#8217; on Feb. 5 in San Francisco,&#8221; a spokesperson said.
Voters for the Pro Football Hall of Fame are mostly longtime NFL reporters. But other voters include former NFL general manager Bill Polian and legendary head coach Tony Dungy. They are both in the Hall of Fame.
Polian finds himself in the middle of this debacle as ESPN reported the former Colts and Bills GM allegedly told some voters he believed Belichick should &#8220;wait a year&#8221; before being inducted as punishment for Spygate.
Spygate was the 2007 cheating scandal directly tied to Belichick that involved illegally filming opponents&#8217; hand signals during games. The scandal cost the Patriots a first-round draft pick, Belichick was also fined $500,000, and the Patriots organization was also fined $250,000.
Spygate was not the only cheating scandal involving Belichick and the New England Patriots. In 2015, controversy erupted again for Belichick and the Patriots during the Deflategate scandal. The team was implicated for using under-inflated footballs during the AFC Championship game. Patriots quarterback Tom Brady was suspended for 4 games for his involvement, and the organization was fined $1 million.
Regardless of the various scandals, Polian quickly changed his tune on Wednesday after that report circulated, telling ESPN that &#8220;he could not remember with 100% certainty if he voted for Belichick, saying he was 95% sure he voted for the coach.&#8221;
At least 11 voters of the 50 didn&#8217;t give Belichick his flowers this year. The coach will most definitely end up in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, but will now have to wait, at least, another 365 days to get that coveted gold jacket.
Patriots owner Robert Kraft is also up for the Hall of Fame this year. Trump and Kraft have been longtime buddies, with Kraft even donating to Trump&#8217;s first inauguration.
We only know about Belichick&#8217;s ballot situation because of the ESPN story, but if Kraft is also left out of the Hall of Fame this year, Trump will most certainly have something else to say about that as well.

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