Ole Braatelien, Author at The Western Journal

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Ole Braatelien, a writer for The Western Journal since 2022, earned his bachelor's from Arizona State University's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication.

A small memorial to Charlie Kirk featuring a shirt with the words "We Are Charlie" written on it sits in Provo, Utah, on Sept. 12, 2025.

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Three High School Students Stand Up for Charlie Kirk, Call for Firing Teacher Who Celebrated His Murder

During a TikTok rant, the high school teacher called the late Charlie Kirk a "piece of garbage," while making numerous unfounded claims.

By Ole Braatelien September 20, 2025

A congressional staffer for Republican U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales, Regina Ann Santos-Aviles, died on Sept. 13, 2025.

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Republican Congressional Staffer Dies After Catching Fire - Investigation Underway

The woman's mother called 9-1-1 when she saw her daughter on fire. The last thing she said was, "I don't want to die."

By Ole Braatelien September 20, 2025

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Meth Smoke Engulfs Montana Animal Shelter After FBI Drug Burn Goes Wrong, Sends 14 to the Hospital

Similar incidents happened numerous times in 2023, but this was by far the worst, with 75 cats and dogs either relocated or adopted.

By Ole Braatelien September 20, 2025

Two yellow locomotives and double stack freight train passing through town.

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Two Deaf Women Vacationing Die Tragically After Stopping to Take Pictures on Train Tracks

The engineer honked the horn repeatedly and tried to brake the train, but the women were completely oblivious.

By Ole Braatelien September 20, 2025

The two women were both patients at the Seagate Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Brooklyn, New York.

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95-Year-Old Woman Charged with Murder After Nursing Home Death

The woman reportedly used a metal piece of her wheelchair to attack her fellow nursing home resident, who was 89.

By Ole Braatelien September 17, 2025

Deputies received a report of a woman in distress, but found something entirely different when they arrived on the scene.

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Police Rush to Help a 'Screaming Woman', Relieved After the Call Leads Them to a Goat with a 'Lot to Say'

The deputies raced to investigate the shrill screams, following a set of railroad tracks to a small town farm.

By Ole Braatelien and September 15, 2025

Cody Trenkle Jr. fell into a ravine in St. Francois County, Missouri, in late July 2025, and is home recovering from the hospital.

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After a 240-Foot Fall and Days Alone in a Ravine, Teen Miraculously Returns Home to Recover

The boy had been skateboarding when he hit a patch of grass and fell headlong into a ravine. He was missing for almost three days.

By Ole Braatelien September 14, 2025

Boats are moored in the port of the village of Sidi Bou Said on Sept. 9, 2025.

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Lost in Translation: 2 Americans Board Flight Headed to France, Shocked After They Ended Up in Africa Instead

Passengers looked at the American tourists with both amusement and annoyance as they made their way to their seats.

By Ole Braatelien September 14, 2025

Yordanis Cobos-Martinez allegedly decapitated his coworker at a hotel in Dallas, Texas, on Sept. 10, 2025.

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Illegal Immigrant Arrested in Texas, Accused of Beheading a Man During Dispute Over a Washing Machine

The Cuban immigrant had reportedly been arrested at least twice before, but the Biden administration released him from custody in January.

By Ole Braatelien September 14, 2025

Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis provided an update on the shooting of Senior Police Officer Adam Reinhart on Sept. 10, 2025, in Austin, Texas.

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Man Wanted for Shooting 2 People, Including a Cop, Breaks Into the Wrong House for Cover and Pays Dearly for it

Before the incident, the homeowner had received a shelter-in-place text message from the Austin Police Department. He said it saved his life.

By Ole Braatelien September 14, 2025

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Three High School Students Stand Up for Charlie Kirk, Call for Firing Teacher Who Celebrated His Murder

Republican Congressional Staffer Dies After Catching Fire - Investigation Underway

Meth Smoke Engulfs Montana Animal Shelter After FBI Drug Burn Goes Wrong, Sends 14 to the Hospital

Two Deaf Women Vacationing Die Tragically After Stopping to Take Pictures on Train Tracks

95-Year-Old Woman Charged with Murder After Nursing Home Death

Police Rush to Help a 'Screaming Woman', Relieved After the Call Leads Them to a Goat with a 'Lot to Say'

After a 240-Foot Fall and Days Alone in a Ravine, Teen Miraculously Returns Home to Recover

Lost in Translation: 2 Americans Board Flight Headed to France, Shocked After They Ended Up in Africa Instead

Illegal Immigrant Arrested in Texas, Accused of Beheading a Man During Dispute Over a Washing Machine

Man Wanted for Shooting 2 People, Including a Cop, Breaks Into the Wrong House for Cover and Pays Dearly for it

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