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Last Call: 5 things you may have missed on Oct. 24

Welcome to Last Call.

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — It’s getting late, and it’s almost time to close up for the evening. Here are some stories you might have missed today.

Teacher gets $25,000 for being awesome

Third-grade teacher Catherine Randall went to work at Joseph J. Davies Elementary not knowing she would leave $25,000 richer.

Early voting begins tomorrow

Early voting for the 2016 Presidential election begins tomorrow and runs through November 1.

Mike Yenni recall petition nets 10,000 signatures

Mike Yenni (WGNO)

An effort to recall embattled Jefferson Parish President Mike Yenni has collected 10,000 signatures.

Euric Cain accepts plea deal; faces 50 years behind bars

The New Orleans man was charged with shooting Tulane University medical student Peter Gold in the stomach in November 2015 before continuing a one-man crime wave.

Man sought for murder of ex-wife at her Hammond home

Jerry Williams Jr.

The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office is searching for 53-year-old Jerry Williams Jr., after they say he shot and killed his ex-wife in front of her home on Artie Road in Hammond.