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- USThe Bemidji Pioneer, Minn.
Matti Adam sworn in as Ninth Judicial District Judge in Beltrami County
May 20—BEMIDJI — Matti Adam has been sworn in as a Ninth Judicial District Judge during her judicial investiture on May 10 at the Beltrami County Courthouse. Adam is replacing Judge Shari R. Schluchter, who retired in March. She will be chambered in Beltrami County. "I am proud to appoint Matti Adam to the Ninth Judicial District," Gov. Tim Walz said in a release announcing her appointment. ...
1 min read - WorldThe Bemidji Pioneer, Minn.
Otto Bremer Trust awards grant to Evergreen Youth and Family Services
May 20—BEMIDJI — Evergreen Youth and Family Services has received a grant from the Otto Bremer Trust to support vulnerable youth and families. The grant will enable Evergreen to continue providing essential services to those in need, fostering a sense of connection and hope during their times of crisis. The funding will go toward core mission support to ensure that Evergreen is able to ...
2 min read - USThe Bemidji Pioneer, Minn.
Bemidji High School students receive nearly $3 million in scholarships at annual senior awards program
May 20—BEMIDJI — Bemidji High School students were recently recognized at the annual senior awards program that took place on May 16 for receiving scholarships and earning honors upon graduation. Over $300,000 of private scholarship dollars and about $2.5 million in university dollars were awarded to the 2024 graduating class. Bemidji High School 2024 honor graduates: Adam Allery, Kyan ...
6 min read - USGreen Bay Press-Gazette
Green Bay man given 2 life sentences, no chance of parole for 2023 double homicide
In January 2023, Richard Sotka fatally stabbed his girlfriend Rhonda Cegelski and her friend Paula O'Connor at the home he shared with Cegelski in Green Bay.
6 min read - USGoshen News, Ind.
POLICE NEWS: Police make several alcohol-related arrests
May 20—ARRESTS —A 32-year-old man was arrested by Goshen police at 4:14 p.m. Sunday on a charge of operating a vehicle while intoxicated following a traffic crash near Indiana Avenue and Pike Street. —A 55-year-old man was arrested by Elkhart County deputies at 5:50 p.m. May 16 on charges of possession of methamphetamine, marijuana and paraphernalia during the execution of an active arrest ...
2 min read - USAustin Daily Herald, Minn.
SE Minnesota Democrats endorse Allie Wolf for Minnesota House seat 26B
May 20—Members of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) party gathered in Rushford on May 15 to endorse long-time Spring Valley resident, Allie Wolf, to take on the eventual GOP candidate in State House District 26B, which includes townships in western Mower County. In a press release Monday, Wolf, a veteran of the United States Marines, is hailed for her community service and committment to ...
1 min read - USAustin Daily Herald, Minn.
Man accused in the death of Melissa Rack again changes plea back to guilty
May 20—Darin Douglas Finley, the man accused of killing Melissa Rack in a fatal hit-and-run in December 2022, has once again agreed to plead guilty. Finley, 37, agreed to a plea deal in Mower County District Court Monday for pleading guilty felony criminal vehicular homicide. According to court documents, as part of pleading guilty, the state agreed to recommend a dispositional departure, ...
2 min read - USBaltimore Sun
Gov. Wes Moore tells Maryland students to be tough during challenging times
Gov. Wes Moore told University of Maryland students to be prepared to make hard choices and be strong when faced with unexpected challenges in their lives and careers during his keynote speech at the university’s spring commencement Monday evening. In his 15-minute speech at SECU Stadium in College Park, the Maryland governor urged graduating students to choose to be “tough” and step out of ...
3 min read - USAppeal-Democrat, Marysville, Calif.
Crime Blotter: May 21, 2024
May 20—FELONY ARRESTS April Gorham of the 1500 block of Third Avenue in Olivehurst was arrested by the Yuba County Sheriff's Office at 12:19 a.m. on Thursday under suspicion of assault with a firearm. She was booked into the Yuba County Jail. Alexis Madrigal, 33, of Yuba City was arrested by the Yuba City Police Department at 6:40 p.m. on Friday under suspicion of battery. He was booked into ...
2 min read - USAppeal-Democrat, Marysville, Calif.
Color and chrome at Beale: Auto Expo draws diverse cars and planes to Air Force base
May 20—It's not often that a person can see a McLaren and corvette in the same vicinity as a plane used during World War II. But such was the case during what organizers said was the first-ever Beale Air Force Base Auto Expo held directly on the base in Yuba County. According to Beale officials, there were 573 vehicles showcased alongside 20 aircraft. Rick Wallen, out of Custom FN Customs in ...
3 min read - USWJW
Arizona man sentenced for burying wife alive in ‘hand-dug grave’
An Arizona man was sentenced to prison for the murder of his wife, who investigators say was buried alive in a "hand-dug grave."
2 min read - USKansas City Star
‘A kid who made a mistake’: Testimony for boy charged in shooting at Chiefs rally wraps up
The defense attorney for the 16-year-old said the boy was “a kid who made a mistake” and who is in need of treatment.
4 min read - USThe Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash.
Shooting near Lilac Torchlight Parade that resulted in two injured remains under investigation
May 20—All parties involved in Saturday night's convenience store shooting along the Lilac Festival Armed Forces Torchlight Parade route are cooperating with law enforcement, according to a release from the Spokane Police Department. Two people were hospitalized after the shooting, one of whom was shot after an altercation in PM Jacoy's convenience store near Washington Street and Sprague ...
2 min read - USThe Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash.
Officer who hit elderly couple with patrol car agrees to 2-year probation of peace officer certification
May 20—The Spokane Police Officer who hit and injured an elderly couple in his patrol car in 2020 agreed late last month to a two-year probationary period to keep his peace officer certification. Officer Michael Brunner's certification was at risk after the Spokane Police Department filed a report with the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission following his guilty plea to ...
2 min read - USThe Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash.
Fight over ice cream led to shooting near Lilac Parade route
May 20—A fight that started over ice cream in a downtown Spokane convenience store during the Lilac Festival Armed Forces Torchlight Parade on Saturday ended with one arrest and two people in the hospital , court records show. The parade was paused and rerouted at about 9 p.m. after police received reports of a shooting inside PM Jacoy's convenience store near Washington Street and Sprague ...
3 min read - USWRBL Columbus
MCSO arrests man and finds over $70,000 worth of fentanyl
MUSCOGEE COUNTY, Ga. (WRBL) – The Muscogee County Sheriff’s Office shared through social media that a man was arrested after authorities found over $70,000 worth of fentanyl and a stolen firearm at his house. The sheriff’s office said on Monday, that law enforcement conducted a search warrant at the home of Travis Reeves. During the […]
1 min read - USKTVX
Jackknifed semi-truck crashes into Deer Creek Reservoir
A semi-truck traveling southbound on U.S.-189 lost control and crashed into Deer Creek Reservoir on Monday night, according to the Utah Highway Patrol.
1 min read - USKTSM
Wildfire burning near Cloudcroft, forces some evacuations
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A wildfire is burning near Cloudcroft, New Mexico, on Monday, May 20, and it has burned between 6 and 25 acres. And some evacuations have been ordered. The Moser Fire, located east of Cloudcroft, is 6 acres in size and the cause is unknown, the Lincoln National Forest said in […]
1 min read - USThe Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash.
Body found in Riverside State Park identified
May 20—The Spokane County Medical Examiner identified the body found in Riverside State Park near Nine Mile Falls on May 10. Samuel Washburn, 25, was found in the river near West Carlson Road and North Riverside State Park Drive. Spokane County Fire District 9, the Spokane Fire Department and Spokane County Marine Enforcement were called to the scene to recover the remains, which appeared to ...
1 min read - BusinessThe Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash.
Collins Aerospace announces $200 million West Plajns factory expansion
May 20—Collins Aerospace, an airplane parts manufacturer, announced Monday plans to spend $200 million to expand its carbon brake factory on the West Plains. The spending will add about 70,000 square feet of manufacturing space, more than doubling its facility footprint with up to three new buildings at the 11135 W. Westbow Blvd. location, according to a company release. Collins' parent ...
2 min read - USWOOD
Holland gets grant for AI-equipped recycling trucks
A new project is bringing high-tech cameras to Holland streets to determine whether items in recycling bins are actually recyclable.
1 min read - USVC Star | Ventura County Star
Camarillo man faces second murder charge in Los Angeles-area man's death
Rotherie Foster was arrested in January 2023 in the death of Camarillo resident and now faces a second murder charge from January 2022.
2 min read - USBaltimore Sun
Carnival says cruise ship will return to Baltimore Sunday, two months after Key Bridge collapse
Another cruise line says one of its ships will return to Baltimore next weekend. A Carnival Cruise Line ship that rerouted its departure to Norfolk, Virginia, will return to Baltimore on Sunday as scheduled, the company said in a news release. Last week, Royal Caribbean said a ship would be leaving Baltimore this coming Saturday “as planned.” The Dali cargo ship was refloated early last week, ...
1 min read - PoliticsKansas Reflector
Prosecution rests in Trump hush money trial, after former fixer Cohen is grilled
NEW YORK — New York state prosecutors rested their case against Donald Trump Monday after four days of testimony from their key witness, Trump’s former fixer Michael Cohen, who says the former president was well aware of a hush money cover-up. The defense paints Cohen as a liar. The Manhattan criminal trial, the first ever […] The post Prosecution rests in Trump hush money trial, after former fixer Cohen is grilled appeared first on Kansas Reflector.
5 min read - LifestyleWHNT Huntsville
AAA: 2024 Memorial Day weekend could break travel records
The unofficial start to summer is just a few days away, and the American Automobile Association, or AAA, expects a major weekend for air travel and road trips this Memorial Day.
2 min read - SportsWJHL Tri-Cities
Prep Roundup: Abingdon, Lebanon earn district titles on the diamond
(WJHL) – A pair of Southwest Virginia baseball squads grabbed district hardware with wins on Monday night. In Abingdon, the Falcons hosted John Battle in a Mountain 7 District championship showdown – the third meeting between the teams this season. The home team held a commanding 5-2 lead, but the Trojans were able to force […]
1 min read - USWyoming Tribune-Eagle, Cheyenne
Laramie County sheriff begins inmate public service program
May 20—BURNS — At the Burns Cemetery on Monday, five Laramie County jail inmates helped clean the grounds and prepare it for the anticipated increase in visitors on Memorial Day. The work is part of a new program from the Laramie County Sheriff's office that allows inmates to get outside of the jail facilities, while also giving back to the community. These efforts are the first of what ...
4 min read - USAZCentral | The Arizona Republic
'Get the baby!' Bodycam video shows officers rescuing baby from Surprise hostage situation
The baby was shot multiple times in the lower extremities during a domestic violence situation. His mother was able to escape and call for help.
3 min read - USOttumwa Courier, Iowa
Forecasters eye significant severe weather for Tuesday
May 20—OTTUMWA — The Storm Prediction Center has said a widespread severe weather system will strike the middle part of the country on Tuesday, with southeast Iowa at the heart of the greatest risk area. The center on Monday afternoon upgraded its severe weather threat outlook to include a "moderate" threat area that targets the southeastern portion of the Hawkeye state, including areas of ...
1 min read - USOttumwa Courier, Iowa
City council to convey lots for residential use
May 20—OTTUMWA — The Ottumwa City Council is expected to sell 30 lots to Kading Properties for residential development in the coming years during Tuesday's meeting at Bridge View Center. The lots are all city-owned, vacant parcels that would go toward infill development on sites that, in most cases, were former properties that had homes on them. The 30 lots are mostly north of the Des Moines ...
2 min read - USWJZY
Gilgo Beach serial killings: Police return to search home of murder suspect
Police served a search warrant Monday at the home of Rex Heuermann, the suspect in the deaths of four women whose bodies were found along Gilgo Beach, NewsNation has confirmed.
2 min read - USThe Herald Banner, Greenville, Texas
SPCA announces arrest in animal rescue case
May 20—After several months of physical and behavioral treatment at the SPCA of Texas' Dallas facility, a dog rescued from a Hunt County home late last summer has recovered and been adopted into a new, loving and forever home. According to the SPCA, on Aug. 21, the Hunt County Sheriff's Office responded to a welfare check on a dog and upon arrival, observed the dog unlawfully restrained with ...
3 min read - USKSNW Wichita
City of Wichita still working to figure out extent of cyberattack
The City of Wichita is still trying to figure out the extent of the cyberattack.
- USLeader-Telegram, Eau Claire, Wis.
Plea scheduled in $28K bad check alcohol purchases
EAU CLAIRE — Authorities have filed charges after a grocery store reported being bilked out of more than $28,000 by a man who paid for bulk alcohol purchases with bad checks. Zachery Wojcik, 26, Bloomer, faces two counts of issuing worthless checks for more than $2,500, two counts of fraud against a financial institution, and two counts of bail jumping in the case. According to court records, ...
1 min read - USLeader-Telegram, Eau Claire, Wis.
Man charged with threatening woman due in court
EAU CLAIRE — An Eau Claire man was scheduled for a hearing Monday after being charged with making terrorist threats and disorderly conduct, though court records late Monday afternoon did not record any outcome. Tyler SIllman, 22, was charged last month after police were called just after 5 a.m. to a residence in the 3600 block of Fairfax Street. According to the criminal complain, the caller ...
1 min read - USLeader-Telegram, Eau Claire, Wis.
As Butler enters Assembly race, Petyk bows out
EAU CLAIRE — As local author Nickolas Butler announced his candidacy for a state Assembly seat, incumbent Rep. Warren Petryk announced he would not seek re-election. Butler, 44, of Fall Creek, officially announced his candidacy for the 93rd Assembly seat Monday at the Plumbers and Steamfitters Local Union 434 Hall and Training Center (formerly Little Red Elementary School.) Butler will run as ...
3 min read - USLeader-Telegram, Eau Claire, Wis.
Risk of severe weather arrives Tuesday
EAU CLAIRE — The best chance for severe weather in the Chippewa Valley so far this spring arrives today, with much of Wisconsin at an enhanced risk according to the Storm Prediction Center. Enhanced risk, the third of five levels of concern, runs in an arc from approximately Eau Claire to Wausau to Sheboygan, with areas south and west of that line included. Most of the rest of the state is at ...
1 min read - USThe Arizona Republic
Arizona Supreme Court justice targeted for removal over 1864 abortion ban blasts critics
Supreme Court Justice Clint Bolick argues the 1864 abortion ruling was right and that his critics are undermining the rule of law.
5 min read - USKETK Tyler
Annual ‘Click It or Ticket’ seatbelt safety campaign starts
TYLER, Texas (KETK) – Memorial Day weekend is almost here and that means that Texas is launching it’s annual “Click It or Ticket” seat belt safety campaign. The Texas Department of Transportation and the Department of Public Safety were joined by crash survivor Caden Simmons on Monday to launch the campaign in Tyler. The launch […]
1 min read - USFDL Reporter | The Reporter
12-year-old girl breaks free from sexual assault attempt by Nicaraguan man in Fond du Lac County, authorities say
Both the man and the mother of a 12-year-old girl are in custody of the Fond du Lac County Jail.
2 min read - USWSB Cox articles
4 GA men indicted after being caught in online child sex sting
Operation Nightfall targeted adults who communicate online with children to pursue illegal sex acts.
1 min read - USThe Arizona Republic
'Lost his mind': Defense attorney claims insanity for man accused of killing UA professor
An attorney for the man accused of fatally shooting Thomas Meixner on the University of Arizona campus in 2022 wants his client to be found guilty except insane.
3 min read - PoliticsNBC News
Prosecutors rest their case against Donald Trump in dramatic day of testimony
Prosecutors rested their case against Donald Trump on Monday after another dramatic day of testimony from his former lawyer Michael Cohen, while the judge presiding over the trial ripped into one of the former president's witnesses for disrespectful behavior.
8 min read - USKGET Bakersfield
Plea deal reached after 1st day of trial in deadly La Mina Cantina shooting
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A plea agreement was reached Monday after the first day of trial for a man who faced a charge of first-degree murder in a shooting that took place outside a southwest Bakersfield bar. Raymond Gallegos, 38, pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter in the death of Heron Bravo Sepulveda, 37. Charges […]
2 min read - USKGET Bakersfield
‘It’s rewarding’: Organizers of Lamont School District Board recall say they have enough signatures for a recall vote
Organizers of the Lamont Elementary School District board recall hit the streets Monday for their final ditch effort for signatures, but Juan Sandoval, the Fresno man spearheading the group, said they already collected enough signatures to meet the requirement.
2 min read - USKETK Tyler
Man arrested after weed, suspected cocaine found during traffic stop in Camp County, officials say
CAMP COUNTY, Texas (KETK) – A 38-year-old man was arrested on Thursday after Camp County deputies discovered marijuana and suspected cocaine during a search of his vehicle. According to a release, James Lewis Johnson was stopped on Loop 179 due to an obscured license plate. When deputies unfolded the paper license, it reportedly showed to […]
1 min read - PoliticsPolitico
Warning signs for Biden and Trump in latest campaign finance reports
Biden brought in less money, while legal bills keep eating up Trump's cash.
3 min read - USNBC News
Death toll grows to 8 in severe Houston-area storms
An eighth person has died in the Houston area following severe weather that lashed the city and surrounding Harris County with 100 mph winds, officials said Monday, and more than 192,000 customers remained without power.
2 min read - USWDVM
Officials: Woman, 2 dogs, cat dies in Temple Hills house fire
TEMPLE HILLS, Md. (DC News Now) — The Prince George’s Fire Department (PGFD) said one person, two dogs and a cat died in a house fire Monday afternoon. PGFD said crews responded at around 3:30 p.m. to investigate a house fire, which was located in the 5200 block of Oahu Ct. in Temple Hills. When […]
- USWETM Elmira
Seneca Lake tributaries to be treated for parasitic sea lamprey
SENECA LAKE, N.Y. (WETM) — People who live near Seneca Lake are being warned not to use river or lake water in early June while tributaries are being treated for parasitic sea lamprey. The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced that it will be conducting lampricide treatments in Seneca Lake tributaries in […]
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