By KTBS Staff Click here for updates on this story BOSSIER CITY, Louisiana (KTBS) — Chris Estess’ brief stint as Bossier City police chief is over. During a brief special meeting Friday afternoon, the Bossier City Fire & Police Civil Service Board voted unanimously to remove Estess from his position at the recommendation of Mayor
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By FRANK BAJAK AP Technology Writer The ride-hailing service Uber says all its services are operational following what security professionals are calling a major data breach. It says there is no evidence the hacker got access to sensitive user data. But the breach, apparently by a lone hacker, put the spotlight on an increasingly effective
Continue Reading By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Tim Walz has rolled out a framework for fighting climate change that shows his proposed direction on the environment if he wins a second term. It’s a sweeping plan that would slash carbon emissions and speed the switchover to electric vehicles. Walz announced it
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The Jefferson City School District has settled a lawsuit filed by a former employee for more than $1.2 million.
Continue Reading By ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — A judge has found key parts of Michigan’s newborn blood-testing program unconstitutional in a challenge by four parents who raised concerns about how leftover samples are used long after screening for rare diseases. The lawsuit is not a class action. But the decision this week is likely
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN Español) — La desaparición de la abogada MarÃa Belén Bernal en la Escuela Superior de PolicÃa ubicada a las afueras de Quito desató un enfrentamiento verbal entre autoridades y representantes de instituciones de seguridad y generó el repudio de la población que exige justicia por el hecho. La PolicÃa de Ecuador reportó
Continue ReadingBy Ivana Kottasová and Jorge Engels, CNN A man has been charged after allegedly sexually assaulting two women in the queue for Queen Elizabeth II’s lying in state in London on Wednesday, the Crown Prosecution Service told CNN. A spokesperson for the Crown Prosecution Service said on Friday that the man was charged with two
Continue ReadingBy Anjali Patel Click here for updates on this story BOONE, North Carolina (WLOS) — This weekend, all eyes are on Appalachian State University in a way they’ve never been before. College football’s premier pregame show, ESPN’s College GameDay, is in Boone for the first time in the show’s history, spotlighting the Mountaineers’ Sun Belt
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN) — Acusan a un hombre que presuntamente agredió sexualmente a dos mujeres en la fila para despedirse de la reina Isabel II el miércoles en Londres, dijo el Servicio de FiscalÃa de la Corona a CNN. Un portavoz del Servicio de FiscalÃa de la Corona dijo el viernes que el hombre fue
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By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay Packers defensive backs talked boldly before the season about the possibility of being the NFL’s best secondary. It didn’t take long for them to get a reality check. The Packers are preparing for Sunday night’s game with the Chicago Bears while trying
Continue Reading By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Queen Elizabeth II has been remembered and honored with touching tributes as the English Premier League resumed after a two-week break prompted by the death of the long-serving monarch with wins for Fulham and Aston Villa. Fulham scored three goals in six minutes in the second half in a
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A Jefferson City man pleaded not guilty Friday after he was accused of causing severe brain damage to his infant boy.
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By Rebekah Riess After over 17 hours of deliberations, the jury in the trial of the son of Robbie Montgomery, reality TV star and owner of Sweetie Pie’s restaurant, who was charged with commissioning a murder-for-hire plot that killed his teenage nephew in 2016, issued a guilty verdict. James Timothy Norman, 41, was found guilty
Continue Reading MAINZ, Germany (AP) — Hertha Berlin was just seconds from claiming its second Bundesliga win in coach Sandro Schwarz’s return to former club Mainz. But Mainz defender Anthony Caci scored in the last minute of injury time for 1-1 to prolong Hertha’s winless streak against the team to seven games. Schwarz was given a warm
Continue Reading PARIS (AP) — Dango Ouattara has scored again as Lorient extended its best start in the French league by beating promoted Auxerre 3-1. The Brittany club has six wins in eight matches and moved level on points with leader Paris Saint-Germain. PSG has one match in hand and travels to Lyon on Sunday. Ouattara has
Continue Reading By MATT CARLSON Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Marcus Stroman won at Wrigley Field for the first time since signing with the Cubs, pitching no-hit ball into the sixth inning during a 2-1 victory over the Colorado Rockies. Stroman, who signed a $71 million, four-year contract, had been 0-5 with a 7.11 ERA in nine
Continue Reading By ALANIS THAMES AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — The Miami Dolphins have placed right tackle Austin Jackson on short-term injured reserve after he hurt his right ankle against the Patriots. Jackson will miss at least four games, including Sunday’s matchup at Baltimore. Greg Little is expected to start in Jackson’s place. Left
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By JIM SALTER Associated Press LAKE OZARK, Mo. (AP) — Democratic Missouri U.S. Senate candidate Trudy Busch Valentine called for compassion for immigrants, criticized the Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade and pressed the need to address climate change during a candidate forum before a gathering of journalists on Friday. The gathering was notable
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By Steve Contorno, CNN Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday said he intends to use “every penny” of the $12 million his state budgeted to relocate migrants and set the expectation for buses and “likely more” flights full of migrants paid for by the state. “These are just the beginning efforts,” the Republican governor said.
Continue Reading By Emma Tucker, CNN The relocation of about 50 migrants from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts, initiated last week by Florida’s governor, has revived memories of strikingly similar tactics employed by southern segregationists 60 years ago. As news of the relocation spread, the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library quickly drew historical parallels to the
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