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Columbia man charged with more child sex crimes

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man who was already charged with several child sex crimes in February has been charged again. Keith Fletcher, 53, was charged on Tuesday with possession of child pornography, second-degree child molestation, second-degree child sex trafficking, second-degree statutory rape, sexual exploitation of a minor and tampering with a witness. Fletcher is

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After series of injuries, Jalon Daniels to start at QB for No. 22 Kansas in season opener next week

AP Sports Writer LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Jalon Daniels will be under center when No. 22 Kansas opens the season against Lindenwood next week. Jayhawks coach Lance Leipold confirmed Tuesday the electrifying but injury-prone quarterback had remained healthy through fall camp and would be ready for the game on Aug. 29. Daniels hurt his shoulder

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Dr. Amy Acton, who helped lead Ohio’s early pandemic response, is weighing 2026 run for governor

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Former Ohio health director Amy Acton says she’s considering a run for governor in 2026. Acton is a physician and public health expert who became a household name in the state during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. She shared her political deliberations with reporters during the Democratic National Convention

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US Justice Department to investigate violence and sexual abuse at Tennessee’s largest prison

Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice has launched an investigation into a privately operated Tennessee prison where officials say violence and sexual abuse have gone unaddressed for years. Federal prosecutors announced the probe on Tuesday of the Trousdale Turner Correctional Center, the largest prison in the state. They say recent

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Suspect in shooting outside a Kentucky courthouse has died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound

ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky. (AP) — A man accused of fatally shooting his ex-girlfriend and her mother outside a Kentucky courthouse has died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after leading police on a highway pursuit that ended in a church parking lot, authorities said Tuesday. The suspect, Christopher Elder, 46, died Monday evening at Vanderbilt University Medical

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Ex-officer convicted in George Floyd’s killing is moved to new prison months after stabbing

Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The ex-Minneapolis police officer convicted of killing George Floyd has been transferred to a federal prison in Texas almost nine months after he was stabbed in a different facility. The Federal Bureau of Prisons told The Associated Press Tuesday that Derek Chauvin is now housed at the Federal Correctional Institution

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