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Father of transgender teen attacked in school says attackers should face criminal charges

CNN By Chandelis Duster and Justin Gamble, CNN (CNN) — The father of a Minnesota transgender high school student who says she was beaten in school said Thursday he wants the students who beat or harassed his daughter to face criminal charges. Mark Walztoni tells CNN his 17-year-old daughter Cobalt Sovereign, a junior at Hopkins High School in Minnetonka, was in

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Cooper County Fire Protection District says proposed OSHA changes could take away staffing and service

BOONVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) The Cooper County Fire Protection District is worried about how proposed changes to OSHA guidelines could affect its operations. The proposed rule changes would replace the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s existing Fire Brigades standard, which has had barely any changes since 1980. Changes would expand the rules to increase safety measures

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Chiefs’ BJ Thompson is alert and responsive a day after having a seizure, going into cardiac arrest

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs defensive lineman B.J. Thompson remains hospitalized but awake and responsive a day after the second-year pro experienced a seizure during a team meeting and went into cardiac arrest at the Kansas City practice facility. Chiefs trainer Rick Burkholder says the 25-year-old Thompson was

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