Click here for updates on this story SPRINGFIELD, Illinois (Tulsa World) — A majority of the Illinois Supreme Court decided Thursday that the state law governing certificates of innocence only requires exonerated individuals to prove their innocence for the criminal offense with which they were initially charged. The court’s decision means that an exonerated person
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story TULSA, Oklahoma (Tulsa World) — A Tulsa police officer pleaded guilty in federal court on Thursday to illegally buying a gun for her boyfriend, who was later arrested on state charges. Officer Latoya Dythe, who has been out of the police academy less than three years and was
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LECLAIRE, Iowa (Quad-City Times) — A woman facing a murder charge in relation to the 2020 death of a 5-month-old girl in LeClaire allegedly told police shortly before the baby died that she dropped the child while carrying her. Angela Marxen, 55, of Davenport, is charged with first-degree
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma (Tulsa World) — Epic Charter Schools has been hit with another big financial penalty by the Oklahoma State Department of Education. For the second year in a row, education officials say Epic’s own spending reports to the state reflect administrative costs well above statutory limits
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — On April 16, Buncombe County Schools released the name of the person killed in the crash with a West Buncombe fire truck the day before. Jason Minnix, 47, was a “beloved member” of the Buncombe County Schools community who taught music at Eblen
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Where do you see yourself at the age of 91? Working, with no plans to retire, may not be the first thing that comes to mind. But for one Arkansas police officer, he wouldn’t have it any other way. L.C. “Buckshot” Smith has worked in law enforcement for more than 56 years, and with his
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Called Stronger Together, the campaign will begin next month and will provide vaccination information through radio, TV, print and social media messages.
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Successfully tackling your morning to-do list could start with the first thing you put in your mouth. If you’re feeling like a zombie in the morning, an unbalanced breakfast consisting primarily of simple sugars could be to blame, said Nancy Z. Farrell Allen, a registered dietitian nutritionist and spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story GREENWOOD, Louisiana (KTBS) — A Webster Parish prisoner transport van that was leading authorities on a high-speed chase Friday morning was stopped in its tracks on Interstate 20 just a mile from the Louisiana–Texas stateline. Sheriff Jason Parker said 49-year-old Rosendo Zapata of Mooringsport, a work release inmate
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Sibling rivalry is often taken as an unexamined fact of family life — as much a part of parenting as potty training or bedtime stories. But experts say parents don’t have to put up with the bickering and the fights: There are strategies and techniques to help brothers and sisters get along better, strengthening a
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On Thursday night, a man killed eight people at a FedEx facility near the Indianapolis airport before killing himself. It was at least the 45th mass shooting in America since March 16. Yes, you read that right. The 45th mass shooting in America since March 16. (CNN defines a mass shooting as when four or
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Changing middle and high school schedules can lead to significantly improved shut-eye for students, a new study found. Researchers surveyed around 28,000 students in the Cherry Creek School District in Colorado over two years and found moving school start times later in the morning resulted in increased sleep times of around 45 minutes for students,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PLAINFIELD, Indiana (WISH) — Some parents of Plainfield High School students are upset by who the school says is allowed to go to the prom this year. In an email sent to parents on Thursday, the school outlined the time and place of this year’s junior and senior
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story KALIHI, Hawaii (KITV) — Without money for more than three months, a 33-year-old Kalihi resident is battling to keep a roof over his head and food on the table. His unemployment checks stopped coming — and he doesn’t know why. The former Oahu maintenance worker, who asked not
Continue Reading The family of Tamir Rice sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland Friday asking him to reopen the investigation into the boy’s 2014 shooting death and to convene a grand jury to consider charges against the Cleveland police officers who killed him. Former AG William Barr announced in December that the Justice Department would not
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS COUNY, Missouri (KMOV) — A man is being sought after he allegedly stole 30 cartons of cigarettes in St. Louis County. Detectives in North County said the suspect was seen on surveillance cameras stealing the cigarettes from an unmanned counter at the Cig-Liq Outlet on Dunn
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Missouri (KMOV) — A St. Louis-area chiropractor is accused deceptively marketing products, saying they could treat or prevent COVID-19. In a complaint filed by the Justice Department on behalf of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), authorities say that Eric Neptune was claiming that products he
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story STE. GENEVIEVE, Missouri (KMOV) — An officer was injured after a suspect threw a lit Molotov cocktail in Ste. Genevieve overnight. Police Chief Eric Bennett told News 4 Officer Pete Unverferth, 36, responded to the St. Jude subdivision around 1 a.m. after a neighbor had called 911 to
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KCRA) — The ongoing stalemate in labor negotiations between the Sacramento City Unified School District and the Service Employees International Union could lead to a scenario where students face picket lines on campus when in-person learning resumes next week. The local SEIU chapter, which represents 1,900
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story GREENSBURG, Pennsylvania (WTAE) — A Westmoreland County woman claims she was forced to work in a local senior care facility’s COVID-19 unit, despite being high-risk and having a note from her medical provider. Dianne Corrie filed a lawsuit in federal court this week against her former employer, Redstone
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