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- USKansas City Star
KC Municipal Court will be closed again Tuesday. Its computer system is still down
The Kansas City Missouri Government website is also still down
1 min read - USCharlotte Observer
Charlotte city manager wants a tax hike next year — and that’s not the only increase
Also among Manager Marcus Jones’ requests: bigger bond referendums on the ballot for housing, transportation and neighborhood projects.
5 min read - USMcAlester News-Capital, Okla.
Armed Forces Day Parade shows community's support for veterans
May 6—Armed Forces Day Parade Committee Chairman Jeff Wolf and other committee members faced a dilemma last Friday. Should they cancel the AFD Parade in the face of weather forecasts calling for a 70% chance of thunderstorms on Saturday, the day of the parade, or should they press on with the event? In addition to the boots on the ground, the parade also included several flyovers by aircraft, ...
2 min read - USKansas City Star
‘Relief.’ Missouri Gov. Parson signs law blocking controversial KC landfill proposal
“This commonsense measure will ensure homeowners have more of a say in what developments are allowed in their communities,” Parson said on Monday.
2 min read - USPioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn.
Final defendant in deadly St. Paul funeral home gunfight sentenced to six months
The fourth and final defendant in a deadly gun battle outside a St. Paul funeral home was sentenced Monday to six months in the county workhouse and three years of probation. Mario Alberto Vega, 32, of St. Paul, pleaded guilty in November to second-degree assault for taking part in the February 2022 shootout at Simple Traditions by Bradshaw funeral home on the city’s West Side. The shooting, ...
3 min read - PoliticsMSNBC
Nicolle Wallace: ‘For a million reasons petty, shallow, and primal Trump does not want go to jail’
Devlin Barrett, Washington Post Justice Reporter, Harry Litman, former U.S. Attorney, and Donny Deutsch join Nicolle Wallace on Deadline White House with reaction to the gag order judgment rendered by Judge Merchan after ruling that Donald Trump violated his gag order for a 10th time, with the judge warning defendant Trump that the next level of punishment could be jail time.
- PoliticsMSNBC
Biden gets key GOP endorsement from Geoff Duncan, former lieutenant governor of Georgia
Former Georgia Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan, a frequent critic of Donald Trump’s lies about how election fraud cost him the 2020 election, endorsed President Joe Biden’s re-election campaign.
2 min read - USNorth Dakota Monitor
Legislative leaders to discuss ethics rules after guilty verdict
House Majority Leader Mike Lefor said it may be time for the Legislature to work with the Ethics Commission to clarify North Dakota’s ethics regulations after the Friday conviction of a state lawmaker of a conflict-of-interest misdemeanor. “My thought is that I think it’s important for us to revisit Century Code, legislative rules and have […] The post Legislative leaders to discuss ethics rules after guilty verdict appeared first on North Dakota Monitor.
4 min read - PoliticsNBC News
Rich people are spending more than ever to run for Congress. A big test is coming in Maryland.
Wealthy office-seekers plowed more of their own money than ever into runs for Congress last year. Now, the biggest one of all is facing an important hurdle.
6 min read - PoliticsNew Hampshire Union Leader, Manchester
Moving state primary election looks unlikely this year
May 6—CONCORD — New Hampshire is likely to keep one of the latest state primaries in the nation, because the House of Representatives and state Senate can't agree on an earlier date. The state primary is set for the second Tuesday in September, which is Sept. 10 this year. The state Senate and Gov. Chris Sununu had supported legislation (SB 380) to move the primary up three months to June, ...
3 min read - PoliticsNew Hampshire Union Leader, Manchester
Ex-Dem state rep announces bid for vacant Senate seat
May 6—CONCORD — A former House member and retired doctor became the first Democrat to announce he's running for the seat that state Senate President Jeb Bradley, R-Wolfeboro, will retire from at year's end. Bill Marsh served for six years in the House, the last four as a Democrat after he switched parties in part due to the Republican response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2022, Marsh had run ...
2 min read - LifestyleNew Hampshire Union Leader, Manchester
Bedford High School teacher wins a sabbatical to make escape room games that teach physics
May 6—JENNIFER BANEY'S physics classroom at Bedford High School is a laboratory of learning. Her students ask lots of questions, try all sorts of things that might work and solve problems in groups. They also play games. One year from now, her 12th-grade students might role-play pirates or astronauts in a complex, unfolding story that involves opening envelopes, untangling mysteries and ...
4 min read - USNew Hampshire Union Leader, Manchester
Jurors question cap in YDC abuse verdict; emergency hearing requested
May 6—Jurors who awarded $38 million to David Meehan, a former resident of the Youth Development Center who alleged he was physically and sexually abused during the 1990s, say they were unaware of a potential cap on damages. The state says Meehan can only receive $475,000 because the jury only listed one "incident" on its verdict form after deliberating on Friday. "Being 'duped' isn't a ...
4 min read - USThe Norman Transcript, Okla.
National Weather Service issues high risk of tornadoes
May 6—The National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center has issued a high risk of tornadoes across central and north-central Oklahoma this evening. Norman, Moore and Oklahoma City were among the population centers included in the Storm Prediction Center's high risk area. According to the Norman Weather Forecasting Office, storms in Cleveland County could begin as soon as 3 p.m., but will ...
2 min read - BusinessNew Hampshire Union Leader, Manchester
Record home prices in NH with Rochester housing projects on horizon
May 6—The median price of a home in New Hampshire has jumped 34% in three years to a record $515,000 in April, making projects such as several planned in Rochester more pressing to complete. The April median price was $130,000 more than just three years ago — and $62,000 higher than a year ago. Interest rates also have more than doubled since 2021, adding hundreds of dollars a month to ...
3 min read - USRaleigh News and Observer
Woman’s death now being investigated as homicide, Wake Sheriff says
Law enforcement found the woman’s body Monday morning but said later that it was now a homicide investigation.
1 min read - USWSB Cox articles
Head of Georgia National Guard moving on to new national position in Colorado
Lt. Gen. Thomas Carden has led the Georgia National Guard through one of its most remarkable eras marked with challenges including the COVID-19 pandemic and civil unrest.
3 min read - USNBC News
Charges dropped against five deputies in death of Irvo Otieno
The mother of Irvo Otieno, who suffocated to death in police custody at a Virginia psychiatric hospital, expressed outrage over the withdrawal of murder charges against five sheriff's deputies indicted in his death.
4 min read - USState College Centre Daily Times
200-pound pot-bellied pig — named ‘Pumba’ — escapes NJ farm. See cops chase him down
“I saw it and said, man, that’s my pig!”
1 min read - ScienceKIRO
Boeing is on the verge of launching astronauts aboard new capsule, the latest entry to space travel
After years of delays and stumbles, Boeing is finally poised to launch astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA.
4 min read - USSun Journal, Lewiston, Maine
Bates' new president promises to build closer ties between Bates and its community
May 6—LEWISTON — Declaring that "no college or university is an island unto itself," the new president of Bates College said in his inaugural address Saturday that he aims to build closer ties between Bates and its community. "We are anchors of our communities, and must therefore model civic engagement," Garry Jenkins said. The mayors of Lewiston and Auburn like the idea. "The stories of this ...
3 min read - USSun Journal, Lewiston, Maine
Watch: Witness describes shooting scene as police confront suspect in Oxford County
May 6—PARIS — On her way to notarize some documents, Bridgton resident Linda Marie Mercer found herself trapped behind stopped police vehicles beside a truck that had run into a ditch along side Streaked Mountain Road. Mercer said that as she watched the scene in front of her, a man dressed in a hospital gown came out of the truck and opened fire on police on the roadway in front of her. She ...
1 min read - USDeseret News
2 Utah projects get federal funding to help improve water systems in the West
Money designed in part to improve water supply in the Colorado River Basin.
4 min read - USThe Joplin Globe, Mo.
Joplin traffic stop leads to drug trafficking arrest
May 6—Police seized 17 grams of cocaine, more than 100 alprazolam pills and a handful of ecstasy pills during a traffic stop about 1 a.m. Saturday in Joplin. Capt. William Davis of the Joplin police said an officer stopped a vehicle that made an illegal left turn onto Seventh Street from Illinois Avenue and ended up arresting its 21-year-old female driver on charges of driving while ...
1 min read - BusinessThe Joplin Globe, Mo.
Missouri to receive $44 million in federal money to replace lead water service lines
May 6—Missouri will receive nearly $44 million to replace water service lines in the state that are made of lead. Kansas and Oklahoma will each allotted $28.65 million. The Environmental Protection Agency announced its Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Lead Service Line Replacement funding allotments for 2024 last week. The funds are provided via President Joe Biden's Investing in America ...
2 min read - USNewton Daily News, Iowa
Jasper County EMA director says community resilience is evident after storms
May 6—Jasper County Emergency Management Agency Director Jamey Robinson said despite the damages to a two-mile stretch of area east of Monroe — which was caused by April 26 storms in Jasper County — the community's resilience is evident, and thankfully there were no displacements that occurred. Other areas throughout Iowa and Nebraska saw extensive damages from high speed winds and tornadoes. ...
3 min read - USIdaho Statesman
Antler hunter finds remains belonging to Idaho man missing since 2019, Utah police say
“He can come home now.”
1 min read - PoliticsPolitico
Trump on going to jail over gag order: 'I'll do that sacrifice'
The judge has threatened the former president with possible jail time, something Trump and his supporters think may bolster his campaign.
2 min read - PoliticsNBC News
The courtroom for Trump's trial becomes a test of power for an ex-president and a judge
A striking aspect of Donald Trump’s criminal trial is Judge Juan Merchan’s no-nonsense approach and the degree to which he — and he alone — controls the proceedings.
3 min read - USStar Tribune (Minneapolis)
Overcome objections, keep DEI on track
Opinion editor's note: Editorials represent the opinions of the Star Tribune Editorial Board, which operates independently from the newsroom. Minnesota's largest school district is a recent example of the culture conflicts that are occurring in education, politics and other areas across Minnesota and America. Half of the Anoka-Hennepin school board had threatened to hold up the annual budget ...
4 min read - USOklahoma Voice
Republican leaders publicly air grievances during historic Oklahoma budget summit
OKLAHOMA CITY – Gov. Kevin Stitt and legislative leaders on Monday met in a historic public budget summit to try to hammer out differences in proposed appropriations for next fiscal year. While the summit began with a prayer, the meeting, which lasted a little over two hours, was tense at times as emotions ran high. […] The post Republican leaders publicly air grievances during historic Oklahoma budget summit appeared first on Oklahoma Voice.
2 min read - PoliticsMSNBC
‘Double Whammy’ of Trump Organization employees testify against their old boss in Hush Money trial
Susanne Craig, New York Times Investigative Reporter, Melissa Murray, NYU Law University Professor and Vaughn Hillyard, NBC News Correspondent, joins Nicolle Wallace on Deadline White House with reaction to Day 12 of the Trump Hush Money trial which included the prosecution calling two Trump Organization employees laying the groundwork for the prosecution's argument that Donald Trump was a micromanager who would know about every payment being made on his behalf.
- USWSOC
Funeral honors fallen deputy US Marshal Thomas Weeks
A funeral was held Monday for deputy U.S. Marshal Thomas “Tommy” Weeks.
7 min read - USWPXI
Channel 11 sits down exclusively with local investigator who testified in John Chapman trial
Less than a week after a federal jury handed down a guilty verdict for John Chapman in the cross-country kidnapping and killing of Bethel Park woman Jaime Feden, Channel 11 is sitting down exclusively with the local investigators who testified.
4 min read - USWPXI
New Castle Area School District adds its own police force
Starting Monday, the school district added an extra layer of security for students and staff with its own police force.
2 min read - USMiami Herald
How to watch and attend Bob Graham’s celebration of life ceremony in Miami Lakes
There is a planned public celebration of life followed by a reception.
2 min read - USRhode Island Current
Come on over, the traffic’s fine: Video ad to help businesses hurt by bridge closure debuts
They’re here for us. Let’s all be there for them. That’s the tagline to a new ad launched as part of a $400,000 state-funded marketing campaign to support those impacted by the ongoing highway reconstruction. The 30-second spot produced by Providence–based RDW Group and East Providence-based Animus Studios, spotlights eight local businesses whose owners and […] The post Come on over, the traffic’s fine: Video ad to help businesses hurt by bridge closure debuts appeared first on Rhode Island Curr
2 min read - USThe Herald Bulletin, Anderson, Ind.
Indy man pleads guilty to child molestiing
May 6—ANDERSON — An Indianapolis man has pleaded guilty to charges of child molesting and sexual misconduct with a minor. Kyle Alan Buis, 34, entered into the plea agreement Friday in Madison Circuit Court Division 6. Judge Mark Dudley set sentencing for May 31. Buis entered the pleas and the state will dismiss a higher level felony count of child molesting at the time of sentencing. Buis was ...
1 min read - USThe Herald Bulletin, Anderson, Ind.
Alexandria man arrested on child molesting charges
May 6—ANDERSON — An Alexandria man has been arrested on two counts of child molesting involving a 14-year-old girl. Anthony Clark, 44, was arrested Friday on the two counts of child molesting, one a highest felony charge. If convicted, Clark faces a maximum 20 to 40 year prison sentence. According to the probable cause affidavit, the investigation started in Kokomo in October 2022. The girl ...
1 min read - USThe Ironton Tribune, Ohio
Body pulled from Ohio River identified
May 6—No foul play suspected in Huntington man's death The Lawrence County Coroner has released the name of the person pulled from the Ohio River on Saturday, April 17. According to a press release, the coroner's office was notified that some men fishing on the banks of the river near County Road 1A. Investigators from the coroner's office met with Lawrence County Sheriff's office deputies at ...
1 min read - USThe Daily Citizen, Dalton, Ga.
'Catalysts for a better future': Fuchko invested as sixth Dalton State College president
May 6—Standing on a stage in Dalton State College's Bandy Gymnasium and looking toward a sea of colleagues, family members, community leaders and students, Dalton State President John Fuchko III said everyone has a purpose. "Not for ourselves alone are we born," Fuchko said, echoing words from the ancient Roman philosopher Cicero. "I believe our highest purpose is served when serving others ...
6 min read - USThe Ironton Tribune, Ohio
'Transformative projects'
May 6—DeWine announces $12.7 for development in Lawrence County "Any day I get to be along the Ohio River is a good day," Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said on Monday, to a crowd that was gathered at Lock 27 for a special announcement from his office. The announcement was one long in the making, coming out of news two years ago that the governor and the legislature were making a massive investment in ...
3 min read - USJournal Star
Peoria man pleads guilty to murder of 2-year-old daughter
Shamari R. Williams, 27, of Peoria, pled guilty Monday to the murder of his daughter, Emorri Green.
1 min read - USWashington Times-Herald, Ind.
Historic Shoals building could receive grant
May 6—SHOALS — A long vacant, historic building in downtown Shoals could be getting a new life. The Indiana Department of Natural Resources has announced a $75,000 federal landmark grant through the National Park Service to stabilize the Mohr Building in downtown Shoals. The three story building was constructed in 1872 and has set empty for more than a decade. "We have never worked with Shoals ...
4 min read - USKokomo Tribune, Ind.
1 killed in Kokomo shooting
May 6—Police say a Kokomo man was killed after a shooting over the weekend on the city's northeast side. According to a Kokomo Police Department media release, officers were dispatched shortly after 3 p.m. Sunday to the area of Ohio and Richmond streets in reference to a vehicle accident. Upon arrival, police discovered a red Pontiac Vibe pinned underneath a parked semi-trailer, per the ...
1 min read - USCumberland Times News, Md.
Times-News wins four awards in MDDC competition
May 6—ANNAPOLIS — The Cumberland Times-News won four awards, including a Best of Show in the 2023 Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Press Association Awards. Sportswriters Alex Rychwalski and Kyle Bennett earned Best of Show and first place awards for the Glory at Greenway special section that published on Oct. 26. The tabloid contained stories on Greenway Avenue Stadium and the late Mark Manges in ...
2 min read - USKokomo Tribune, Ind.
Indianapolis man arrested after shooting, armed robbery
May 6—Police arrested an Indianapolis man early Monday morning after a shooting and armed robbery at a business on the city's south side. Savaughn Agnew, 23, is now facing preliminary charges of attempted murder, robbery, attempted kidnapping and possession of a firearm by a serious violent felon for his alleged role in the incident, according to a Kokomo Police Department media release. ...
1 min read - CelebrityThe Herald, Sharon, Pa.
Sharpsville graduate works on rockets
May 6—As a child growing up in Sharpsville, Giavanna Piccirilli was interested in space, especially the idea of working on rockets and becoming a part of the spaceflight industry. Now living in Melbourne, Fla., Piccirilli has since made that dream a reality as a rocket propulsion test engineer with United Launch Alliance. "The crazy thing is that I always imagined launching rockets as my goal ...
6 min read - USWPXI
Plum woman declared legally insane after father’s stabbing death may never face trial, lawyer says
Christina Nicassio is 34 years old now. But seven years ago, on May 6, 2017, at 27 years old, Nicassio was charged with stabbing her father to death in her parent’s home in Plum. Her father, Anthony, was a primary care physician at UPMC.
3 min read - PoliticsMSNBC
What Merchan’s latest gag order ruling shows about his handling of Trump’s case
Other defendants would’ve been jailed by now. Trump can’t plausibly argue, in the court of law or public opinion, that the proceedings have been unfair to him.
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