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An ex-Kansas police chief who led a raid on a newspaper is charged with obstruction of justice
Read full article: An ex-Kansas police chief who led a raid on a newspaper is charged with obstruction of justiceA former central Kansas police chief who led a raid last year on a weekly newspaper has been charged with felony obstruction of justice.
Prosecutors plan to charge former Kansas police chief over his conduct following newspaper raid
Read full article: Prosecutors plan to charge former Kansas police chief over his conduct following newspaper raidTwo special prosecutors say they plan to charge a former central Kansas police chief with obstruction of justice over his conduct following a raid of the local newspaper last year.
Former reporter settles part of her lawsuit over a police raid on a Kansas newspaper for $235,000
Read full article: Former reporter settles part of her lawsuit over a police raid on a Kansas newspaper for $235,000A former reporter for a weekly Kansas newspaper has agreed to accept $235,000 to settle part of her federal lawsuit over a police raid on the paper that made a small city the focus of a national debate over press freedoms.
After a deadly heat wave last summer, metro Phoenix is changing tactics
Read full article: After a deadly heat wave last summer, metro Phoenix is changing tacticsOfficials in America’s hottest big metro are working to better protect people amid temperatures already hitting the triple digits this spring.
4 charged after 23+ shots fired into Detroit home, killing sleeping 11-year-old girl
Read full article: 4 charged after 23+ shots fired into Detroit home, killing sleeping 11-year-old girlFour people have been charged after at least 23 shots were fired into a Detroit home, killing an 11-year-old girl who was asleep on the couch.
Zebras, camels and flames, oh my! Circus animals rescued after truck catches fire on Indiana highway
Read full article: Zebras, camels and flames, oh my! Circus animals rescued after truck catches fire on Indiana highwayA truck hauling zebras and camels for a series of weekend circus performances caught fire on a northeastern Indiana highway, prompting a police rescue of the animals.
Things to know about the resignation of a Kansas police chief who led a raid on a small newspaper
Read full article: Things to know about the resignation of a Kansas police chief who led a raid on a small newspaperIt took only a week for the central Kansas police chief who led an August raid on the local newspaper to go from looking like he had enough support at city hall to keep his job to resigning.
Kansas police chief who led raid on small weekly newspaper has resigned, official says
Read full article: Kansas police chief who led raid on small weekly newspaper has resigned, official saysThe police chief who led an August raid on a small weekly newspaper in central Kansas has resigned, days after he was suspended from his post.
Kansas newspaper's lawyer says police didn't follow warrant in last month's newsroom search
Read full article: Kansas newspaper's lawyer says police didn't follow warrant in last month's newsroom searchThe lawyer for a small Kansas newspaper raided by police last month said he believes officers didn't follow the search warrant's requirements to only seize computers believed directly involved in suspected identity theft.
A judge told Kansas authorities to destroy electronic copies of newspaper's files taken during raid
Read full article: A judge told Kansas authorities to destroy electronic copies of newspaper's files taken during raidA judge ordered Kansas authorities to destroy all the electronic copies they made of a small newspaper’s files when police raided its office this month.
'Get out of my house!' Video shows 98-year-old mother of Kansas newspaper publisher upset amid raid
Read full article: 'Get out of my house!' Video shows 98-year-old mother of Kansas newspaper publisher upset amid raidNewly released video shows the 98-year-old mother of a Kansas newspaper publisher confronting police officers as they searched her home in a raid that has drawn national scrutiny.
The initial online search that spurred a raid on a Kansas paper was legal, a state agency says
Read full article: The initial online search that spurred a raid on a Kansas paper was legal, a state agency saysA Kansas Department of Revenue spokesperson says the initial online search of a state website that led a central Kansas police chief to raid a local weekly newspaper was legal.
Court documents suggest reason for police raid of Kansas newspaper
Read full article: Court documents suggest reason for police raid of Kansas newspaperThe police chief who led the raid of a Kansas newspaper has alleged in previously unreleased court documents that a reporter either impersonated someone else or lied about her intentions when she obtained the driving records of a local business owner.
Kansas police and a small newspaper are at the center of a 1st Amendment fight after a newsroom raid
Read full article: Kansas police and a small newspaper are at the center of a 1st Amendment fight after a newsroom raidA small newspaper and a police department in Kansas are at the center of a dispute over freedom of speech after police raided the office of the local newspaper and the home of its owner and publisher.
Voting rights marcher recalls being clubbed, hearing fatal gunshot during pivotal day of protests
Read full article: Voting rights marcher recalls being clubbed, hearing fatal gunshot during pivotal day of protestsDella Simpson Maynor was just 14 when she marched for voting rights in her hometown of Marion, Alabama, but she says she clearly remembers the police attacking the demonstrators.
Scott says GOP 'starved for hope' as he moves toward '24 bid
Read full article: Scott says GOP 'starved for hope' as he moves toward '24 bidSen. Tim Scott of South Carolina says conservatives are “starved for hope,” as he tries to present a more positive vision for the future than his potential rivals for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination.
18-year-old arrested in connection with murder of 17-year-old at Inkster liquor store
Read full article: 18-year-old arrested in connection with murder of 17-year-old at Inkster liquor storeAn 18-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the murder of a 17-year-old boy at an Inkster liquor store.
Wall falls at GM stamping plant in Indiana, killing worker
Read full article: Wall falls at GM stamping plant in Indiana, killing workerFILE - This Jan. 27, 2020, file photo shows a General Motors logo at the General Motors Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly plant in Hamtramck, Mich. General Motors has effectively canceled a $2 billion agreement with truck maker Nikola, scuttling plans for the startup's electric and hydrogen-powered Badger project. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)A worker at a General Motors plant in northeastern Indiana died after he was hit by a metal wall that toppled onto him when it was struck by a forklift, police said. The Marion Police Department said Mark McKnight of Gas City died Wednesday morning at GM's stamping and sheet metal plant in Marion, WANE-TV reported. The wall, which was not secured to the floor or a connecting wall beam, then fell over and McKnight was unable to avoid being struck by it, police said. Marion is located about 60 miles (97 kilometers) northeast of Indianapolis.
Staffords provide holiday help for families impacted by COVID across Michigan
Read full article: Staffords provide holiday help for families impacted by COVID across MichiganDETROIT – Every year during the holiday season, Detroit Lions quarterback Matt Stafford and his wife Kelly help several families in need of a pick-me-up. The need is even greater this year due to the COVID pandemic, so the Staffords made it a point to choose families impacted by coronavirus. It was a moment the Wilson family will never forget -- the day Matt and Kelly Stafford connected with them on Zoom. Mott Children’s Hospital in Ann Arbor, but Courtney Wilson and her husband, Chad, also had coronavirus, so they weren’t allowed inside. “Something that’s going to follow us forever and ever.”The Staffords chose ten families impacted by COVID, including frontline workers, people who lost loved ones, struggling businesses and more.
Grandson of Harding and lover wants president's body exhumed
Read full article: Grandson of Harding and lover wants president's body exhumedFILE - In this April 13, 1921, file photo, President Warren G. Harding throws out the first ball to open the Washington Senators' baseball season. The illegitimate grandson of U.S. President Warren G. Harding has gone to court seeking to dig up the Republican's remains from the presidential memorial where they have lain since 1927. (AP Photo/FIle)COLUMBUS, Ohio – The grandson of U.S. President Warren G. Harding and his lover, Nan Britton, went to court in an effort to get the Republican’s remains exhumed from the presidential memorial where they have lain since 1927. James Blaesing told an Ohio court that he is seeking Harding’s disinterment as a way “to establish with scientific certainty” that he is the 29th president’s blood relation. The openings of the renovated historic sites in Marion and of the Warren G. Harding Presidential Center have been indefinitely delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic, Beach said.