An investigation into nearly 100 Illinois jail cases shows repeated medical failures that left people injured, suffering or dead before their cases were heard.
Prosecutors drop charges against man with intellectual disabilities arrested at Chicago-area protest
- ANGIE LEVENTIS LOURGOS and JASON MEISNER Chicago Tribune
Federal prosecutors dismissed felony charges against an Oak Park man with intellectual disabilities accused of assaulting federal officers during a recent protest outside the Broadview immigration holding facility.
- Jason Meisner Chicago Tribune
“I think the grand jurors... stood up for the First Amendment right to protest, and reject gestapo-like troops on the streets of Chicago and neighboring communities,” their defense attorney said.
- Eric Ferkenhoff Lee Enterprises Public Service Journalism Team
Of particular interest is the death of one of Donald Studey’s wives, who allegedly died of suicide but whose manner of death recently was reclassified as undetermined.
- Richmond Times-Dispatch and Lee Enterprises
A Chinese immigrant and Virginia-licensed massage therapist was arrested at gunpoint while at work in June. Listen to her story.
- Tim Stanley Tulsa World
"I have spoken with thousands of everyday Republican Oklahomans. Overwhelmingly, they oppose this," said Erika Wright, among a group that has sued to block St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School.
- David Heath Lee Enterprises Public Service Journalism Team
Here’s how the Lee Enterprises Public Service Team did a first-of-its-kind analysis of states’ efforts to protect women who are subject to sex trafficking at illicit massage parlors.
A Lee Enterprises investigation found most states fail to protect vulnerable women and few law enforcement agencies punish the owners of the businesses, let alone go after their support networks.
A GoFundMe account for Cliff Harshman, the father, had topped $44,000 by Tuesday afternoon.
Ryan Borgwardt, 45, of Watertown, is confirmed alive — although his location remains unknown — after he shared a short video with the Green Lake County Sheriff's Department on Nov. 11.
The Tulsa World and Lee Enterprises’ Public Service Journalism Team created a database of Oklahoma’s deadly police pursuits to learn who was being killed, which agencies were pursuing and why.
In a state ranked 8th highest for pursuit-related deaths, traffic infractions or property crimes prompted the vast majority of chases — reasons not worth deaths or even pursuits, experts say.
Two agencies headquartered in the capital city reacted to growing chase deaths in opposite ways that might spur to action some lawmakers who have studied or regularly discussed pursuit issues.
Throughout these stories, leading contemporary policing experts characterize the vast majority of these chases as unnecessary or not worth the risk.
Read through the obituaries published today in Independent Tribune.
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Food, fundraisers, special events - here are upcoming community events around Cabarrus County.
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Traffic camera footage shows moment two vehicles fall into Pacific Street sinkhole in Omaha. Video provided by Omaha Police Department.
Two vehicles fall into sinkhole on Pacific Street in Omaha.
See photos of the two vehicles fall into sinkhole at 67th and Pacific in Omaha
Within the past two years, 69 public schools in Wisconsin shut down. More will close in coming years.
Scientists have captured rare footage of a sperm whale giving birth, offering a window into the large mammals' behavior.
Using the oldest dog genes studied so far, scientists are finding more evidence that our furry friends have been our companions for thousands of years.
"Your ZIP code should not determine your health outcomes," said Walter Panzirer, the Helmsley trustee who started the rural health program, "and yet for so many rural Americans, it does."
A law requiring that most materials in federally funded affordable housing are made in America is fully kicking in. But it is wreaking havoc on affordable developments.
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The Kannapolis Fire Department is offering free, non-certified CPR classes in 2026 — and you’re invited to attend.
Huntersville police are offering a reward of up to $14,000 for information that leads to an arrest and conviction in the 2014 killing of Peter Jordan. Jordan was 19 when someone shot and killed him in The Landings at Northcross Apartments on Feb. 19 of that year, police said. The apartments are on Landings Drive, off Sam Furr Road (N.C. 73) and Interstate 77 exit 25 in the Birkdale area. ...
Illinois jails continue to struggle with the mental health needs of their inmate population, particularly when detainees are unfit to stand trial.
Defense lawyers have asked for a short prison term, if any time in custody is required at all, for the first Drug Enforcement Administration agent in Western New York convicted of protecting drug traffickers.
The city of Concord is introducing a new way for residents to easily report non-emergency issues like potholes, street sign damage, streetlights that are out and more. The new Concord Click-2-Fix is a free online reporting tool that replaces the former Concord Mobile Care application.
Cabarrus County Commissioners will hold their monthly regular meeting Tuesday, Feb. 17, at the Cabarrus County Government Center in downtown Concord.
Citing "unspeakable acts of violence" committed by federal immigration officers, Gov. Kathy Hochul on Friday proposed a state law to ban local police across New York from working with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on immigration raids.
The city of Kannapolis recently received two indicators that recognize the financial health of the municipality.