Wisconsin State

Winter, WI

Detroit, MI

The US Sun 

A DRIVER found themselves entangled in a costly towing charge after their car was damaged in a highway pileup. A tow company charged a driver thousands of dollars after removing a vehicle from the accident - but state officials said the company took advantage of the crash. The story galvanized...

‘Assumed they were police,’ says driver who was towed after accident then charged $9k – it should have cost just $400

Las Vegas, NV

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Henderson, NV

The Quick Historian

In a distressing incident that has shaken the community, Nevada parents Misty and Jeffery Scanlan have been arrested on charges of child abuse/neglect after their 11-year-old child was found confined in a "large metal enclosure." The arrest came to light when officers were summoned to investigate a truancy issue.

Parents arrested after 11-year-old found in metal enclosure

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Today

A Jacksonville man who spent more than 44 years in prison is suing over his wrongful arrest. Willie Williams was convicted of attempted murder in a store robbery in 1975 and sentenced to life in prison, a crime he always insisted he did not commit. He was paroled in 2020 at age 79.

Freed Jacksonville man sues after 44 years in prison

Chicago, IL

Natalie Frank, Ph.D.

Sandra Kolalou found guilty of 2022 murder of Frances Walker. In a harrowing case that shook the Arcadia Terrace neighborhood of Chicago, Sandra Kolalou has been found guilty of the first-degree murder of her landlord, Frances Walker, in 2022. Kolalou, who was accused of killing Walker before dismembering her body, faced multiple charges, including the gruesome act of body mutilation.

Chicago Woman Convicted of Murdering, Dismembering Landlord After Receiving Eviction Notice

California State

San Diego, CA

Law & Crime

U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez argued he was just trying to teach the 13-year-old daughter of a criminal defendant a tough lesson when he shackled her in his California courtroom and then had her led to the jury box by a marshal as she cried. But in a rare rebuke, an appeals court called that conduct "abusive" and "harassing" and stripped him of taking any on new criminal cases for three years.
The post ‘You’re an awfully cute young lady’: Judge who shackled crying daughter of defendant to prove a point reprimanded as council says he had ‘no authority’ first appeared on Law & Crime.

'You're an awfully cute young lady': Judge who shackled crying daughter of defendant to prove a point reprimanded as council says he had 'no authority'

Everett, WA

In Everett, Washington, a mother has been apprehended on suspicion of murder following the discovery of her young son's lifeless body on the side of the freeway last week. According to the Everett Police Department, the family of 4-year-old Ariel Garcia reported him missing on Wednesday, March 27, citing "suspicious circumstances." Prompted by concerns for the boy's safety, law enforcement, in collaboration with the FBI and other agencies, launched an extensive search effort.

Mother arrested after 4-year-old son found dead alongside road

Santa Ana, CA

NewSantaAna

Alexis Ascencion, a 25-year-old Santa Ana resident, was sentenced on Monday to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the gang-related fatal shooting of a man outside an apartment complex in Santa Ana that happened six years ago.

Santa Ana gangbanger gets life in prison without parole for killing an innocent man

Colorado State

Kansas City, MO

CJ Coombs

Twenty-two years ago, Robert Ray Courtney (Inmate Register #14636-045) was convicted of diluting chemotherapy drugs for more than 4,000 patients. It's been recently reported he will be released from prison this summer to a halfway house. Victims and families of victims are most likely disappointed and furious and understandably so.

The former Kansas City pharmacist who diluted chemotherapy drugs is set to be released in June 2024

A corrections officer is one of 17 people who have been arrested after a six-month investigation into illegal drug trafficking at the Duval County jail. Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters on Tuesday announced the arrest of corrections officer Kobe Collett, 23, the fifth employee the agency has arrested this year.

Corrections officer among 17 charged in Duval jail drug ring

Anaheim, CA

Patrol Officers arrested Joseph Michael Sanders , a 34-year-old transient with a criminal record, on 4/18/2024 at approximately 6:30 p.m., on charges of kicking a small dog, as seen on a widely publicized video, according to the Anaheim Police Department .

Transient ex-con who repeatedly kicked a small dog arrested by the Anaheim Police

Irvine, CA

On March 17, two men stole multiple Apple products from a Best Buy , according to the Irvine Police Department . One suspect used a bag to conceal stolen merchandise while the other distracted employees.

The Irvine Police are trying to identify two men who stole Apple products from a Best Buy store

Idaho State

Jackson, WY

WyoFile

JACKSON HOLE—National Elk Refuge staffer Frank Durbian spent Thursday morning watching members of Idaho’s Shoshone-Bannock Tribes hold a ceremony, then take down three bull bison on ancestral northwest Wyoming lands their forebears once occupied.

Tribal bison hunt expands on National Elk Refuge to include Eastern Shoshone

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Radisson, WI

Couderay, WI

Exeland, WI

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Edgewater, WI

Clam Lake, WI

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Ladysmith, WI

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Glidden, WI

Park Falls, WI

Bruce, WI

Birchwood, WI

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Motorcyclist in Wisconsin fighting for his life after major collision on State Highway 70, other driver arrested

WINTER, Wis. (WFRV) – A 57-year-old motorcyclist in Wisconsin suffered life-threatening injuries and was airlifted to a nearby hospital after a serious crash on State Highway...

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Motorcyclist in Wisconsin fighting for his life after major collision on State Highway 70, other driver arrested

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