Texas bars chaplains from inmate execution chambers
Chaplains will no longer be allowed in the rooms in which Texas death row inmates are executed, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice announced Wednesday.All chaplains and spiritual advisers will...
View ArticleACLU files lawsuit on behalf of banner-displaying K-State students
The American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas has filed a lawsuit on behalf of three Kansas State University students who were detained and banned from the Statehouse after displaying massive banners in...
View ArticleKansas lawmakers wrestle with 'aggressor' distinction for child victims of...
Channeling outrage over a judge's labeling of children as aggressors in a sex crime, Kansas officials have taken steps toward changing the law that allows for assessment of victim behavior to reduce a...
View ArticleFlorida man threatens to bring terror with an army of turtles
On seven occasions last weekend, a phone call was made to the police about a man disturbing the peace at Orlando-area Starbucks Coffee, Surfanista Cafe and Sassy Granny’s Smoothies locations.The man...
View ArticleTexas sheriff’s commander asked deputies to have sex with 'Live PD' producer,...
A Texas sheriff’s commander allegedly challenged his deputies during a staff meeting to have sex with a “Live PD” television show producer, according to a grievance filed this month.Attorney Robert...
View ArticleShamed, schooled, shocked: A day in Florida county's class for johns
Loneliness. Trauma. Sex addictions. Whatever led more than two dozen people to engage in prostitution, they ended up together Friday at the West Palm Beach, Fla., Police Department, listening to...
View ArticleKansas Supreme Court rejects Gov. Laura Kelly's request to file school...
The Kansas Supreme Court won't let Gov. Laura Kelly wade into arguments over the latest attempt to resolve ongoing school finance litigation.Kelly on Monday asked the court for permission to file a...
View ArticleTexas sheriff’s commander reprimanded over comment about sex with 'Live PD'...
A Texas sheriff has orally reprimanded a member of his command staff for a sexual comment he made about a producer for the show “Live PD.”Cmdr. Steve Deaton was the subject of a complaint this month by...
View ArticleIllinois mobile home fire that killed five was intentionally set, authorities...
A mobile home fire that killed five people earlier this month near Goodfield, Ill., was started intentionally, authorities said.The deaths are considered homicides. An unidentified juvenile is being...
View ArticleGov. Laura Kelly prepares for second round on Court of Appeals vacancy
A nominating committee assembled by Gov. Laura Kelly recommended the list of three finalists for a vacancy on the Kansas Court of Appeals include an assistant solicitor general with extensive...
View ArticleWoman who served as the face of campaigns against drunken driving dies at 40
Jacqueline Saburido, who became the face of campaigns against drunken driving after she was severely burned in a wreck 20 years ago, died Saturday of cancer in Guatemala, according to her family.She...
View Article2 charged with beating disabled Mass. man after allegedly threatening to eat...
Two Massachusetts men are being held without bail after a 57-year-old disabled man alleged they threatened to eat his dog while he was on a walk with his wife Wednesday afternoon, then beat him with...
View Article'Opportunities are endless': At Topeka women's prison, futures written in code
Suzanne Hayden's children were young when she went to prison, and they will be adults before she leaves.A visit from Hayden's youngest daughter had a lasting impact on the inmate at the state-run...
View ArticleAffidavit reveals allegations of sexual abuse by Tomas Co at Topeka women's...
Women at the Topeka Correctional Facility say their former dental lab instructor flaunted his authority over inmates, touched their breasts and vaginas against their will and compelled one of them to...
View ArticleGov. Laura Kelly calls for university tuition cuts, yearns for Medicaid...
Gov. Laura Kelly said oral arguments before the Kansas Supreme Court revealed eagerness among justices to close this chapter of public school litigation and urged the Kansas Board of Regents to keep...
View ArticleGreat-grandma arrested at Disney for CBD oil to sue Disney
The 69-year-old great-grandmother who was arrested for carrying CBD oil while visiting Disney World last month has planned to sue both Disney and the Orange County Sheriff’s Office, Orlando TV station...
View ArticleElderly man dies after woman shoves him off Las Vegas bus, police say
Police in Las Vegas have charged a woman with murder after she allegedly shoved a 74-year-old man off a city bus, causing injuries that led to his death.According to TV station KLAS, Cadesha Bishop,...
View ArticleBaby ripped from womb of murdered Chicago teen clinging to life
A baby ripped from the womb of a murdered Chicago teen is clinging to life, officials said Friday.The baby, Yadiel Yovany Lopez, is in critical condition after suffering from a lack of oxygen in the...
View ArticleOhio middle-schoolers investigated over report of urine, semen in crepes...
Felony charges could be filed against at least two Ohio middle school students who allegedly shared video of themselves putting bodily fluids into food eaten by several teachers.The incident took place...
View ArticleBaby ripped from dead mom's womb opens his eyes for the first time
A baby ripped from its dead mother's womb has reportedly opened his eyes for the first time.Yadiel Yovany Lopez still, however, remains in grave condition at a Chicago-area hospital, TV station WOAI...
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