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- USThe Ada News, Okla.
Former Ada resident sentenced for killing inmate
May 4—A former Ada resident, who has a history of assaulting people while incarcerated, was recently sentenced to serve more than 20 years in federal prison for killing a fellow inmate. Kenneth Leon Thomas Jr., 35, was sentenced to 270 months in prison for second-degree murder in Indian Country. Thomas pleaded guilty to the charge in April 2023. As part of a plea agreement, Thomas could have ...
2 min read - LifestyleLodi News-Sentinel, Calif.
Local students earn their way to national Invention Convention
May 4—Three Lodi Unified School District students are headed to Michigan next month to present inventions they created that make life a little easier for people. John Muir Elementary School fifth-grade students Amira Mohmand, Taylor Sahyoun and Neda Sabanci were the first Lodi Unified students to participate in a program called Invention Convention earlier this year. The program encouraged ...
3 min read - USGreensburg Daily News, Ind.
Ripley County Community Foundation accepting Cross Plains Fund applications
May 4—RIPLEY COUNTY — The Ripley County Community Foundation has announced that it is now accepting applications for the Cross Plains Fund through May 31. The Cross Plains Endowment Fund was established in 2005 by the State of Indiana as recompense for a lottery scandal that impacted Cross Plains. Each year, the distribution from the Cross Plains Endowment Fund supports projects which promote ...
1 min read - USGreensburg Daily News, Ind.
Patterson on funding earmarked for S/E Indiana
May 4—Indiana lawmakers recently awarded $500 million to 15 regions representing all 92 counties statewide through the expansion of the Indiana Regional Acceleration and Development Initiative (or READI 2.0). The state's total investment in this round of funding is expected to yield nearly $11 billion in overall investments from public and private sources. The Southeast Indiana region, led by ...
1 min read - USThe Commercial Appeal
Shelby County Jail inmates injured after objects in jail set on fire, cell doors broken
Injured inmates were treated at Regional One and returned to 201 Poplar. Jail staff used a chemical agent to quell "several disturbances" at the jail Friday.
2 min read - USTallahassee Democrat
Graduation surprise: FAMU gets record $237M gift from Batterson Farms CEO Gregory Gerami
The donation is nearly double the size of the existing FAMU endowment and represents one of the largest single personal donations to a HBCU in history.
3 min read - USTampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, Fla.
At USF Tampa, graduation marks day of peaceful celebration
Graduation ceremonies at the University of South Florida went off Saturday without incident — a stark contrast from the campus protests that occurred during the past week. Pro-Palestinian demonstrations had sparked heated clashes with police on campus, resulting in the arrest of at least 10 protesters. But on Saturday, as hundreds of graduates crossed the stage to receive their diplomas, the ...
1 min read - USStar Tribune (Minneapolis)
Man sentenced to 20 years in fatal Woodbury graduation party shooting
The last defendant in a 2021 shooting at a Woodbury graduation party that left a 14-year-old boy dead was sentenced to prison Friday. Enrique Davila, 26, was sentenced to 20 years, according to the Washington County Attorney's Office. At least 946 days will be subtracted from Davila's sentence for time spent in custody, and he could spend the last third of the sentence on supervised release. ...
2 min read - USCincinnati.com | The Enquirer
Storms delay Flying Pig events Saturday. Will we see more of the same for Sunday's races?
Temperatures at the start of the races will be in the low 60s and will creep into the low 70s by noon.
4 min read - OpinionNative News Online
The Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Epidemic is Real in Indian Country
Native News Online’s most read article this past week was not about the Missing and Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP) epidemic that has gripped Indian Country. Instead it was about South Dakota’s Governor Kristi Noem, who killed a dog because she deemed the pup untrainable to become a hunting dog. Yes, she is the same Gov. Noem who has been banished from the tribal lands of several South Dakota tribes because she doesn’t give them respect and treats them with a paternalistic fashion.
5 min read - USWFTV
Seminole County to push first-of-its-kind tourism tax this month
An upcoming Seminole County commission meeting could be instrumental in developing an ordinance — and the subsequent funding mechanism — prioritizing sports tourism in one of Florida’s most-densely populated counties.
1 min read - USWFXT
Police: NH woman arrested for driving over 110mph with unbuckled children
Around 9:17 p.m. on Friday night, a New Hampshire state police trooper observed a Chevrolet Tahoe SUV weaving in and out of traffic at a dangerously high speed, at one point touching 112 miles per hour.
1 min read - USMSNBC
Utah’s ‘snitch line’ to report trans people in bathrooms backfires in spectacular fashion
As Utah's anti-trans law went into effect this week, its state auditor rolled out an online complaint form to report trans people in bathrooms. It did not go well.
3 min read - USKansas City Star
Teen pleads guilty to manslaughter charge in 2023 stabbing death of KCK teacher
The juvenile was committed to the Division of Youth Services following his guilty plea of voluntary manslaughter.
1 min read - USWHIO
UPDATE: SR 503 reopens after semi crash
State Route 503 has reopened near Gratis after a semi overturned Saturday morning.
1 min read - USWHIO
Trial delayed for Ohio father accused of killing his sons as attorneys seek death penalty exclusion
The trial for a Clermont County father accused of killing his three young sons has been delayed.
2 min read - USWeatherford Democrat, Texas
Former firefighter accused of embezzling from nonprofit
May 4—WEATHERFORD — A former Weatherford firefighter was arrested last week and charged with misusing funds from a local nonprofit, according to county jail records. Edwin Steele, 45, was arrested Monday — bonding out the same date on a combined $15,000 bond — on charges of misapplication of financial property and theft of property (more than $2,500 but less than $30,000). The second charge, ...
3 min read - USWeatherford Democrat, Texas
Voters will decide city, school, bond elections today
May 4—Voters in Parker and Palo Pinto counties head for the polls today to decide several city and school elections. Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. They will remain open until voters who get in line by 7 p.m. have cast ballots. Voters in each respective county can cast ballots at any poll in their county. There are 10 voting sites in Parker County. They are as follows: — the kitchen in ...
4 min read - LifestyleAkron Beacon Journal
USA Today's Top 10 list of best amusement parks includes 2 in driving distance of Akron
The votes have been tabulated, and USA Today's 10 Best amusement parks in the country includes two within driving distance of Akron and Canton.
2 min read - PoliticsPolitico
Noem: ‘They’re just attacking me like crazy right now.’
The South Dakota governor has come under intense criticism for her decision to shoot and kill her dog 20 years ago.
2 min read - USCincinnati.com | The Enquirer
30-year-old man dies after being shot in head in Colerain Township, police say
Colerain police responded to a home on the 2700 block of Niagara Street for a report of a person not breathing
1 min read - USAlbuquerque Journal, N.M.
'Each one of us has a story': 'After Action' looks at the lives of service members before, during and after enlistment
May 4—Stacy Pearsall says there's still a lot of ground to cover. As the host of "After Action," Pearsall and the crew are determined to tell stories of how military members acclimate to society after serving. "Season one was really focused on what the transition is like," Pearsall says. "When we approached season two, I really wanted to drill down on certain aspects. There's this assumption ...
4 min read - USThe Olympian
What’s happening this week around Thurston County
Events happening May 5-12 in the Olympia area.
9 min read - USTampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, Fla.
Police investigate after man found dead on east Tampa road
TAMPA — Police began a death investigation Saturday afternoon when a man was found lying on the ground on North 34th Street in east Tampa. Officers were called about 1:18 p.m. to a report of a person down on 34th Street, between Columbus Drive and North 12th Avenue, police said. They arrived to find a man dead on the ground. Detectives were working to determine how the man died. Police said in ...
1 min read - USClaremore Daily Progress, Okla.
Cherokee Nation commits $4 million for STEM Center
May 4—The Cherokee Nation has made a $4 million commitment toward the construction of a STEM Center on the Rogers State University campus in Claremore. Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr., along with President Larry Rice and RSU Foundation Executive Director Susan Kirtley signed a Memorandum of Understanding which made the major gift commitment official during a press conference ...
4 min read - USClaremore Daily Progress, Okla.
Chelsea Historical Society wins $325,500 Route 66 grant
May 4—Chelsea Area Historical Society is one of 11 Route 66 projects recently funded through the Oklahoma Department of Commerce Oklahoma Route 66 Grant Program. The Historical Society has been awarded $325,500 for the restoration and conversion of the 1896 Chelsea Bank building into a local museum of history for the community. The goal is to create a new Route 66 roadside museum which ...
4 min read - USMiami Herald
1 wounded in road rage shooting on I-95 in Miami-Dade, troopers say
The shooting happened on the southbound lanes of I-95 in the area of State Road 836, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
1 min read - USWHIO
Stolen credit card used at local Walmart; police seeking help identifying man who allegedly used it
Piqua Police are asking for help identifying a man they say used a stolen credit card.
1 min read - SportsKXRM Colorado Springs
Felipe’s 109 holding grand opening for second location
(COLORADO SPRINGS) — On Saturday, May 4 Felipe’s 109 will hold a grand opening for its second location with the Trails End Taproom and Eatery in Old Colorado City. This is the second Felipe’s 109 after construction on South Academy Boulevard made it difficult for customers to reach the first location at 3008 S. Academy […]
1 min read - USWJAX
Jacksonville Sheriff TK Waters addresses deadly shooting, string of crime at Saturday crime walk
A woman in her early 30s is dead after being shot and killed at a Daily’s gas station in Jacksonville’s Fairfax area around 5:25 a.m. Saturday morning.
2 min read - USCBS News
Wisconsin police fatally shot student after he pointed pellet rifle at them, state DOJ says
Police in Wisconsin fatally shot a student who had pointed a pellet rifle in their direction outside a middle school, according to the state's Department of Justice.
1 min read - USThe Record-Eagle, Traverse City, Mich.
Forest farm provides herbs for medicine, cooking
May 4—CEDAR — Patti Travioli has operated Heartwood Forest Farm in Leelanau County for about 10 years. Travioli received a horticulture degree from Michigan State University and ran an organic farm in southeast Michigan. About 15 years ago, she moved to northern Michigan. After job searching and coming up empty, she decided to start the farm in Cedar. "I focus on growing culinary and medicinal ...
2 min read - USdpa international
German police discover young woman's body in car boot
The body of a 19-year-old woman has been discovered in the boot of her car in the south-eastern Germany city of Regensburg. A criminal investigation has been opened. However, nothing can yet be said about how the young woman from the Bavarian district of Cham died, police spokesman Matthias Gröger said on Saturday. "We can't rule anything out at the moment. We are investigating in all directions." The circumstances in which the body was found point to a violent crime, while a suicide can be rule
1 min read - USNaples Daily News
Naples motorcyclist, 36, killed in Felda crash
A 36-year-old Naples man is dead after authorities say the motorcycle he was driving crashed into a trailer that had turned into his path on S.R. 29
1 min read - TechnologyBusiness Insider
Sam Altman wants to make AI like a 'super-competent colleague that knows absolutely everything' about your life
It should know absolutely everything about you — every email, every conversation — Altman told the MIT Technology Review.
2 min read - USWFRV Green Bay
Hosting a garage sale? Wisconsin officers warn of checking cash after counterfeit $100 bills found
CHIPPEWA COUNTY, Wis. (WFRV) – With warmer weather finally upon us in Wisconsin, it is officially garage sale season; prompting local authorities to remind residents to be vigilant in checking for counterfeit cash. It’s easy to spot the differences between US currency and Monopoly money, however, some counterfeit bills can be extremely hard to differentiate […]
1 min read - USWDVM
Barricade situation in Prince George’s County
PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) — The Prince George’s County Police Department (PGPD) said it’s at the scene of a barricade situation. Police said that at about 10:15 a.m., a shooting took place at a home in the 2100 block of Beechwood Road. Officers said one man is believed to be inside a […]
1 min read - OpinionKansas Reflector
Noem’s dog killing was bad, but to really understand her, consider the goat
Since Gov. Kristi Noem’s disclosure of her farmyard killing spree, everybody’s been focused on Cricket. That’s understandable. Cricket was a 14-month-old dog. It’s easy to imagine her head jutting out of a pickup window, hair and tongue blowing in the wind. Like many dogs, Cricket probably had a personality and other human-like qualities that we […] The post Noem’s dog killing was bad, but to really understand her, consider the goat appeared first on Kansas Reflector.
5 min read - USDelaware Online | The News Journal
22-year-old man killed in crash south of Millsboro on Saturday morning
A man was killed in a single-vehicle crash Saturday morning.
1 min read - USAZCentral | The Arizona Republic
Gilbert police make first arrest in Gilbert Goons attacks since February
Gilbert police made their first arrest in a Gilbert Goons case since February. Clayton Oden, 19, was arrested for his involvement in an alleged sidewalk beating.
2 min read - USNorthwest Florida Daily News
Okaloosa County Sheriff's deputy involved in shooting that leaves one man dead
A deputy-involved shooting in Fort Walton Beach left one man dead, with the deputy being place on standard paid leave pending an investigation
1 min read - USKOIN
Zebra captured after week on the run in Washington state
The last of four zebras who escaped from a trailer on a Washington highway was captured by officials Friday evening after being on the run for almost a week.
1 min read - USWNCN
‘Excruciating pain’: Young NC fireman dies in vehicle crash; friends, other agencies mourn loss
"It is with great sadness that the Tabor City Fire Department lost one of our own early this morning," fire officials wrote on Facebook about the death of Danny Nobles Jr.
2 min read - USWDVM
MSP investigating shooting of 20-year-old woman in Prince George’s County
PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) — Maryland State Police (MSP) said it’s investigating the shooting of a 20-year-old woman who was found inside her car on Friday night. Police said that just before 10:45 p.m., state troopers received a call of a car off of the roadway in the area of southbound I-495 […]
1 min read - USKTVX
MISSING: Twins reported missing out of Box Elder County
A pair of 15-year-old twins have been reported missing out of Brigham City, according to the Box Elder County Sheriff's Office.
1 min read - OpinionLas Cruces Sun-News
Empowering tomorrow's educators and enabling NM's future with Golden Apple Scholar program
"As we celebrate the achievements of the Golden Apple Scholars and the invaluable support of donors, we are reminded of the power of education to shape a brighter future."
2 min read - USKIRO
Flags at half-staff this weekend in honor of fallen firefighters
Remembering fallen firefighters during the 43rd National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend.
1 min read - LifestyleWDAF
Everything you need to know about Miami County’s Wine Trolley:
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — If you are above the age of 21 and looking for a unique activity to do this spring and summer, look no further than the Miami County Wine Trolley. The popular excursion is officially open for its 2024 season and is offering fun ways for Kansas Citians to not only explore […]
1 min read - USWJAX
City of Jacksonville celebrating Emancipation Day with family event in James Weldon Johnson Park
Councilwoman Ju’Coby Pittman, the Ritz Theater & Museum and the City of Jacksonville will host the Bold City’s 4th annual Jacksonville Emancipation Celebration on May 19 at James Weldon Johnson Park.
1 min read - USWSB Cox articles
Cherokee man convicted for the 5th time for stalking ex-girlfriend, banned from Georgia
Christopher Kaufman illegally got cellphones while in prison so he could keep reaching out to his ex-girlfriend on social media.
2 min read