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Wisconsin man convicted after DNA helped unlock ’76 slayings
Wisconsin man convicted after DNA helped unlock ’76 slayings

MARINETTE, Wis. (AP) — An 84-year-old man was convicted Tuesday of murder in the 1976 shootings of a couple camping in a northeast Wisconsin park, wrapping up a case that grew cold over more than four decades until DNA technology led to an arrest. A jury in Marinette County returned verdicts soon after beginning deliberations […] More

July 27, 2021

NFL player’s brother, 2nd man jailed in 2016 student slaying
NFL player’s brother, 2nd man jailed in 2016 student slaying

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Two Florida men, one of them the brother of an NFL player, have been arrested on murder charges in the 2016 shooting death of a college student. Donterio Rashad Fowler, 25, and Keondre Quamar Fields, 23, were being held without bail Tuesday following their arrests, Pinellas County jail records show. […] More

July 27, 2021

Mother of man killed in Colorado hammer attack testifies
Mother of man killed in Colorado hammer attack testifies

By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) — Connie Bennett had a birthday gift to deliver to her granddaughter for her upcoming 8th birthday, so, at the end of a busy weekend nearly 40 years ago, she stopped by to drop off the organ and had an impromptu early celebration with cake and ice […] More

July 27, 2021

Wichita man charged in kidnapping, shooting of toddler
Wichita man charged in kidnapping, shooting of toddler

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A Wichita man who is accused of trying to kill his girlfriend and then shooting their 2-year-old child when she escaped was charged Tuesday with more than a dozen crimes. Kamden Campos, 21, was arrested July 19 after authorities say he convinced his girlfriend to take their two daughters to Cheney […] More

July 27, 2021

Testimony resumes in Hawaii police shooting that killed teen
Testimony resumes in Hawaii police shooting that killed teen

By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — A hearing resumes Tuesday to determine whether there is probable cause for murder and attempted murder charges against three Honolulu police officers in a shooting that killed a 16-year-old Micronesian boy. A judge began hearing testimony from witnesses last week about the April 5 shooting that […] More

July 27, 2021

Dodgers pitcher’s administrative leave extended over sex assault allegations
Dodgers pitcher’s administrative leave extended over sex assault allegations

NEW YORK (AP) — Trevor Bauer’s administrative leave was extended by 10 days through Aug. 6 on Tuesday by Major League Baseball and the players’ association while the sport’s investigators check into allegations of sexual misconduct against the Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher. Bauer was placed on seven days’ paid leave on July 2 under the […] More

July 27, 2021

Former Kansas teacher charged with child sex crimes
Former Kansas teacher charged with child sex crimes

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A former Kansas school teacher has been jailed and charged with child sex crimes, The Wichita Eagle reported Monday. Police arrested Wichita resident Shawn Wingfield, 48, Saturday on two counts of sexual exploitation of a child. Wichita police spokesman Officer Charley Davidson said the agency investigated Wingfield after a report that […] More

July 26, 2021

Confusion besets new police reform laws in Washington state
Confusion besets new police reform laws in Washington state

SEATTLE (AP) — Washington state is embarking on a massive experiment in police reform and accountability following the racial justice protests that erupted after George Floyd’s murder last year, as nearly a dozen laws took effect Sunday. More

July 26, 2021

Tenant charged in death of Virginia woman missing since June
Tenant charged in death of Virginia woman missing since June

LORTON, Va. (AP) — The body of a 72-year-old Virginia woman who had been missing for weeks has been found, and a tenant of the woman’s has been charged with murder in her death, police announced Saturday. Fairfax County police officials said at a news conference that the suspect, Brian George Sayrs Jr., came forward […] More

July 26, 2021

Woman convicted in kidnapping gets re-sentencing hearing
Woman convicted in kidnapping gets re-sentencing hearing

KANKAKEE, Ill. (AP) — A woman convicted in the 1987 kidnapping and death of a northern Illinois businessman has been granted a re-sentencing hearing by the state’s appellate court. Nancy Rish, 59, petitioned in December 2017 for a resentencing hearing so that the court can consider evidence of domestic violence. Stephen Small of Kankakee suffocated […] More

July 23, 2021

Man accused in deadly Texas standoff faces federal charge
Man accused in deadly Texas standoff faces federal charge

LEVELLAND, Texas (AP) — A man charged in the fatal shooting of a SWAT officer in a small West Texas city during a standoff last week was charged Friday with assaulting a federal officer who responded to the scene, prosecutors said. Omar Soto-Chavira, 22, was charged with one count of forcibly assaulting a federal officer […] More

July 23, 2021

Jolie-Pitt divorce judge disqualified by appeals court
Jolie-Pitt divorce judge disqualified by appeals court

By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California appeals court on Friday disqualified a private judge being used by Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt in their divorce case, handing Jolie a major victory.  The 2nd District Court of Appeal agreed with Jolie that Judge John W. Ouderkirk didn’t sufficiently disclose […] More

July 23, 2021

Court upholds convictions in torture killing of Kansas man
Court upholds convictions in torture killing of Kansas man

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas Supreme Court upheld on Friday most of the convictions against a Wichita woman for torturing and killing a man in a crime that the trial judge called “horrific beyond imagination.” Heidi Hillard and her husband, Jeff, were convicted of participating in the November 2016 killing of 33-year-old Scottie Goodpaster […] More

July 23, 2021

Iowa man with guns at Chicago hotel ‘didn’t mean to startle’
Iowa man with guns at Chicago hotel ‘didn’t mean to startle’

CHICAGO (AP) — An Iowa man arrested by Chicago police for having guns and ammunition in his hotel room overlooking a Lake Michigan beach told officers he “didn’t mean to startle anyone” and simply forgot to remove the firearms from a bag while packing for a trip to the city, police video shows. Keegan Casteel’s […] More

July 23, 2021