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PALMYRA, Mo. (AP) — A murder suspect is dead after apparently killing himself inside a northeast Missouri jail. The Quincy (Illinois) Herald-Whig reports that 37-year-old Timothy Brokes Jr. of Hannibal was found dead Thursday evening by workers at the Marion County jail in Palmyra. Sheriff Jimmy Shinn says Broke died by hanging. Corrections officer tried […]

LEBANON, Ore. (AP) — Lebanon High School went into lockdown after reports that a person with a gun was on campus. Police found the suspect near campus late Friday morning and the lockdown was lifted. No shots were fired. The threat came on a day of heightened concern after a deadly school shooting in Texas. […]

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Employee of Mexico’s Global Air says passenger jet that crashed in Cuba belongs to the company.

WILLIS, Texas (AP) — Two East Texas treatment facilities have fired five employees amid a state investigation into allegations of neglect, improper supervision and physical and sexual abuse. The Courier reports that the staff firings at the Care Cottage facilities in Willis were ahead of a raid Wednesday by Montgomery County law enforcement. The facilities […]

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — A group of relatives raising children removed from homes have accused Kentucky of not providing foster care payments. The Courier Journal reports Lexington lawyer Richard Dawahare filed a lawsuit Thursday on behalf of the 14 adults and 21 children. The lawsuit comes months after a federal court ruled Kentucky must pay […]

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — An annual survey by a Minnesota manufacturing industry organization shows the sector may face labor shortages. The Star Tribune reports that the Enterprise Minnesota survey says manufacturers are concerned about finding enough workers to fill positions as baby boomers retire and job availability increases. The survey released Thursday included about 400 respondents […]

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Las Vegas-area school district has approved a $320,000 contract for its new superintendent. The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports the board over Clark County School District approved the three-year contract Thursday for Jesus Jara. Jara is currently the deputy superintendent for Orange County Public Schools in Orlando, Florida. He will start […]

Is a perfect storm brewing in Dan Hughes' first season at the helm? Expect an improved Storm team, but also for Los Angeles and Minnesota to continue their reign atop the league for another season. With its season opener Sunday, here's everything you need to get up to speed with the Storm.

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — The general manager of a hotel in Alabama has been charged with human trafficking. Sixty-five-year-old Shirley Sparks was arrested Thursday at the LaQuinta Inn in Tuscaloosa on charges of second-degree human trafficking. Tuscaloosa Police Lt. Darren Beams tells The Tuscaloosa News that Sparks’ arrest comes as part of an investigation into […]

EDMOND, Okla. (AP) — Police have arrested a teacher’s aide in central Oklahoma after allegations she was high on meth during work. Edmond Police arrested 42-year-old Amanda Greenfield this week for public intoxication, possession of a controlled dangerous substance 1,000 feet of a school and possession of drug paraphernalia. Police were called Tuesday to Will […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is aiming to roll out its much-hyped but long-delayed Middle East peace plan next month amid signs it may further alienate the Palestinians by slashing millions of dollars in funding for humanitarian and development projects in the West Bank and Gaza. Five U.S. officials and a congressional aide say […]

BALTIMORE (AP) — Opposing trainers at the Preakness always want to see the Kentucky Derby winner up-close and then set their sights on trying to beat that horse. This year, they can see Justify. They just don’t know if they can beat him. There’s such a sense of awe about Justify and an aura around […]

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A lawyer for two British businesses opposes a lawsuit against them in a Mississippi court, saying it’s a political sideshow. A judge, though, is extending an order won by a group that wants any evidence preserved of personal data belonging to British citizens. Hinds County Chancery Court Judge Dewayne Thomas on […]

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Public Records Act is adamant that public records should be available. But that doesn’t mean government entities will make them affordable. A statewide examination of 259 local government public records policies by the Tennessee Coalition for Open Government found that while almost all stated the government entity will charge […]

HOUSTON (AP) — The number of rigs exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. increased by one this week to 1,046. At this time a year ago there were 901 active rigs. Houston oilfield services company Baker Hughes reported Friday that 844 rigs drilled for oil this week and 200 for gas. Two […]

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A Vermont construction company has filed a lawsuit against the developers involved in a stalled housing project in Maine, saying the developers have been “playing a shell game” to avoid paying their bills. PC Construction Co. says in its lawsuit filed Wednesday it provided work on the Midtown project in Portland, […]

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Officials say a 27-year-old man serving a life sentence for a Las Vegas murder committed when he was 17 was stabbed to death by another Nevada prison inmate using a handmade weapon. The Nevada Department of Corrections identified the inmate slain in the Tuesday afternoon attack as Thayer Joseph Burton. […]

TOWN OF PINES, Ind. (AP) — A coroner says a 70-year-old northwestern Indiana man died from hypothermia after he vanished following a visit to neighbors. Searchers who scoured part of Porter and LaPorte counties found Kenneth Smith’s body Thursday about 1 mile from his Porter County home. The county coroner says Smith died from hypothermia […]

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Albuquerque police video shows officers responding to concerns that a 7-year-old girl — now at the center of a human trafficking probe — was being neglected and abused. Video released Thursday night shows officers in November visiting a hotel where they questioned the parents and girl. They determined she felt safe […]

SANTA FE, Texas (AP) — Law enforcement official identifies person in custody in Texas school shooting as 17-year-old Dimitrios Pagourtzis.

BRENTWOOD, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire man has been sentenced to life without parole in the stabbing death of his ex-girlfriend. A jury convicted Richard Moore of first-degree murder on Thursday in the 2016 death of Joanne Boucher. She was found dead in their Danville home. A witness testified he confessed he set her […]

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DENVER (AP) — Colorado voters will likely be asked this fall to raise sales taxes to pay for transportation projects. A coalition of business groups on Friday announced it will gather signatures to put a measure on the ballot. The proposal would raise sales taxes by .62 percent to pay off $6 billion in transportation […]

If we militarize space, we will no longer look to the heavens with curiosity of what is out there, because of what we would know is out there. Destruction. War. A “Space Force.”