Indianapolis, IN

Kansas State

Wichita, KS

The city of Wichita, Kansas, is looking to buy a vacant elementary school building from the Wichita school district and use it as a facility to aid the homeless. The Wichita Eagle reports that the Wichita City Council has approved an agreement with Wichita Public Schools that gives the city six months to decide whether to acquire the recently shuttered Park Elementary building for $1 and convert it into a homeless resources campus.

City of Wichita looks at empty elementary building as possible homeless shelter

Atlanta, GA

The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia has approved the construction of a new stadium for the Georgia State University baseball program on the Downtown Atlanta campus. The university says the 1,000-seat stadium will be built on the site of Georgia State's Green Lot, which includes the...

Georgia State University will build baseball stadium in downtown Atlanta

Russellville, AR

Arkansas Tech University is ready to begin construction of Ferguson Student Union on its Russellville campus. University trustees accepted a final price of $33,946,865 from Kinco Constructors for building the facility. That figure includes the cost of demolishing the Administration Building and Tomlinson Hall, constructing Ferguson Student Union and parking lot development on the south side of the new building.

Arkansas Tech in Russelville is building a student union

South Carolina State

Conway, SC

Coastal Carolina University in Conway, South Carolina, has announced plans to build an 8,000-seat convocation center for large-scale campus and community events. The Post and Courier reports that the convocation center will be funded by a 1% sales tax that helps pay for the building needs of Horry County's public schools and two colleges. Officials did not provide an estimate for the cost of the center.

Coastal Carolina University plans 8,000-seat convocation center

North Carolina State

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Town Talks

A Raleigh suburb is the safest town in North Carolina, a new report finds. Fuquay-Varina ranks No. 1 on a list of smaller cities boasting lower crime rates and a lower financial toll on residents, according to results published by Moneygeek.

The safest place to live in North Carolina? This ranks as the state’s No. 1 town

Virginia State

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Margaret Minnicks

WVTF reported that a new Virginia law will become effective on July 1, 2024. The law will prevent utility companies from disconnecting services on various occasions, which could leave someone without power for days.

A new law will keep utilities from being disconnected on weekends and holidays in Virginia

Georgia State

Coffee County, GA

Douglas, GA

Daily Coffee Press

A 49-year-old woman from Douglas was recently arrested for allegedly submitting a life insurance policy for her ex-husband without his knowledge. According to a Coffee County Sheriff’s Office incident report, detectives met with a man on May 7 at the Coffee County Law Enforcement Center concerning a reported case of insurance fraud.

Georgia woman charged for allegedly filing life insurance policy application on ex-husband

Newark, NJ

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Morristown Minute

NEWARK, N.J. – Eight individuals associated with the "793 Bloods" street gang, a subset of the national Bloods gang, have been charged for their roles in a Newark-based drug trafficking organization, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

Eight '793 Bloods' Gang Members Charged in Newark Drug Network

Aurora, CO

David Heitz

The Aurora City Council will consider using opioid settlement money Monday to pay for drug treatment for clients of its yet to open homeless services campus. The council will vote during its study session whether to spend money from the fund on a peer advisor, a van to transport clients from the navigation center to treatment, and a case manager. The city will receive about $14 million in opioid settlement funds, according to a presentation by city staff to the city council.

Aurora may send homeless people to rehab

Wyoming State

WyoFile

Secretary of State Chuck Gray is seeking to keep a campaign promise to rid the state of ballot drop boxes, but the group representing the state’s county clerks maintains the decision is up to local election officials.

Gray urges Wyoming to ditch ballot drop boxes; clerks say they’re safe, legal

Denver, CO

The mother of a Denver homeless man told the City Council Monday that city-sponsored services have failed her son. Barbara Hallick Yeomans made her remarks during public comment period of the City Council meeting. She said her son grapples with substance abuse and mental illness and repeatedly has been harassed by police. She said her son also suffered verbal abuse by a guard in the Denver County Jail. Yeomans said she heard the guard harassing her son over the phone.

Mother says Denver homeless services have failed her son

WyoFile has acquired a photograph of a lynx in Wyoming, a landmark observation of a species currently considered absent from the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Star Valley resident Jason Reinhardt, an avid houndsman , came across the animal while mountain lion hunting the southern Gros Ventre Range in February 2022. There was no doubt in his mind what it was: a tom lynx, judging by its blocky head.

Rare wildcat documented in the Yellowstone region for first time in a decade

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Today

Former teacher Jeffrey Clayton, convicted of lewd behavior with a student at Douglas Anderson School of the Arts, walked briskly up to the Duval County Courthouse on Friday carrying a small backpack.

Former Douglas Anderson teacher sentenced to 10 years

Louisiana State

Livingston Parish, LA

Albany, LA

The Livingston Parish (Louisiana) school district has begun construction on a new middle school and other major projects. The district says in a news release that it is building a new South Fork Junior High School in Walker, a new cafeteria and classroom wing for Albany Upper and Lower Elementary Schools in Albany, and a new gymnasium at Live Oak Junior High in Denham Springs.

Junior high school under construction in Livingston Parish (Louisiana) district

New Jersey State

NEW JERSEY - Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs announced today that Walmart has agreed to pay $1.64 million to settle allegations of unlawful unit pricing practices across its 64 New Jersey retail stores. The settlement, which includes a $1.61 million civil penalty, marks the largest ever obtained by the Division’s Office of Weights and Measures (OWM).

Walmart Pays $1.64M Settlement for Unlawful Pricing in NJ

Indiana State

Bloomington, IN

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Indiana Wrestling head coach Angel Escobedo has announced that C.J. Red has been promoted to a full-time assistant coach. Previously, Red was in a volunteer assistant role on the coaching staff. Red joined the Indiana coaching staff in the fall of 2022 and has served two seasons...

Red promoted to assistant coach at Indiana

A proposal by Aurora Mayor Pro Tem Dustin Zvonek to no longer hear domestic violence cases in Aurora municipal court will be discussed during Monday’s City Council study session.

Aurora court may drop domestic violence cases

New York City, NY

The e-Texan

New York – As Trump anticipates his sentencing on July 11th in the New York hush money case, Florida Judge Aileen Cannon made a ruling this Monday. Despite rejecting Trump’s legal team's request to dismiss several charges in the classified documents case, she conceded on a minor point. She removed a portion of the charges that referenced an uncharged allegation, but upheld the other charges.

Legal expert says Trump should not be jailed after New York guilty verdict because he is ‘too old’

Norfolk, VA

Cheryl E Preston

Fifty percent of Norfolk church has high blood pressure. 3WTKR reports that Pastor Reverend Dr. Geoffrey Guns of Second Calvery Baptist Church in Norfolk made a startling discovery in March. He asked congregants who had high blood pressure to stand and half of the congregation rose to their feet.

Virginia pastor reveals half of his African American congregation has hypertension

Beech Grove, IN

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Zionsville, IN

Fishers, IN

Plainfield, IN

New Palestine, IN

Mccordsville, IN

Whiteland, IN

Pittsboro, IN

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$110 million athletics center to be built on Indiana University's Indianapolis campus

The Indiana University Board of Trustees has approved the construction of a $110 million athletics center in downtown Indianapolis that will serve both the university and...

$110 million athletics center to be built on Indiana University's Indianapolis campus

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