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Hillsborough County, FL

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Brandon, FL

Uncovering Florida

The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office (HCSO) has arrested Avery Rhodes, a 15-year-old student at Bloomingdale High School, for allegedly making threats to "shoot up" the school on social media, according to an official release shared by the department this evening.

15-Year-Old Student Arrested for Threatening Hillsborough County School Shooting

Murfreesboro, TN

Ascension St.Thomas Rutherford Hospital, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, is no longer offering forensic exams to victims of sexual assault, say multiple sources. Photo: John Partipilo) (Editors note: This story has been updated to reflect that a statement about sexual assault victims’ exams came from the Murfreesboro Police Department, not its chief of...

Murfreesboro police: victims no longer access rape kit exams at Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford

South Dakota State

Sioux Falls, SD

Rosebud Sioux Tribal Headquarters in Rosebud. (Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight) A Native American tribe in South Dakota will receive a nearly $8 million grant from a federal program that state government declined to apply for. The Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday that the Rosebud Sioux Tribe has been selected to...

Tribe gets nearly $8 million from federal program that state shunned

Livingston County, MI

Howell, MI

Former President Donald Trump speaks at "Crime and Safety" press conference held in Howell. Aug. 20, 2024. Photo by Jon King. The fallout continues from former President Trump’s visit to Howell last month, as the number of formal complaints has quadrupled. The Aug. 20 event at the Livingston County...

Complaints pile up against Trump visit last month to Livingston County Sheriff’s Office

Connecticut State

Gov. Ned Lamont said the state's high electric rates are due to an imbalance in supply and demand. “We don't have enough electricity coming into the state." Credit: MARK PAZNIOKAS / CTMIRROR.ORG. Gov. Ned Lamont tried Wednesday to push election year concerns over recent electric rate increases into a...

CT electric rate relief talks between Lamont, legislators continue

Covington, KY

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Baker Hunt Art and Cultural Center has named John Kennedy as the organization’s new executive director. Kennedy succeeds Karen Etling, who retired as of August 20. John Kennedy comes to Baker Hunt from an extensive career in education, most recently as headmaster of Covington Latin School. He led schools for two decades prior to that in North Georgia and San Antonio, after he and his wife taught in American schools in El Salvador and Egypt.

Baker Hunt announces appointment of John Kennedy as new executive director

New York City, NY

North Hempstead, NY

Gov. Andrew Cuomo signs the Child Victims Act in 2019, surrounded by proponents of the bill. | Don Pollard/Office of the Governor. It was the fall of 1978, and the 13-year-old boy was reluctant to attend his counseling session. Vincent Festa, the school psychologist at Herricks Middle School and High...

Small School Districts Face Costs of Settling Decades-Old Abuse Claims

Salem, OH

Every day, 8-year-old Emma sits in a small garden outside her grandmother’s home in Salem, Ohio, writing letters to her mom and sometimes singing songs her mother used to sing to her.

Thousands of parents die of overdoses; advocates say their kids need more help

Oklahoma State

OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma’s higher education officials posted rules that prevent public colleges and universities in the state from requiring student participation in mandatory gender or sexual diversity training or counseling. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education passed the proposed rules on Thursday in compliance with House...

Oklahoma higher education officials post rules on controversial gender, race law

Kansas State

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Missouri State

CJ Coombs

According to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), 1,467 children have been reported missing in the U.S. since January 1, 2024, a drop since the figure of 1,533 previously reported. That drop indicates 66 cases were resolved.

15 missing children in Missouri since June 2024: some cases resolved and more added

Louisiana State

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry, left, greets Rep. Barbara Carpenter, D-Baton Rouge, on opening day of a legislative special session focusing on crime, Feb. 19, 2024, at the Louisiana State Capitol in Baton Rouge. (Hillary Schienuk/The Advocate, Pool) It’s still early in the tenure of Gov. Jeff Landry, which means he...

Gov. Jeff Landry applies critical race theory, even if he doesn’t realize it

Georgia State

Arkansas State

A panel of Arkansas lawmakers on Wednesday approved proposed changes to state gun laws that will expand some areas where carrying firearms is allowed. (Photo by John Sykes/Arkansas Advocate) Arkansans would be able to carry guns at a number of new locations, including school campuses and bus stops, under potential...

Legislators preview potential gun law changes in 2025 session

South Carolina State

LSU’s Memorial Tower pictured on March 20, 2023. (Matthew Perschall/Louisiana Illuminator) A survey of higher education faculty in the South found that professors are increasingly worried about political interference in higher education, with 80% of respondents ranking the political atmosphere surrounding colleges and universities as poor or very poor.

University faculty in the South increasingly worried about political climate, survey shows

Wyoming State

WyoFile

Wyoming’s U.S. Sen. John Barrasso and Rep. Harriet Hageman handily staved off Republican challengers in Tuesday’s primary election. The Associated Press called the race at 8 p.m.

Barrasso, Hageman handily defeat Republican challengers

Pinedale, WY

PINEDALE—Rep. Albert Sommers (R-Pinedale) lost to a political newcomer in a close-fought contest for a state Senate seat Tuesday, an upset that ousts one of the most influential figures in Wyoming politics in recent years.

Speaker of the House Sommers loses bid for Senate seat

Colorado State

Florida State

Today, Attorney General Ashley Moody filed a lawsuit against the Biden-Harris administration for failing to provide public documents requested through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) filing. The March 2024 FOIA request sought records related to policies allowing the release of dangerous criminal illegal aliens from U.S. prisons into the general population rather than deporting them.

FL Attorney General Sues Biden-Harris Administration Over Release of Criminal Illegal Aliens

Denver, CO

David Heitz

The Finance and Governance Committee of the Denver City Council approved Tuesday changing the wording of a law that prohibits sales tax on menstrual hygiene products. The ordinance, sponsored by council member Paul Kashmann, changes “feminine hygiene products” to “menstrual hygiene products” in the sales tax exemption bill. “There are a whole lot of folks who need menstrual hygiene products who don’t identify as feminine,” Kashmann told his council committee colleagues, who voted unanimously for the change.

Inclusive language for menstrual hygiene products approved by Denver council committee

Clark County, NV

Kamilah Bywaters (left) and Lorena Biassotti (right) An open seat on the Clark County School Board has come down to a disgruntled teacher turned education advocate and a stay-at-home mom who made a name for herself protesting mask mandates and covid restrictions. Kamilah Bywaters and Lorena Biassotti are competing to...

Cultural war overshadows policy in Clark County School Board race

Buffalo, WY

The House Draw Fire burning in northern Wyoming grew to more than 163,000 acres on Thursday — nearly the combined size of Denver and Salt Lake City — threatening structures, prompting evacuation orders and forcing the closure of Interstate 90.

Wildfire burns 163,000 acres in northern Wyoming, forcing evacuations and I-90 closure

Aurora, CO

Aurora, Colo. -- Angry Aurorans on social media poked fun at the local news media Friday as more information came out about Venezuelan gangs on the Front Range. Mike Coffman, Aurora mayor, posted on Facebook that the city will use court orders to shut down additional apartment complexes that have been infiltrated by the gangs. It contradicted comments made by Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, who told the New York Post the gang problem was a figment of Aurora council member Danielle Jurinsky’s imagination.

Migrant gang crisis underrated? Denver media criticized

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Partial repeal of private K-12 school vouchers certified for Nebraska’s November ballot

LINCOLN — The latest effort to repeal Nebraska’s newest “school choice” law that uses state funds to offset the cost of attendance for private K-12 schools...

Partial repeal of private K-12 school vouchers certified for Nebraska’s November ballot

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