• 3 dead, 6 wounded after a retired police officer opens fire at a Southern California biker bar

    3 dead, 6 wounded after a retired police officer opens fire at a Southern California biker bar

    Aug 24, 2023 08:30 PM EDT

    WATCH: Most young Americans feel unsafe and support stricter gun laws, new survey shows “Our hearts weigh heavy with the distressing incident at Cook’s Corner,” Ventura Police Chief Darin Schindler said in a statement. “Our deepest condolences are with the families of the victims, the survivors, and the Orange ...

  • Gunfire in Pittsburgh draws large police response

    Gunfire in Pittsburgh draws large police response

    Aug 23, 2023 06:51 PM EDT

    ... sergeant leading the eviction notice detail suffered an injury unrelated to gunfire and is doing OK, sheriff's office spokesman Mike Manko said. A state police spokesperson said drones were being used. A large number of police and other first responders were at the scene. The shooting occurred a few ...

  • Video of police raid on home of Kansas newspaper publisher shows 98-year-old mother upset

    Video of police raid on home of Kansas newspaper publisher shows 98-year-old mother upset

    Aug 22, 2023 04:44 PM EDT

    ... a reporter who was uninvolved in the dispute with the local restaurant owner — but who had been investigating why Cody left a Kansas City, Missouri, police captain's job in April before becoming Marion police chief. Salter reported from O'Fallon, Missouri. Associated Press writer Heather Hollingsworth in Mission, Kansas ...

  • 14 people shot, one fatally, in 3 separate incidents in Milwaukee neighborhood, police say

    14 people shot, one fatally, in 3 separate incidents in Milwaukee neighborhood, police say

    Aug 21, 2023 06:14 PM EDT

    ... 45 p.m. Six males and three females, between the ages of 16 and 42, were shot and all the victims were expected to survive, police said. A 22-year-old Milwaukee man was arrested and a firearm was recovered by police.Police did not provide a motive for either ...

  • 3 former Memphis police officers charged in Tyre Nichols' death request separate trials

    3 former Memphis police officers charged in Tyre Nichols' death request separate trials

    Aug 18, 2023 04:58 PM EDT

    ... racially discriminatory policing. In March, the Justice Department announced a separate review concerning use of force, de-escalation strategies and specialized units in the Memphis Police Department. Federal investigators also are looking specifically into Nichols’ arrest and death. And, Nichols’ mother has sued the city and its police chief over ...

  • Authorities charge 10 current and former California police officers in corruption case

    Authorities charge 10 current and former California police officers in corruption case

    Aug 17, 2023 11:54 PM EDT

    SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Authorities have charged 10 current or former police officers at two Northern California departments in a federal corruption investigation, they said Thursday as they outlined a range of allegations from engaging in fraud aimed at boosting pay to violating residents' civil rights. Ismail J. Ramsey, U.S ...

  • Editor of Marion County Record discusses possible motives behind police raid of newsroom

    Editor of Marion County Record discusses possible motives behind police raid of newsroom

    Aug 14, 2023 10:35 PM EDT

    ... your world shrinks a bit. She lived in that house for almost 70 years. It was her castle. It was her safe place. To have police officers come and stand and watch her for two hours waiting for other officers to come and search her material, because we had to ...

  • Rural Kansas police raid newspaper office amid rampant 'anti-press rhetoric'

    Rural Kansas police raid newspaper office amid rampant 'anti-press rhetoric'

    Aug 14, 2023 12:32 PM EDT

    ... hired in late April as Marion's police chief after serving 24 years in the Kansas City police, did not respond to questions about whether police filed a probable cause affidavit for the search warrant. He also did not answer questions about how police believe Newell was victimized. Press freedom ...

  • News Wrap: Former police officer sentenced for his role in George Floyd's death

    News Wrap: Former police officer sentenced for his role in George Floyd's death

    Aug 07, 2023 10:50 PM EDT

    In our news wrap Monday, a judge in Minnesota sentenced the last former police officer convicted of state charges in George Floyd's death, leaders of the military coup in Niger closed the country's airspace, Russian shelling in Ukraine struck towns near the front lines killing at least seven ...

  • Justice Department announces investigation of Memphis police practices after Tyre Nichols death

    Justice Department announces investigation of Memphis police practices after Tyre Nichols death

    Jul 27, 2023 05:53 PM EDT

    ... violated constitutional rights and disregarded the safety of people in custody for years before George Floyd was killed.And in March, the department found Louisville police engaged in a pattern of violating constitutional rights and discrimination against the Black community following an investigation prompted by the fatal police shooting of ...