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Milan Man Arrested After Allegedly Falsifying Address to Enroll Children in Red Hook Schools
March 06, 2026
Police say the father of two falsified an address so his children could attend Red Hook schools without paying out-of-district tuition.
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New report finds Indigenous people are disproportionately affected by gun violence
December 05, 2025
Indigenous people in the U.S. are killed by guns more than nearly any other segment of the population. They rank second behind the Black community.
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County recovers missing $700k from fraud attempt
November 14, 2025
Wells Fargo returns money to county’s account a month after reversing an initial reimbursement for a fraudulent payment request that came from someone posing as a contractor.
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Timeline: Trey Reed’s Hanging Death at Delta State University
October 14, 2025
As rumors swirl on TikTok, X, Facebook and other social media platforms that the second autopsy uncovered evidence of foul play, the Mississippi Free Press publishes a fact-check, noting that the autopsy results still have not been finalized.
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Dutchess Fair Pig Drama, with Humans Breaching the Pen, Results in Arrest, Resignation, and Anger
August 26, 2025
Fairgoers grabbed infant pigs in their hands, hoisted them aloft, kissed and took selfies with them while their mother, clocking in at more than 400 pounds and capable of causing grave harm, grunted mere inches away.
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Rural women are at a higher risk of violence − and less likely to get help
August 25, 2025
Most criminology scholars do not study violence of any type in rural communities, which partly contributes to the widespread belief that rural women are safer than their urban and suburban counterparts.
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Vandalism of Route 9 Signs Won’t Deter Local Businessman from Celebrating America’s Founding Principles
July 18, 2025
Concerned about growing polarization in the United States, local business owner Mark Van De Carr and artist Norm Magnusson saw an opportunity to paint messages drawn from the U.S. Constitution on a dozen wooden signs attached to stanchions.
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Fact brief: Does South Dakota have some of the highest rates of DUI arrests in the nation?
July 08, 2025
Factors in South Dakota’s consistently high ranking include the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, frequent sobriety checkpoints, and drivers getting behind the wheel in rural areas and small towns after drinking.
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Police say woman found on Woodbury road was strangled to death
July 07, 2025
Tina Daigle, 38, of Hardwick (Pop. 2,920), was discovered on a roadside pull-off along Route 14 in late June.
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Local Activism Highlights Missing and Murdered Indigenous People in what is now known as Shasta County
May 09, 2025
This week, local Tribal members led a prayer walk to demand justice for missing and murdered Native people, particularly those local to the North State.
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To serve and protect? Police chief fired after allegedly terrorizing woman
April 11, 2025
The protection order, requested by the 24-year-old woman and granted by a judge, came after the Mitchell police chief allegedly sent her many lewd photos on Snapchat, repeatedly drove by her home and let her know that he knew when she was home alone.
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New Exhibition Highlights Human Trafficking On Cape Cod
January 24, 2025
As part of Human Trafficking Awareness month, the art exhibit illustrates the problem with both sex trafficking and labor trafficking on Cape Cod.
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Center for Collaborative Investigative Journalism
‘It’s haunting me’
October 31, 2024
Sex workers say police persecution is crippling their way of life. About 1% of the Zimbabwean female population aged 15-49 years old are sex workers, and Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe’s premier tourist destination, attracts sex workers from around the country in search of affluent customers on holiday.
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Videos show frantic minutes in Yellowstone shootout with gunman
September 19, 2024
Three rangers shot at Samson Fussner near an employee dining area in Canyon Village, killing him before he could get inside.
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Yellowstone National Park shooting leaves one dead, ranger injured
July 04, 2024
Rangers and an unidentified person exchanged gunfire during a ‘significant’ incident at Canyon Village. The ranger was in stable condition late Thursday morning.
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