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Biden commutes Leonard Peltier, sending him home to North Dakota to carry out life sentence
January 22, 2025
On his final day in office, President Joe Biden commuted Leonard Peltier, an 80-year-old Turtle Mountain Chippewa man convicted of killing two FBI agents. Many Indigenous communities around the state and nation are celebrating the decision.
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Wyoming locks up kids at the highest rates in the nation. Bill to help understand why died without debate.
January 22, 2025
State has been working for years to better track juvenile justice issues. Last week a key fix to expand access to critical data was voted down by freshman lawmakers.
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Departing Biden commutes Leonard Peltier sentence
January 22, 2025
Oklahoma’s Congressional delegation did not sign the letter, nor did members release statements following Biden’s decision to commute Peltier’s sentence.
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Nonprofit pushes for tougher DUI laws amid spike in fatalities
January 17, 2025
Mom and sister of Columbia Falls man hit by drunk driver rewarding people who find a sober ride.
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Maine’s yellow flag law in three charts
January 12, 2025
Since the Lewiston shootings, agencies have completed 548 weapon restriction orders, for an average of 38 orders per month.
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‘A different standard’: Native Americans still searched at far higher rates by Washington State Patrol, new data shows
January 09, 2025
Though disparities for other races improved, InvestigateWest analysis reveals Native Americans five times more likely to be searched despite ongoing scrutiny.
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Kansas nearing ‘constitutional crisis’ as small-town lawyers become a scarcity
December 20, 2024
Cities, counties, courts and everyday Kansans are struggling to find legal help in rural Kansas. But there is a blueprint to fix it.
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Why a West Texas county is building a new courthouse even after voters rejected the proposal
November 21, 2024
Officials took the extraordinary step of taking on new debt to replace the old courthouse, which has been plagued by rats and other pests, elevator breakdowns and flooding.
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A Prison Newspaper Hopes to Bridge ‘Inside’ and ‘Outside’ Worlds in Rural California
October 15, 2024
Rural prisons tend to have fewer programs for incarcerated residents than urban prisons do. A new media project at the Central California Women’s Facility is bucking that trend.
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Montana businessman gets 2 years in prison for role in Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection at the US Capitol
October 11, 2024
Per prosecutors, Henry Phillip “Hank” Muntzer of Dillon was involved in physical confrontations with law enforcement. In Dillon, Muntzer is known for a pro-QAnon mural on the building that houses his appliance store, according to the Dillon Tribune.
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Texas Rangers, Stephens County Sheriff’s Office solve 14-year-old murder case; suspect is deceased
October 11, 2024
The Texas Rangers Unsolved Crime Investigation Program (UCIP) assisted the Stephens County Sheriff’s Office, re-investigating the deadly shooting of Jimmy Earl Whitt.
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LISTEN: Kentucky’s TikTok lawsuit revealed executives knew about app’s effect on teens
October 11, 2024
The contents of a two-year investigation into TikTok by 14 attorneys general is now public due to a redaction error by Kentucky’s attorney general.
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Serious Charges Unlikely in Linh Nguyễn Traffic Death, DA Discloses, as No Substances Found in Driver’s Blood and Speeding Is Uncertain
September 28, 2024
The local district attorney said he deeply relates to the pain felt by the family and friends of the Bard piano student.
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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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Community members want deputy who killed Mescalero Apache teenager charged
September 13, 2024
The fatal shooting sparked protests in nearby Alamogordo and demands for the deputy to be criminally charged. Some have also called on the local sheriff to resign through an online petition that had just over 1,000 signatures as of publication.
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