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12 killed after skydiving plane crashes near Missouri airport

According to Highway Patrol Sergeant Justin Ewing, the aircraft was transporting skydivers when it went down. Emergency services received reports at around 11.30am local time that a plane had crashed and caught fire. Firefighters quickly brought the blaze under control, but Ewing described the scene as "brutal". The aircraft came…

The Times of India

They have a nose for finding people. Bloodhounds and their low-tech sniffers help police track

The North Dakota Highway Patrol's newest recruit has floppy ears, four legs and a powerful tool for finding people

The Independent UK

Texas Turns Its Sprawling State Police Force Into Immigration Agents for Trump

The notorious 287(g) task force program has finally reached DPS, raising fears of widespread racial profiling.

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Authorities arrest over 100 people on Tennessee roads in support of Trump's deportation plan

More than 100 people have been taken into custody by federal immigration officials in a joint operation with the Tennessee Highway Patrol, leaving many in Nashville’s immigrant community uncertain and worried

The Independent UK

Florida Highway Patrol to Take on Expanded Role in Immigration Enforcement

Although the Highway Patrol is already grappling with staffing challenges, the new task will not come with additional funding or compensation for the troopers.

Latin Times

Sales tax revenue, full costs unclear if North Dakota voters legalize recreational marijuana

North Dakota lawmakers on Friday struggled to estimate the full financial impact of legalizing recreational marijuana, if voters pass a ballot measure on the issue in November

The Independent UK

Driver who crashed against Florida bus killing Mexican workers arrested on DUI-manslaughter charges

An additional seven people are in critical conditions and dozens more have non-life-threatening injuries

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Driver crashes near Batemans Bay after fleeing from highway patrol

The incident began when a man was detected speeding around 10pm.

The Canberra Times

Here’s what we know about the first Stephen Smith autopsy and the SC pathologist who performed it

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Before dawn on a steamy July day in 2015, Hampton County coroner Ernie Washington was called to an area of pine trees and cornfields, where a young man’s body was sprawled in the middle of the road.

Tribune News Service

Edward Bronstein: Seven California officers charged in death of suspect who cried ‘I can’t breathe’

Seven California Highway Patrol Officers have been charged in the March 2020 death of a suspect during a traffic stop after they pinned him to the ground while he screamed “I can’t breathe.”

Evening Standard

Dozens of Florida Highway Patrol troopers deployed to Miami Beach to stem spring break violence, officials say

MIAMI — Gov. Ron DeSantis is sending dozens of Florida Highway Patrol troopers to Miami Beach to re-enforce local officers patrolling spring break crowds.

Miami Herald

Federal judge tosses Missouri gun law, ruling it ‘exposes citizens to greater harm’

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A federal judge has overturned a Missouri law that declared certain federal gun laws “invalid” if they don’t have a state-level equivalent, after the U.S. Department of Justice sued to overturn the measure.

Tribune News Service

Non-binary Oklahoma lawmaker censured after protest arrest

A Black, non-binary Democratic state legislator in the Oklahoma House has been formally censured by the Republican majority

The Independent UK

US judge strikes down Missouri gun law as unconstitutional

A Missouri law banning local police from enforcing federal gun laws has been struck down as unconstitutional

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Man found dead inside house where Kansas City police officers were shot

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A man was found dead inside a house about 18 hours into a standoff that started late Tuesday night when three Kansas City police officers were shot.

Zenger

Sudden Dust Storm Leads To Deadly 10-vehicle Pileup In Oklahoma

A swirling dust storm resulted in a 10-car pileup and the death of a driver on US Highway 54 in the Oklahoma Panhandle

Al Jazeera

US braces for tornadoes, blizzards as winter storm heads east

Officials warn against travel in parts of the US, as extreme weather brings white-out conditions, heavy rain and gusts.

WEKU

A massive storm brings tornadoes to the South and a blizzard threat to central U.S.

A massive storm blowing across the country spawned tornadoes that wrecked homes and injured a handful of people in parts of Oklahoma and Texas, including the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

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Editorial: Recreational marijuana victory a clear sign Missouri is ready for sensible drug laws

Thanks to a new state constitutional amendment, recreational cannabis has been legalized in Missouri. Yes, Amendment 3 passed, but let’s not light up the sky in celebration yet. Marijuana possession laws are still on the books until Dec. 8. The Missouri State Highway Patrol and your local police department would…

The Independent UK

Family: Man killed in crash never got air bag recall notice

Florida Highway Patrol troopers who arrived at a crash scene in Pensacola this summer found a 23-year-old Navy officer dead at the wheel with neck wounds that initially looked like a possible shooting

Tribune News Service

California to roll out safety standards for e-bike riders

The California Highway Patrol will develop safety standards for e-bike riders under legislation introduced by Assemblymember Tasha Boerner Horvath, a Democrat, and signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom this week.

Tribune News Service

Padres' Blake Snell cleared to start after his vehicle was struck by DUI suspect

SAN DIEGO — Blake Snell’s vehicle was struck by a suspected drunken driver Thursday night on the side of Interstate 5 after a San Diego police officer had stopped Snell for an alleged traffic violation, authorities said.

The Independent UK

Mississippi trooper cleared in probe of chokehold video

The Mississippi Department of Public Safety says its internal investigation has found no criminal conduct by a white Highway Patrol trooper who used physical force against a handcuffed Black man during an arrest

Tribune News Service

Britney Spears’ car ran out of gas on California freeway at night, cops say

The car that Britney Spears was driving ran out of gas Tuesday on a busy California highway — and the cops were called.

WEKU

3 dead, multiple injured after an Amtrak train hits a truck and derails in Missouri

Two people from the Amtrak train were killed in addition to one person in the dump truck, Missouri State Highway Patrol Corporal Justin Dunn told reporters during a news conference Monday afternoon.

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