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By Peter Nickeas, CNN An outside review of Minneapolis’ response to protests in the spring of 2020, following the murder of George Floyd by a city police officer, found widespread chaos and poor communication among city leaders that contributed to an unorganized police response to violent unrest that later spread across the country. The mayor’s
Continue ReadingBy WJZ Staff Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Little handcrafted pierogies made at St Michael the Archangel Ukrainian Catholic Church in Canton are going a long way to help out the people of Ukraine. “What we’ve been doing is preparing food,” John Wojtowycz, a trustee of the church, said. “There’s
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By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Four Kent State players, including starting guard Malique Jacobs, have been disciplined by the Mid-American Conference for a social media post in advance of Saturday’s championship game against rival Akron. The league said forward DJ Johnson has been suspended indefinitely, while Jacobs and reserves Cli’Ron Hornbeak
Continue ReadingBy Louisa Moller Click here for updates on this story MIDDLEBORO, Massachusetts (WBZ) — A Middleboro woman is once again fundraising for the people of Ukraine, more than a decade after she helped hundreds of children from the Chernobyl region receive medical treatment for illnesses linked to the world’s worst nuclear disaster. After tackling thyroid
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PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona lawmakers are advancing legislation backed by utilities to have state regulators, not their federal counterparts, regulate disposal of toxic ash produced by coal-fired power plants. The bill would shift the regulatory duty from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality. A bill already narrowly approved by
Continue Reading STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi State has hired longtime Louisville assistant Sam Purcell as head coach to succeed interim coach Doug Novak. Purcell has served the past nine seasons with the No. 5 Cardinals, including the past five as associate head coach to Jeff Walz. Considered one of the nation’s best recruiters, talent developers and
Continue Reading CLEVELAND (AP) — Dyaisha Fair and freshman Georgia Woolley combined for 59 points and second-seeded Buffalo beat No. 5 seed Ball State 79-75 in the championship game of the Mid-American Conference tournament. Fair, the fourth-leading scorer in Division I with an average of 23.2, was 9 of 21 from the field for 30 points and
Continue Reading MERCED, Calif. (AP) — A child’s body was found inside a home in central California during a search for a missing 8-year-old girl. Police in Merced said they discovered the body Friday while serving a search warrant at the home. They were acting on a tip from police in the Bay Area city of Hayward,
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Sol Amaya (CNN Español) — La periodista, precandidata presidencial y ex directora de la Fundación “Violeta Barrios de Chamorro” para la Reconciliación y la Democracia, Cristiana Chamorro Barrios fue declarada culpable este viernes de los delitos de lavado de dinero, apropiación y retención indebida, en un juicio a puertas cerradas realizado en la cárcel de la Dirección de Auxilio Judicial,
Continue Reading By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — College basketball icon Dick Vitale was recognized by the Southeastern Conference for his contributions to the sport, the league and his fight against cancer. Vitale was presented a basketball signed by the conference’s 14 coaches before the first of two SEC Tournament semifinal games at
Continue Reading ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Lou Lopez-Senechal scored 24 points and Fairfield won the Metro Atlantic championship, defeating Manhattan 73-68 on Saturday despite 35 points from the Jaspers’ Dee Dee Davis. Fairfield trailed for most of the first three quarters, built an 11-point lead in the fourth, then held off a sizzling performance by Davis,
Continue Reading By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Four Kent State players, including starting guard Malique Jacobs, have been disciplined by the Mid-American Conference for a social media post in advance of Saturday’s championship game against rival Akron. The league said forward DJ Johnson has been suspended indefinitely, while Jacobs and reserves Cli’Ron Hornbeak
Continue ReadingBy WDJT Staff Click here for updates on this story OAK CREEK, Wisconsin (WDJT) — The Oak Creek Police Department released video Friday, March 11, of an incident that injured two officers. It happened Jan. 22 near 6th and Drexel, according to an incident report. The officers responded to the location to check on an
Continue Reading By HOWARD FENDRICH AP National Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A person familiar with the deal says right-handed reliever Steve Cishek and the Washington Nationals have agreed to a one-year contract for 2022. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the agreement had not been announced yet. The 35-year-old Cishek is
Continue Reading By HOWARD FENDRICH AP National Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A person familiar with the deal says right-handed reliever Steve Cishek and the Washington Nationals have agreed to a one-year contract for 2022. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the agreement had not been announced yet. The 35-year-old Cishek is
Continue ReadingBy WDJT Staff Click here for updates on this story GRAFTON, Wisconsin (WDJT) — A federal jury has found a Grafton dentist guilty of health care fraud and making false statements related to health care matters. Sixty-one-year-old Scott Charmoli engaged in a years-long scheme to defraud dental insurance companies into paying for unnecessary crown procedures,
Continue Reading BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Ryan Davis scored 20 points, Ben Shungu added 19 and Vermont completed a dominant America East season with its fourth conference tournament title in six years via an 82-43 win over UMBC. Davis, back-to-back American East player of the year, was 9-of-13 shooting, and Shungu was 9 of 17 with the
Continue Reading By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Musher Brent Sass is maintaining his lead in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race and was the first to arrive at the checkpoint in Kaltag early Saturday. Kaltag is 629 miles into the nearly 1,000-mile trek across the Alaska wilderness. The winner is expected in Nome
Continue ReadingBy Zac Summers Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — The potential for a winter mix and frigid cold temperatures have some farmers concerned about the impact the weather could have on their budding crops. To the untrained eye, one might assume Jaemor Farms in Hall County could be in trouble given
Continue Reading By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — Second-place Nice escaped with a 0-0 draw in the French league after captain Dante was sent off and Montpellier midfielder Teji Savanier fluffed a first-half penalty. Nice is 12 points behind runaway leader Paris Saint-Germain and three points ahead of Marseille, which can move level if
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