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Month: September 2023

Former Missouri police officer who shot into car gets probation after guilty plea

CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — A former Missouri police officer has been sentenced to five years of probation for shooting into a fleeing vehicle several times and wounding the driver. Matthew Schanz pleaded guilty to second-degree assault and was sentenced Monday. As part of the plea agreement, Schanz must surrender his state law enforcement certification until

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Utah private prison company returns $5M to Mississippi after understaffing is found at facility

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Auditor Shad White says a private prison company has returned $5.1 million to the Mississippi Department of Corrections for failing to provide enough workers at one of the prisons it was operating. White said on Monday that Utah-based Management & Training Corporation sent the money to the department last week.

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‘El Chapo’ son Ovidio Guzmán López pleads not guilty to US drug and money laundering charges

By MICHAEL TARM AP Legal Affairs Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Ovidio Guzmán López, a son of former Sinaloa cartel leader Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzmán, pleaded not guilty in Chicago on Monday to U.S. drug trafficking, money laundering and other charges during his first court appearance since being extradited to the U.S. from Mexico. Guzmán López

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ABC adds 10 more ‘Monday Night Football’ games to help plug the hole left by Hollywood strikes

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business New York (CNN) — “Monday Night Football” is back on ABC because of the ongoing strikes disrupting Hollywood. The Disney-owned network announced Monday that it’s adding ten more NFL games to its schedule and broadcasting the entire fall season of “Monday Night Football.” The change helps plug a hole in

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