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Bill to close 'dead suspect loophole' heads to final Senate vote

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:49:43 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — As the one-year anniversary of the mass shooting in Uvalde approaches, a bill that would end a controversial legal loophole used to block victims and families from seeing important records is the closest its ever been to closing.The “dead suspect loophole” refers to an exemption in Texas’ public records law that gives police discretion to withhold information in criminal cases that haven’t gone through the court process — even when a suspect dies in police custody.“There’s no greater need for the people to know the truth then when an interaction with their government leaves one of them dead,” said State Rep. Joe Moody, D-El Paso, at a hearing earlier this month. He filed House Bill 30 and has been pushing for years to close the loophole, which is blocking Uvalde families from getting answers.“Law enforcement refused to release those [Uvalde] records,” Moody previously said. “And, we all knew very well that they never had to release them, ever, because of th...

Mohawk man arrested for alleged sexual exploitation

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:49:43 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A 36-year-old registered sex offender from Mohawk was arrested and charged with sexual exploitation of a minor. Andrew Edick allegedly videotaped the genital region of a child and shared the recording on social media in August 2022. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Edick is accused of sharing other videos containing depicting child pornography on the same social networking application. If found guilty, Edick faces a sentence of at least 15 years and up to 30 years in prison.

Police: Glens Falls woman arrested for narcotic sales

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:49:43 GMT

QUEENSBURY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A Glens Falls woman was taken into custody for alleged narcotic sales in Queensbury. According to the Warren County Sheriff's Office, Haley A. Seymour sold methamphetamine to police during a controlled drug buy operation. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Seymour was arrested on Friday and charged with criminal sale of a controlled substance in the fifth degree. Seymour was remanded to the Warren County Correctional Facility pending arraignment.

Man arrested in Mechanicville over shots fired

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:49:43 GMT

MECHANICVILLE, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The Mechanicville Police Department arrested a Stillwater man after an occurance of shots being fired. Kevin Masterson, 51, is facing multiple charges. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Late in the evening on May 5, officers responded to the area of Frances Street and North Main Street following reports of gunfire. Evidence was found at the scene confirming the reports, which prompted the start of an investigation. During the investigation, officers took a call for a burglary in which handguns were stolen from a city residence, and police additionally located a stolen handgun in the Anthony Kill. Families of Schoharie limo victims react to guilty verdict Police were able to quickly indentify a suspect who had fled to Troy. On May 10, Mechanicville Police arrested Masterson on the following charges: ChargesSecond-degree criminal possession of weaponThird-degree criminal possession of weaponFi...

Missouri officials, prosecutors react to new St. Louis Circuit Attorney selection

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:49:43 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Gabriel “Gabe” Gore was officially named the newest St. Louis Circuit Attorney on Friday. He was appointed by Missouri Gov. Mike Parson following the abrupt departure of Kim Gardner earlier this week.Gore brings more than 23 years of experience in private law practice to the table. He has served with the Dowd Bennett law firm since 2010. He also has experience as an assistant U.S. Attorney and as a member of the Office of Special Counsel John C. Danforth’s Waco Investigation. Road rage fight sends 73-year-old man to hospital with life-threatening injuries Gov. Parson, who appointed Gore to the position, said "Mr. Gore has shown he is a strong manager, talented attorney, proud community leader, and even prouder husband and father who is ready to work hard and be a leader for the people of St. Louis.”Missouri state officials, in addition to regional leaders and groups, have offered the following comments after Parson’s appointment of Gore:Tishaura Jones - St. ...

Mid-Missouri man matches state record with longear sunfish catch

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:49:43 GMT

CRAWFORD COUNTY, Mo. - A Mid-Missouri man matched a state record with his longear sunfish catch from earlier this month. Jefferson City resident John Goad reeled in a 5-ounce longear sunfish on May 8 on Frieda Lake in Crawford County. The Missouri Department of Conservation says most fish of this species aren't larger than seven inches or 4.5 ounces. The previous state record was caught on a private pond in Franklin County in July 2021. Road rage fight sends 73-year-old man to hospital with life-threatening injuries “I’ve been fishing this lake for around 10 years, and I’ve caught crappie, bass, bluegill – all pretty good sizes,” said Goad via MDC. “But I’ve known there are good-sized sunfish for about seven or eight years, and I’ve been trying to catch a record ever since.”Goad says he was five years old when he caught his first longear sunfish and has been striving to catch a state record for 70 years.

Man killed after reported shootout with Kansas City police

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:49:43 GMT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A man died after reportedly shooting at Kansas City police officers and triggering a standoff in a Westside neighborhood near West 17th and West Pennway streets Thursday night into overnight Friday. The Missouri State Highway Patrol is investigating after KCPD officers initially went to the scene at about 11:30 p.m. Thursday for reports of a man who was firing a gun.The highway patrol says when officers arrived that man fired shots inside a residence and then fired in proximity of the officers, who shot back. The suspect wasn't hit and retreated. A SWAT team responded and the standoff began.After negotiations for a surrender started around 12:30 a.m., investigators say the man began shooting at officers again, who returned fire, striking and killing the man. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Two arrested in South Dakota for shooting death of KCK boy The highway patrol identified him as 40-year-old Tyrone Payne of Kansas City.MSHP will lead the investigation ...

Colorado to study feasibility of an alternative to the Outdoor Retailer show

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:49:43 GMT

Denver lost the the tug-of-war over the Outdoor Retailer trade show, which moved back to Salt Lake City this year after a five-year run in the Mile High City.Emerald Expositions, the organizer of winter and summer trade shows, made the call last year, removing events that generated $40 million to $60 million a year in economic activity prior to the pandemic. But Denver isn’t going to go sulk on the couch, binge-watch Warren Miller videos and whine about what could have been.Instead, Visit Denver and Outside Inc., a Boulder-based leader in recreational media, are teaming up to study the feasibility of a festival that backers envision as a recreational industry equivalent of the tech-focused South by Southwest Festival in Austin, Texas, which has film and musical festivals attached to a tech confab.The Outside Festival, or RecFest, or whatever catchy name sponsors finally land on, has the potential to be bigger, better and draw more people than the Outdoor Retailer trade shows, ...

Toddler finds baggie containing 20 blue fentanyl pills in Edgewater McDonald’s play area

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:49:43 GMT

A baggie with about 20 pills of fentanyl were found Wednesday morning by a toddler in a play area of an Edgewater McDonald’s.A woman, the toddler’s mother, turned the disturbing find over to the Edgewater Police Department about 10 a.m. Wednesday, according to a news release.Police went to the McDonald’s, 1701 Sheridan Blvd., to investigate — hoping to find a witness or to obtain video surveillance images on how the baggie wound up there — but were unsuccessful.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Colorado lawmakers defeat bill to add penalties for drug dealers linked to fatal overdoses Crime and Public Safety | Polis signs bill that expands immunity protections for people who report overdoses Crime and Public Safety | “El Chapo” sons charged with smuggling cheap fentanyl to US Crime and Public Safety | Drug dealers who sell lethal fentanyl doses rarely prosecuted under new Colorado l...

Football legend and civil rights activist Jim Brown dead at 87

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:49:43 GMT

Pro Football Hall of Famer Jim Brown, the unstoppable running back who retired at the peak of his brilliant career to become an actor as well as a prominent civil rights advocate during the 1960s, has died. He was 87.A spokeswoman for Brown’s family said he passed away peacefully in his Los Angeles home on Thursday night with his wife, Monique, by his side.One of the greatest players in football history and one of the game’s first superstars, Brown was chosen the NFL’s Most Valuable Player in 1965 and shattered the league’s record books in a short career spanning 1957-65.Brown led the Cleveland Browns to their last NFL title in 1964 before retiring in his prime after the ’65 season to become an actor. He appeared in more than 30 films, including “Any Given Sunday” and “The Dirty Dozen.”An unstoppable runner with power, speed and endurance, Brown’s arrival sparked the game’s burgeoning popularity on television.As Black Americans fought for equality, Brown used his platform and voice ...