Chicago officer shot dead during traffic stop
Three suspects are in custody after a male passenger opened fire, killing a 29-year-old female officer and seriously wounding her colleague.
Midwest
Woman allegedly chops up husband with axe, gets kids to help dump remains
Indiana mom Thessalonica Allen is accused of shooting her spouse and enlisting her children in the gruesome cover-up.
What really happened to Vauhxx Booker?
Black man who claimed White men tried to lynch him now faces criminal charges.
North Dakota man to stand trial for “coffee club” mass killing
Chad Isaak is accused of slaying four colleagues at a property management company who had gathered before work for a hot drink and a chat.
Milwaukee man who “massacred” his family gets 205 years
Christopher Stokes, who fatally shot 5 family members before dialling 911, told a judge he had no explanation for his crime.
Wisconsin man accused of murdering, dismembering his father – mother still missing
Chandler Halderson had reported both parents missing before deputies found his dad’s mutilated torso.
Ohio police chief caught leaving “Ku Klux Klan” sign on Black officer’s desk
Anthony Campo, who is White, has resigned over the troubling incident he claims was just an ill-judged prank.
Nebraska mom sentenced for sex crimes at daughter’s sleepovers
Prosecutors said Christina Greer plied children staying at her house with alcohol and marijuana-infused gummy bears.
Iowa man gets 10 years in jail for face mask beatdown
Shane Wayne Michael reportedly knocked another man to the ground and gouged his eye after being asked to wear his face covering properly.
Firefighters save baby raccoon stuck in sewer cover
Young critter glad of a helping hand – and some cooking oil – after getting into a spot of bother in Michigan.
Woman set husband’s head on fire as he slept
Tuhonsty Marie Smith allegedly doused her dozing spouse in lighter fluid at their Milwaukee home after suspecting he had poisoned her chicken wings.