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November 10, 2023

Former Indiana lawmaker to plead guilty in casino corruption scandal

Republican former Indiana state Rep. Sean Eberhart is set to plead guilty to a federal charge of conspiracy to commit honest services fraud.

November 10, 2023

Kansas City to hire 2 new overdose investigators amid fentanyl death spike

Kansas City will hire two overdose investigators in an effort to crack down on rising fentanyl deaths in the western Missouri metropolis.

November 10, 2023

Indiana man kills wife with kids in tow on way to family photos at JCPenney: Police

Indiana man Mohammed Mondal, 45, allegedly shot wife Stacy Mondal, 40, seven times while the couple and their two toddlers drove to J.C. Penny for family photos, police said.

November 10, 2023

North Dakota State makes new scholarship to compete with Minnesota free tuition program

Amidst worries about losing MN students who are attracted by generous scholarships in their home state, ND State announced a new program seeking to keep such students in the state.

November 10, 2023

Michigan man cleared of 1988 child sexual assault after over 30 years in prison

Louis Wright, 65, has been freed from prison after authorities agreed he was erroneously convicted of a 1988 home invasion and sexual assault of an 11-year-old girl.

November 10, 2023

Former Michigan priest gets year in jail in 3-decade-old sex abuse case

Former Michigan priest Timothy Crowley, 74, has been sentenced to a year in jail after pleading guilty to sexually abusing an altar boy throughout the latter half of the 1980s.

November 10, 2023

$242M upgrade planned for Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport

A $242 million upgrade to Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, which will fully redesign and streamline its concourses and dozens of gates by late 2025, has been announced.

November 10, 2023

Former Wisconsin Chief Justice ordered to turn over records related to Protasiewicz impeachment advisement

Former Wisconsin Chief Justice Patience Roggensack has been ordered to produce records on her advisement of Assembly Speaker Robin Vos on Janet Protasiewicz's potential impeachment.

November 10, 2023

Ohio high school student joins walkout to protest biological males being allowed in girls' bathrooms

Ohio student Charisma Akroyd said that she was harassed by a transgender student in a bathroom as students protest males being allowed in the girls' bathrooms.

November 10, 2023

What this Michigan man says about democracy after town ousts entire local government

A Michigan man says democracy is "still there" after his small town ousted its entire local government for approving a Chinese-linked green energy project.