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June 21, 2023

Small plane hits parked minivan outside Wisconsin capital

A small plane lost power and crash-landed into a parked minivan in Waunakee, Wisconsin, on Wednesday. No deaths were reported, and the plane's occupants only sustained minor injuries.

June 21, 2023

Iowa man shot, killed by deputy in domestic dispute call gone wrong

A Franklin County, Iowa deputy shot and killed a Sheffield man at the scene of a domestic dispute call after he refused to drop the handgun he was brandishing at a vehicle.

June 21, 2023

Trio get 100+ years for killing ex-defensive lineman, 'Mr. Indianapolis' Chris Beaty during Floyd riot

Marcus Anderson, Alijah Jones and Nakeyah Shields have each been sentenced to over a century in prison for killing Chris Beaty during the 2020 George Floyd riots.

June 21, 2023

Parental disclosure requirements for sex ed, gender identity clear Ohio House

A bill requiring Ohio's public schools to notify parents of changes in their children's gender identity, as well as almost all sexuality-related lessons, has cleared the state House.

June 21, 2023

Wisconsin Assembly set to clear pharmacist-prescribed birth control

A bill that, if signed into law, would allow pharmacists to prescribe and dispense birth control, is set to pass the Republican-controlled Wisconsin Assembly on Wednesday.

June 21, 2023

Feds charge Kansas man over threats to shoot up Nashville Pride festival

A Hoisington, Kansas resident has been brought up on federal charges for online threats claiming he would construct bombs and execute a mass shooting at a Nashville Pride festival.

June 21, 2023

Charges dropped against 2 suspects in Chicago cop's killing; prosecutorial misconduct blamed

Tyrone Clay and Edgardo Colon, two of three suspects in the 2011 murder of Chicago police officer Clifton Lewis, have had their charges dropped.

June 21, 2023

Michigan man accused of shooting brother, hiding body behind home

McKinnley Hearon of Eastpointe, Michigan, has been charged with second-degree murder and three lesser offenses in the shooting death of his brother.

June 21, 2023

Pregnant Ohio woman accidentally shot, killed by 2-year-old son

A two-year-old child in Norwalk, Ohio, reportedly killed his pregnant mother after mistakenly shooting her in the back with an unsecured, loaded firearm.

June 21, 2023

Former Kansas sheriff's deputy involved in beanbag shooting death stripped of peace certification

A former sheriff's deputy in southern Kansas has had his peace officer certification revoked after shooting and killing a man with a defective beanbag.