Connecticut
12-year-old shot multiple times by driver after throwing snowball at car in Connecticut
Police in Connecticut have launched a manhunt for a suspect who opened fire on a pair of kids, striking a 12-year-old multiple times, after the children hit the gunman’s car with a snowball last week.
Officers in Hartford responded to a shooting around 7:15 p.m. Wednesday and discovered the injured 12-year-old, according to Hartford Police.
The victim and their 11-year-old friend had been having a snowball fight outside when one of the snowballs struck a car passing by, police said.
The vehicle circled around to chase the children down and the driver fired a gun at the kids, police said at a news conference on Thursday.
The 12-year-old sustained non-life-threatening gunshot wounds and was taken to Connecticut Children’s Medical Center. The 11-year-old was not injured.
No suspect had been arrested by Sunday and police are continuing to investigate.
Snowballs have proven to incidentally stir trouble for years, even as annual snowfall countrywide has decreased.
In early December, football fans went wild and made it rain snowballs on members of the San Francisco 49ers during a game against the Buffalo Bills on their home turf in snowstorm-laden Buffalo, NY. Bills fans were back at it again in late January during a game against the Kansas City Chiefs.
One town in Wisconsin took a different approach and banned snowball throwing outright.
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A husky jumped into action to protect a child as a bear charged at them through the yard in Connecticut.
If you’re looking for the best barbecue restaurant in the state, you may have to drive to the state’s capital.
Business Insider identified the most beloved barbecue spot in each state, including Connecticut.
“Our list includes barbecue destinations with historical or regional significance and devoted national or local followings,” Business Insider said. “Many of the spots or their pitmasters have won major accolades, and some have appeared on mainstream TV shows.”
Business Insider’s choice for the most iconic place for barbecue in Connecticut is a specific location of a chain restaurant that has multiple stores in the Constitution State.
Here’s what Business Insider had to say about Bear’s Smokehouse Barbecue, and why it might be worth the extra trip to Hartford, Connecticut.
Bear’s Smokehouse — Hartford, Connecticut
Business Insider said the Hartford location is the most iconic Bear’s Smokehouse in Connecticut. However, Bear’s has locations in Windsor, New Haven, South Windsor, and Storrs (although that one is in a University of Connecticut Student Union).
“Local outlet Hartford Courant named Bear’s Smokehouse the best ribs and best food truck in the state,” Business Insider said. “USA Today also named it one of the best restaurants in the country in 2026 (albeit, one of the North Carolina locations).”
Chain restaurant or not, this location’s menu appears to have all the goods that make a barbecue restaurant great: beef brisket, burnt ends, pulled pork, and turkey breast, all done up in a Kansas-City style of barbecue that would make Ted Lasso proud.
They also offer some innovative takes on hearty dishes like poutine with Bear Style Poutine, which comes with fries, spicy cheese curds, brisket gravy, and your choice of meat.
You can find Bear’s Smokehouse at 25 Front St, Hartford, Connecticut.
They open at 11 a.m. on weekdays and weekends but their closing hours vary depending on the day.
Rin Velasco is a trending reporter. She can be reached at rvelasco@usatodayco.com.
Connecticut
Connecticut Technical Education and Career System under investigation by U.S. Department of Education
(WFSB) – The Connecticut Technical Education and Career System is under investigation by the United States Department of Education.
In a letter sent to the superintendent obtained by Channel 3, the nature of the investigation centers around the district’s handling of rape and/or sexual assault cases by school staff.
“Due to the District’s inaccurate responses to the rape and/or sexual assault data elements involving allegations against school staff of OCR’s 2023–24 Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), the directed investigation will examine whether the District has policies and procedures in place to ensure accurate data collection and reporting and that its handling of the sexual harassment, including sexual assault, of students by District teachers, administrators, and/or staff members is consistent with the requirements of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Title IX) and its implementing regulation,” said the letter in part.
Read it in full below:
The school system issued a statement in response to the investigation.
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