PROVIDENCE – State lawmakers are once again weighing a proposal that would allow people serving long sentences to ask a judge for a “second look” at...
A west Michigan man, a convicted sex offender, was sentenced to prison Tuesday on child exploitation offenses, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced. Timothy Baker, 42, of Wyoming...
Iowa Boy Scouts who were sexually abused as children will be able to recover more money through a national bankruptcy settlement under a bill passed Tuesday...
A Mississippi man charged with destroying an Iowa Capitol display erected by Satanists is arguing in court filings the resulting hate crime charge against him is...
Michigan lawyer Stephanie Lambert was arrested Monday in Washington, D.C. The arrest came after she failed to turn herself in following a bench warrant issued for...
PROVIDENCE – When the state Senate votes Tuesday on proposed new “safe-storage” requirements for guns, it will, by chance, be doing so within days of this...
The Republican attorney general is asking a Travis County judge to reject the city of Austin’s plans to issue bonds to fund Project Connect improvements, including...
While Ohio’s GOP-controlled Legislature hasn’t passed any abortion restrictions since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, lawmakers aren’t willing to roll back newly unconstitutional...
Increased aid for snowmobile trails and a change in state parks stamps among other measures signed by Gov. Tony Evers Gov. Tony Evers on Thursday signed 15 bills...
If someone commits a crime, one basic goal of investigators and the court is to find out why — and learn what factors controlled the situation....
