Day: September 5, 2023

Rural Michigan pickup crash kills 4

7:05 pm September 5, 2023

A pickup truck smashed into a smaller pickup, killing four people in southern Michigan, police said. The crash happened Monday in Lenawee County’s Macon Township, 60 miles southwest of Detroit. A Ford F-150 with four people was traveling south on a rural road when it was hit by a Ford F-250 traveling east on a […]

Ex-Minneapolis policeman mourns cops being removed from schools after George Floyd’s death

7:00 pm September 5, 2023

A former Minneapolis police officer is speaking out in a new book after police officers were removed from schools following the 2020 death of George Floyd. “I say it all the time, even here in my new job: If police officers had not been removed from schools, I would not even have thought for one […]

Death Valley National Park may take months to reopen following Tropical Storm Hilary

6:19 pm September 5, 2023

It’s unclear when Death Valley National Park will reopen to visitors after heavy rains from Tropical Storm Hilary forged new gullies and crumbled roadways at the site of one of the hottest places in the world, officials said. The storm dumped a furious 2.2 inches of rain Aug. 20, roughly the amount of rainfall the […]

‘Defunded’ Wisconsin police to increase patrols after young woman brutalized in college football town attack

6:18 pm September 5, 2023

Wisconsin’s state capital and a Big Ten football staple is upping police patrols after a female student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison was targeted in a “violent and severe” attack early Sunday morning, according to city leaders. “#Madison, WI and UW police are increasing patrols & the campus community is urged to be vigilant following […]

Patriots’ JuJu Smith-Schuster’s knee ‘is a mess,’ NFL insider suggests

6:09 pm September 5, 2023

JuJu Smith-Schuster signed a three-year deal with the New England Patriots after he won a Super Bowl with the Kansas City Chiefs. And he may not be 100% healthy entering the 2023 season. A report Monday shed light on concerns about the veteran wide receiver’s knee. He entered OTAs reportedly dealing with a lingering knee […]