Hartford Treasurer Returns to Office; Police Respond

 

Hartford — Former City Treasurer Carmen Sierra returned to City Hall on July 7 after submitting her retirement letter on July 6 and was met by Hartford police officers when she went to the treasurer's office. Mayor Arunan Arulampalam's office reported receiving anonymous reports that she had accessed the office...

Local councils renew cameras, delay votes, revise zoning

 

Springfield, Illinois. On July 7 the City Council unanimously renewed a contract to operate 83 of the city's 138 Automatic License Plate Recognition cameras under Flock Safety and approved an ordinance allowing the Lincoln Library to accept a $1 million grant to renovate its first floor; both measures passed after...

Palm Beach airport renamed after President Donald J. Trump

 

Palm Beach, Florida. On Thursday, a months-old state law took effect renaming Palm Beach International Airport as President Donald J. Trump International Airport, and the Federal Aviation Administration authorized the change, shifting the airport identifier to DJT. The airport serves more than eight million passengers annually and is located a...

Illinois lawmaker indicted; House launches investigation this week

 

SPRINGFIELD — State Rep. Carol Ammons, D-Urbana, was indicted by a federal grand jury on July 7 on multiple charges, including wire fraud, making false statements and conspiracy to obstruct justice; federal prosecutors alleged she improperly used campaign donations and steered state grant funds to organizations that benefited family members,...

Riverside, Questcorp Complete Geophysics, Continue La Union Drilling

 

Vancouver — Riverside Resources and partner Questcorp Mining announced on July 9, 2026 the completion of expanded aeromagnetic drone and induced polarization (IP) ground geophysics programs at the La Union project in Sonora, Mexico, and the integration of processed aeromagnetic data into the ongoing summer core drilling campaign targeting Union,...

Fort Smith woman sought after teen fatal shooting

 

Fort Smith. Fort Smith police are seeking 19-year-old Jasmine Ashanti Johnston in the Tuesday fatal shooting of a 16-year-old boy near the southbound on-ramp of Interstate 540 and Kelley Highway around 6 p.m. Officers found the youth with life-threatening injuries, transported him to a hospital, and he later died, police...

Local cities end Flock camera use amid privacy concerns

 

KAUKAUNA, Wis. officials announced this week that the city did not renew its three‑year contract with Flock Safety, ending use of the company's automated license plate reader cameras when the agreement expired at the end of June. Mayor Tony Penterman said he and the police chief made the decision without...

Two Rochester Men Plead Guilty In Meth Cases

 

Rochester, Minn. — Thirty-year-old David Jeremy Atchison pleaded guilty this week in Olmsted County to first-degree drug possession after Rochester police, acting on information from the La Crosse Police Department, arrested him on February 10 when officers located a stolen SUV near the Med City Hotel on 16th Avenue Northwest;...

County leaders issue condolences following Paul Farrow's death

 

JEFFERSON — Jefferson County Administrator Michael Luckey on Wednesday issued a statement expressing condolences after Waukesha County Executive Paul Farrow died Tuesday following a battle with cancer. Farrow had served in the Wisconsin State Senate and as Waukesha County Executive; the administrator's statement praised Farrow's leadership and called the loss...

McGuire Names Hammond Probable Starter; Softball Star Honored

 

Frisco, Texas: Head Coach Joey McGuire said Tuesday at Big 12 Football Media Days that Will Hammond could start for Texas Tech in Week One against Abilene Christian, pending clearance from team doctors and medical staff; Hammond is a 6'2" redshirt sophomore who has appeared in 12 collegiate games. Lumberton, North...