Crime
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No charges against Wisconsin officer who shot Jacob Blake
Jan 05, 2021 12:00 am - Editor's note: This story has been corrected to reflect that Kyle Rittenhouse pleaded not guilty to all charges. KENOSHA, Wis. - A Wisconsin prosecutor declined Tu...
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Getaway driver in 2001 Burrito Express murder says new DNA testing could prove her innocence
Jan 05, 2021 12:00 am - As Kenneth Smith awaits word as to his potential fourth trial or release from prison after winning a third appeal on his conviction for the murder of a McHenry restauran...
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Ranchers whose case sparked standoff may get grazing rights
Jan 04, 2021 6:00 am - SALEM, Ore. (AP) - The federal government has proposed awarding grazing allotments to an Oregon ranching family whose members were convicted of arson in a court battle t...
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Proud Boys leader arrested, accused of burning church banner
Jan 04, 2021 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Police in the nation's capital on Monday arrested the leader of the Proud Boys, who is accused of burning a Black Lives Matter banner that was torn dow...
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AP FACT CHECK: Trump's made-up claims of fake Georgia votes
Jan 04, 2021 6:00 am - President Donald Trump put forth a dizzying array of fuzzy accounting and outright false claims in an extraordinary phone call to Georgia's secretary of state seeking a...
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GA election officials reject Trump call to 'find' more votes
Jan 04, 2021 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump pressured Georgia's Republican secretary of state to 'œfind'ť enough votes to overturn Joe Biden's win in the state's presidenti...
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The Latest: Kansas gov comfortable with vaccine distribution
Jan 04, 2021 6:00 am - TOPEKA, Kan. - Gov. Laura Kelly says she's 'œvery comfortable'ť with how Kansas is distributing COVID-19 vaccines despite U.S. government data showing its inoculation ra...
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UK judge refuses US extradition of WikiLeaks founder Assange
Jan 04, 2021 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - A British judge on Monday rejected the United States' request to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to face espionage charges over the publication ...
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Tragedy and turmoil marked suburban crime news in 2020Jan 04, 2021 5:00 am - The heartbreaking story of the short, tragic life of AJ Freund, the Crystal Lake 5-year-old beaten to death in 2019 then buried in a shallow grave in Woodstock, conclude...
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Round Lake Beach man charged in deadly fight over stolen vehicleJan 04, 2021 12:00 am - An earlier version of this report identified Anthony Awad's hometown as Hanover Park. That was based on information from the Lake County Coroner's Office which the o...