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Female murderer must spend life behind bars | Western Colorado


Female murderer must spend life behind bars | Western Colorado

A Grand Junction man convicted of murdering his wife in 2019 will spend the rest of his life in prison, the Colorado Court of Appeals ruled Thursday. After 39 years of marriage, 66-year-old Mark Anthony Foster shot his wife, Roxine, with a .22-caliber bullet from a Colt M4 rifle while he followed her in an […]

Kevin Holten: Life is not about


Kevin Holten: Life is not about

Have you mastered life yet? I ask this because when I was younger I apparently had the wrong idea that as you get older you understand life and it becomes much easier. I now realize that the Master’s degree in life that I thought I would have earned by now doesn’t exist, and that life […]

Public energy as part of the good life


Public energy as part of the good life

We are incredibly thankful for Nebraska’s public power grid every day, but especially after the historic storm that hit eastern Nebraska last month. Between the Omaha Public Power District and the Lincoln Electrical System, more than 248,000 power outages were reported. The utility districts worked tirelessly and deployed tremendous resources to restore power to more […]

Former San Luis Obispo County deputy sheriff convicted of mistreating inmate | State


Former San Luis Obispo County deputy sheriff convicted of mistreating inmate | State

LOS ANGELES, California — A former San Luis Obispo County deputy sheriff has been sentenced to seven months in a federal prison for mistreating an inmate in the county jail, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Joshua Fischer, 42, of Grover Beach, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge André Birotte Jr. […]

Mississippi man arrested for 1977 Ventura County strangulation murders; police suspect more victims | State


Mississippi man arrested for 1977 Ventura County strangulation murders; police suspect more victims | State

VENTURA, California — Investigators with the Ventura County Cold Case Unit have arrested Warren Luther Alexander of Diamondhead, Mississippi, on triple murder charges stemming from a series of strangulation murders that occurred in 1977. The Ventura County District Attorney’s Office has filed three counts of first-degree murder against Alexander, who was transported to California from […]

Man charged with attack on Ferguson police officer ‘fighting for life’ in hospital


Man charged with attack on Ferguson police officer ‘fighting for life’ in hospital

ST. LOUIS COUNTY – Authorities on Saturday charged an East St. Louis man with attacking a police officer who was “fighting for his life” following a protest marking the 10th anniversary of Michael Brown’s death. Elijah Gantt, 28, was charged with two counts of fourth-degree assault, first-degree assault and criminal damage to property. He was […]

Man charged with attack on Ferguson police officer ‘fighting for life’ in hospital


Man charged with attack on Ferguson police officer ‘fighting for life’ in hospital

ST. LOUIS COUNTY – Authorities on Saturday charged an East St. Louis man with attacking a police officer who was “fighting for his life” following a protest marking the 10th anniversary of Michael Brown’s death. Elijah Gantt, 28, was charged with two counts of fourth-degree assault, first-degree assault and criminal damage to property. He was […]

WATCH LIVE: Fourth day of retrial of man previously convicted of murder at former SkyZoo bar in 2021 | Local news


WATCH LIVE: Fourth day of retrial of man previously convicted of murder at former SkyZoo bar in 2021 | Local news

UPDATE: The fourth day of the retrial of the man previously convicted of a fatal 2021 shooting at a Lee Highway bar is scheduled to begin Friday. In the retrial against Kristijan Mrkonjic, eight witnesses testified. Two forensic investigators from the Chattanooga Police Department testified about the evidence found at the crime scene. Another witness […]