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The separation of church and state is good for church and state


The separation of church and state is good for church and state

Rev. Don Heath | Guest columnist Christian nationalism is a political ideology rather than a theological position. At its core, it is the belief that America is superior to all other nations, that God has uniquely blessed America above all other nations, and that America should be recognized as a Christian nation. Christian nationalism has […]

3-year-old missing girl from Independence found in “cat house”


3-year-old missing girl from Independence found in “cat house”

A 3-year-old girl was found after going missing in northern Kentucky Friday night, the Kenton County Emergency Management Agency confirmed. At around 7:14 p.m., Independence police responded to a report that a toddler was missing on Wayman Drive, the dispatch center said. According to a Facebook post by her mother, Tiffani Nichol Carter, published around […]

Human remains found in Gifford Pinchot National Forest; hiker from 2013


Human remains found in Gifford Pinchot National Forest; hiker from 2013

A hiker who found remains in a national forest in Washington state earlier this month could help authorities solve a 2013 missing person case in the remote area. Investigators believe that a hiker disappeared in this area over ten years ago. The coroner will help find out important details about the deceased. A hiker climbing […]

Rashad Trice receives second life sentence for death of Lansing toddler


Rashad Trice receives second life sentence for death of Lansing toddler

GRAND RAPIDS – Rashad Trice was sentenced to a second life term Friday for kidnapping 2-year-old Wynter Cole-Smith from her Lansing home and strangling her with a telephone cord. Seven days after an Ingham County District Court judge sentenced him to life in prison without the possibility of parole for first-degree murder, Trice received the […]

Novice detectives investigate in a fictional town in Texas


Novice detectives investigate in a fictional town in Texas

Samantha Jayne Allen won the Tony Hillerman Prize for her 2019 debut novel, Pay Dirt Road. Hillerman, not Native American, grew up among American Indians in Oklahoma and published 18 novels featuring Navajo police officers Joe Longhorn and Jim Chee. These books, particularly “Skinwalkers,” “The Blessing Way” and “A Thief of Time,” were award-winning and […]

Novice detectives investigate in a fictional town in Texas


Novice detectives investigate in a fictional town in Texas

Samantha Jayne Allen won the Tony Hillerman Prize for her 2019 debut novel, Pay Dirt Road. Hillerman, not Native American, grew up among American Indians in Oklahoma and published 18 novels featuring Navajo police officers Joe Longhorn and Jim Chee. These books, particularly “Skinwalkers,” “The Blessing Way” and “A Thief of Time,” were award-winning and […]

Man charged with kidnapping 80-year-old Rhode Island woman


Man charged with kidnapping 80-year-old Rhode Island woman

Toby-Dogs-Search-Zarella-Police-Rescue- For the first time, Toby searches for pills that emit a similar smell to the human remains deposited in the water of the flooded area. COVENTRY – A 53-year-old man is accused of kidnapping an 80-year-old Coventry woman, stealing her car and then leading police on a high-speed chase. Steven Henning was charged with […]

Mask ban in New York County triggers backlash from civil rights activists


Mask ban in New York County triggers backlash from civil rights activists

Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman signed the mask ban, the first of its kind in the United States, into law early Wednesday morning. On Wednesday, a controversial ban on wearing face coverings in public was passed in the New York suburb of Nassau County. Civil rights activists and state officials immediately criticized the move as […]

Dodge County kayaker missing from Green Lake since August 12


Dodge County kayaker missing from Green Lake since August 12

The search began on August 12 at 5:34 a.m. and was scheduled to continue on August 14. FOND DU LAC – A 44-year-old man is still missing after he failed to return home from kayaking on Green Lake. The Green Lake County Sheriff’s Office began searching at 5:34 a.m. on Aug. 12 after the Dodge […]

Potter-Randall Medical Society raises concerns about election ordinance


Potter-Randall Medical Society raises concerns about election ordinance

The Potter-Randall County Medical Society held a press conference Monday to address the ballot text for the “Sanctuary City of the Unborn Ordinance,” which the Amarillo City Council will vote on at its regular city council meeting on Tuesday. Dr. Steven Urban read a prepared statement on behalf of the medical society outlining concerns about […]