The annual Police Officer Memorial Ceremony held Friday was one of mixed emotions for one the families who saw their son honored. Urbandale officer Justin Martin’s name was added to the memorial with three other officers who were killed in the line of duty. Martin was ambushed and shot to death on November 2nd while […]Powered by WPeMatico
Artwork submitted by a high school sophomore will soon adorn hundreds of manhole covers on streets throughout Iowa’s largest city. The City of Des Moines sponsored a contest designed to bring awareness to runoff pollution and selected a submission from Ellie Duong. “My design has a hand in it, with water running through (the hand) […]Powered by WPeMatico
Law officers from around the state will gather in southeast Iowa today to honor a fallen colleague. A memorial service for Pottawattamie County Deputy Mark Burbridge is today at 10:00 A.M. The service will take place at the Mid-America Center in Council Bluffs and is open to the public. The Pottawattamie County Sheriff says the […]Powered by WPeMatico
Erich Schlegel/Getty Images(HOUSTON) -- Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has signed a new ban on "sanctuary cities." Signing the bill during a Facebook Live video Sunday, Abbott said the law would allow police to ask about a person's immigration status and would require the local government and law enforcement to comply with federal immigration laws. "Legal immigration is different from harboring people who have committed dangerous crimes," the Republican governor said […]
Erich Schlegel/Getty Images(HOUSTON) -- Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has signed a new ban on "sanctuary cities." Signing the bill during a Facebook Live video Sunday, Abbott said the law would allow police to ask about a person's immigration status and would require the local government and law enforcement to comply with federal immigration laws. "Legal immigration is different from harboring people who have committed dangerous crimes," the Republican governor said […]
Kordel Davis(NEW YORK) -- Pennsylvania State University fraternity brother Kordel Davis is speaking out after 18 of his fellow brothers have been charged in connection with the death three months ago of Beta Theta Pi pledge Timothy Piazza during a pledge ceremony.On the morning of Feb. 3, police were called to the Beta Theta Pi fraternity house, where 19-year-old Piazza was found unconscious, about 12 hours after he fell down […]
Indiana Department of Corrections(WESTVILLE, Ind.) -- An Indiana inmate who had been declared missing on Friday was found Sunday morning hiding inside of a jail ceiling, according to the Indiana Department of Corrections.Orville Morris, an inmate at the Westville Correctional Facility in La Porte County, Indiana, "crawled up into some of the mechanical systems in the ceiling" above a pallet shop where he worked, corrections officials said.He was discovered Sunday […]
moodboard/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) -- A wildfire on the Georgia-Florida border that has burned more than 100,000 acres led to evacuations this weekend when the blaze threatened to jump from a national wildlife refuge onto private property.The fire, which was sparked by lightning in early April in the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, has scorched more than 118,000 acres, according to InciWeb, a government-run fire information site. About 79 people have been evacuated […]
General Beadle Elementary(NEW YORK) -- A 5th grade student is being honored for never missing a day of class at her elementary school.Tracelyn Strand, 11, has had perfect attendance at General Beadle Elementary in Rapid City, South Dakota, since she was in 1st grade."She's a dual-sport athlete, she plays basketball and softball," dad Trent Strand told ABC News. "She knows you have to have good attendance to stay on teams. […]
