Friday, November 15, 2024

Young dad-to-be was among 13 US troops killed in Afghanistan

A young husband with a child on the way. Another man who always wanted to be in the military. A man who planned to become a sheriff’s deputy when his deployment ended. Heartwrenching details began emerging Friday about some of the 13 U.S. troops killed in a
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Young dad-to-be was among 13 US troops killed in Afghanistan

A young husband with a child on the way. Another man who always wanted to be in the military. A man who planned to become a sheriff’s deputy when his deployment ended. Heartwrenching details began emerging Friday about some of the 13 U.S. troops killed in a
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Young dad-to-be was among 13 US troops killed in Afghanistan

A young husband with a child on the way. Another man who always wanted to be in the military. A man who planned to become a sheriff’s deputy when his deployment ended. Heartwrenching details began emerging Friday about some of the 13 U.S. troops killed in a
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Young dad-to-be was among 13 US troops killed in Afghanistan

A young husband with a child on the way. Another man who always wanted to be in the military. A man who planned to become a sheriff’s deputy when his deployment ended. Heartwrenching details began emerging Friday about some of the 13 U.S. troops killed in a
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Young dad-to-be was among 13 US troops killed in Afghanistan

A young husband with a child on the way. Another man who always wanted to be in the military. A man who planned to become a sheriff’s deputy when his deployment ended. Heartwrenching details began emerging Friday about some of the 13 U.S. troops killed in a
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Deputies who killed man had body cams, couldn't use them

WASHINGTON (AP) — The two sheriff’s deputies who
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Deputies who killed man had body cams, couldn't use them

WASHINGTON (AP) — The two sheriff’s deputies who
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Deputies who killed man had body cams, couldn't use them

WASHINGTON (AP) — The two sheriff’s deputies who
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

With civil rights charges, Justice Dept. signals priorities

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is sending a strong message about its priorities these days.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

4 ex-cops indicted on US civil rights charges in Floyd death

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A federal grand jury has indicted the four former Minneapolis police officers involved in George Floyd’s arrest and death, accusing them of violating the Black man’s constitutional rights as he was restrained face-down on the pavement and gasping for air, according to indictments unsealed Friday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Garland announces sweeping police probe after Floyd verdict

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is opening a sweeping investigation into policing practices in Minneapolis after a former officer was convicted in the killing of George Floyd there, Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Wednesday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Garland announces sweeping police probe after Floyd verdict

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is opening a sweeping investigation into policing practices in Minneapolis after a former officer was convicted in the killing of George Floyd there, Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Wednesday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Garland announces sweeping police probe after Floyd verdict

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is opening a sweeping investigation into policing practices in Minneapolis after a former officer was convicted in the killing of George Floyd there, Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Wednesday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Garland announces police probe day after Floyd case verdict

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is opening a sweeping investigation into policing practices in Minneapolis after a former officer was convicted in the killing of George Floyd there, Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Wednesday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

AP source: Garland to announce Minneapolis police probe

WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Merrick Garland is expected to announce that the Justice Department is opening a sweeping investigation into policing practices in Minneapolis a day after a former officer was convicted in the killing of George Floyd.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

AP source: DOJ to announce Minneapolis police probe

WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Merrick Garland is expected to announce that the Justice Department is opening a sweeping investigation into policing practices in Minneapolis after the guilty verdict in George Floyd's death, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Officer with knee to George Floyd's neck to be tried alone

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A former Minneapolis police officer who held his knee to the neck of George Floyd for minutes will be tried separately from the three other former officers accused in his death, according to an order filed Tuesday that cites limited courtroom space due to COVID-19 restrictions.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

No immediate ruling in request to delay trial in Floyd case

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota judge overseeing the case against four former Minneapolis police officers charged in the death of George Floyd said Thursday that he would take under advisement a prosecution request to delay the trial by three months due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Activists seek laws after officer cleared in Blake shooting

KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin prosecutor's decision not to bring charges against the officer who shot Jacob Blake in the back came as little surprise to some activists for racial justice, who predict laws must change before police are truly held accountable for using force against Black men.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

FBI: White supremacists plotted attack on US power grid

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — White supremacists plotted to attack power stations in the southeastern U.S., and an Ohio teenager who allegedly shared the plan said he wanted the group to be “operational” on a fast-tracked timeline if President Donald Trump were to lose his re-election bid, the FBI alleges in an …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

8 nuns die of COVID-19 in last week at Wisconsin convent

ELM GROVE, Wis. (AP) — Eight nuns living at a retirement home for sisters in suburban Milwaukee died of COVID-19 complications in the last week — including four who passed away on the same day — a grim reminder of how quickly the virus can spread in congregate living situations, …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Viral spread: Americans paying the price for Thanksgiving

With some Americans now paying the price for what they did over Thanksgiving and falling sick with COVID-19, health officials are warning people — begging them, even — not to make the same mistake during the Christmas and New Year's season.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Viral spread: Americans paying the price for Thanksgiving

With some Americans now paying the price for what they did over Thanksgiving and falling sick with COVID-19, health officials are warning people — begging them, even — not to make the same mistake during the Christmas and New Year's season.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Viral spread: Americans paying the price for Thanksgiving

With some Americans now paying the price for what they did over Thanksgiving and falling sick with COVID-19, health officials are warning people — begging them, even — not to make the same mistake during the Christmas and New Year's season.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Minneapolis approves cuts to police budget, not staffing

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minneapolis City Council unanimously approved a budget early Thursday that will shift about $8 million from the police department toward violence prevention and other programs — but will keep the mayor's targeted staffing levels for sworn officers intact, averting a possible veto.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Minneapolis approves cuts to police budget, not staffing

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minneapolis City Council unanimously approved a budget early Thursday that will shift about $8 million from the police department toward violence prevention and other programs — but will keep the mayor's targeted staffing levels for sworn officers intact, averting a possible veto.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Hundreds sign up to speak on Minneapolis plan to cut police

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — More than 300 Minneapolis residents signed up to speak Wednesday night on a plan to shrink the city's police department, with some pleading for City Council members to deliver the reforms they promised after George Floyd's death and others warning it would be irresponsible to cut officers …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

American Indian Movement co-founder Benton-Banai dies at 89

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Eddie Benton-Banai, who helped found the American Indian Movement partly in response to alleged police brutality against Indigenous people, has died. He was 89.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

American Indian Movement co-founder Benton-Banai dies at 89

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Eddie Benton-Banai, who helped found the American Indian Movement partly in response to alleged police brutality against Indigenous people, has died. He was 89.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

American Indian Movement co-founder Benton-Banai dies at 89

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Eddie Benton-Banai, who helped found the American Indian Movement partly in response to alleged police brutality against Indigenous people, has died. He was 89.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

American Indian Movement co-founder Benton-Banai dies at 89

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Eddie Benton-Banai, who helped found the American Indian Movement partly in response to alleged police brutality against Indigenous people, has died. He was 89.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Benton-Banai, co-founder of American Indian Movement, dies

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Eddie Benton-Banai, who helped found the American Indian Movement partly in response to alleged police brutality against Indigenous people, has died. He was 89.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Nurses wanted: Swamped hospitals scramble for pandemic help

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — U.S. hospitals slammed with COVID-19 patients are trying to lure nurses and doctors out of retirement, recruiting students and new graduates who have yet to earn their licenses and offering eye-popping salaries in a desperate bid to ease staffing shortages.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Mayo Clinic: 905 staff diagnosed with COVID in past 2 weeks

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — More than 900 staff members in the Mayo Clinic Health System in the Midwest have been diagnosed with COVID-19 over the last two weeks as the virus continues to surge across the region, officials said.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

Walz to announce COVID-19 restrictions on youth sports

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz plans to announce new COVID-19 restrictions on Wednesday, including new guidance for youth sports as well as bars and restaurants, in an effort to slow the virus' spread in the community.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

Gazelka: Senate GOP could've handled COVID-19 differently

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota’s Senate majority leader said Tuesday that his caucus could’ve handled news of positive COVID-19 cases among Republican senators differently, after criticism from Democrats that included a call for him to resign from his leadership post and demands for full transparency.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

As hospitals strain, officials urge Minnesotans to stay home

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A registered nurse who cares for COVID-19 patients at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis said Monday the pandemic is taking a toll on front-line workers, and she joined the governor and state health officials in urging people to alter behaviors and skip Thanksgiving gatherings as the pandemic …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Democrats call on Gazelka to resign over COVID handling

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota's Democratic senators are calling on Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka to resign from his leadership post after Senate Republicans failed to notify their Democratic colleagues, nonpartisan staff and Capitol security of a potential COVID-19 outbreak among GOP ranks in advance of a
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Walz calls special session, hints at COVID-19 restrictions

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said Monday that he plans to announce some targeted restrictions to help control the spread of COVID-19 and that he will convene a special legislative session later this week to extend his peacetime emergency powers amid a surge in cases in the state.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Judge rejects moving trial of ex-officers in Floyd's death

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A judge on Thursday rejected defense requests to move the trial of four former Minneapolis police officers charged in George Floyd's death, and also ordered that all four will be tried together instead of separately.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Judge declines to move trial of officers in Floyd's death

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A judge on Thursday declined defense requests to move the trial of four Minneapolis police officers charged in George Floyd's death, and also ruled that all four would be tried in a single proceeding.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Election sets stage for more gridlock at Minnesota Capitol

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The election has set the stage for more partisan gridlock at the Minnesota Capitol, with Republicans appearing likely Wednesday to hang onto their slim majority in the Senate and Democrats poised to keep a diminished majority in the House.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Legal uncertainty fuels lines at Minnesota polling stations

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Uncertainty sparked by a court ruling late last week has fueled a surge in early voting across Minnesota, with voters lining up Monday at polling stations in Minneapolis and elsewhere to ensure that their ballots will be counted no matter what happens on the legal front.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Trial to begin for man accused in Minnesota mosque bombing

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jury selection is scheduled to begin Monday in the trial of the leader of an Illinois anti-government group who is accused of being the mastermind behind the 2017 bombing of a suburban Minneapolis mosque.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Trial to begin for man accused in Minnesota mosque bombing

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jury selection is scheduled to begin Monday in the trial of the leader of an Illinois anti-government group who is accused of being the mastermind behind the 2017 bombing of a suburban Minneapolis mosque.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Minnesota Democrats ramp up push for absentee ballot turnout

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Democrats and election officials on Friday urged people with absentee ballots not yet mailed to drop them off by hand or vote in person, a day after an appellate court’s ruling raised questions about whether ballots that arrive up to seven days beyond Election Day would …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Minnesota Democrats ramp up push for absentee ballot turnout

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Democrats and election officials on Friday urged people with absentee ballots not yet mailed to drop them off by hand or vote in person, a day after an appellate court’s ruling raised questions about whether ballots that arrive up to seven days beyond Election Day would …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Minnesota SOS: Too late to mail ballots -- but not to vote

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota's secretary of state said Thursday it's too late for voters to mail back their absentee ballots if they want to make sure their votes count, after an appeals court ruling indicated that mail-in ballots arriving after Election Day are at risk of being invalidated.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Minnesota SOS: Too late to mail ballots -- but not to vote

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota's secretary of state said Thursday it's too late for voters to mail back their absentee ballots if they want to make sure their votes count, after an appeals court ruling indicated that mail-in ballots arriving after Election Day are at risk of being invalidated.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Court: Late Minnesota absentee ballots must be separated

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota absentee ballots arriving after Election Day should be separated from other ballots in case they are later invalidated by a court, an appeals court panel said Thursday, in a ruling that puts the state's extended counting period at risk and sets the stage for post-election litigation.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Court hears challenge to Minnesota mail-in ballots extension

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A challenge to Minnesota's seven-day extension for counting absentee ballots received after Election Day went before an appeals court panel Tuesday, as attorneys for the Republican plaintiffs argued that leaving the extension intact could lead to the disqualification of thousands of votes that are received after Nov. …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Court hears challenge to Minnesota mail-in ballots extension

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A challenge to Minnesota's seven-day extension for counting absentee ballots received after Election Day went before an appeals court panel Tuesday, as attorneys for the Republican plaintiffs argued that leaving the extension intact could lead to the disqualification of thousands of votes that are received after Nov. …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Court to hear challenge to Minnesota mailed ballot extension

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A federal appeals court panel on Tuesday was set to hear a challenge to Minnesota's seven-day extension for counting absentee ballots after Election Day, which the Republican plaintiffs argue could lead to thousands of votes received after Nov. 3 being disqualified and the election being thrown into …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Court refuses to delay vote in Minnesota congressional race

A federal appeals panel on Friday rejected a Minnesota Republican candidate's request to delay voting in his congressional race to February due to the death of a third-party candidate, handing a legal victory to the Democratic incumbent.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Panel: Minnesota US House vote unlikely to be rescheduled

A federal appeals panel indicated Friday that the Republican challenger in a Minnesota congressional race is unlikely to succeed in his appeal to move voting in that race to February after the death of a third-party candidate.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Judge dismisses 1 charge against former cop in Floyd’s death

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota judge has dismissed a third-degree murder charge filed against the former Minneapolis police officer who pressed his knee against George Floyd's neck, saying there was not enough probable cause for that count to proceed to trial. The more serious second-degree murder charge against Derek Chauvin …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Judge dismisses 1 charge against former cop in Floyd’s death

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota judge has dismissed a third-degree murder charge filed against the former Minneapolis police officer who pressed his knee against George Floyd's neck, saying there was not enough probable cause for that count to proceed to trial. The more serious second-degree murder charge against Derek Chauvin …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

DOJ announces center to help cops, offers aid to Minneapolis

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice announced Tuesday that it has put $3 million toward the creation of a national center that will provide training and assistance to help law enforcement agencies prevent the use of excessive force, and officials expressed hope that Minneapolis would be the first …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Some things to know about Minnesota's atypical election

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — After enduring months of bitter and polarizing political campaigning, Minnesotans eager for the finish line with next month's election may have to wait just a few days more.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Some things to know about Minnesota's atypical election

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — After enduring months of bitter and polarizing political campaigning, Minnesotans eager for the finish line with next month's election may have to wait just a few days more.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Prosecutors in Floyd case ask for 2-day sealing of documents

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Prosecutors in the case against four former Minneapolis officers charged in the death of George Floyd are asking a Minnesota judge to restrict public access to new court filings for two days so the opposing side has a chance to ask for that information to be sealed.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Federal judge upholds Minnesota’s extended ballot counting

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A federal judge has upheld a Minnesota state court agreement that allows the counting of absentee ballots received up to seven days after Election Day.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Council advances plan to dismantle Minneapolis Police Dept.

Mayor Jacob Frey doesn’t support abolishing the department, a stance that got him booed off the street by activists
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Minneapolis cop who knelt on man's neck charged with murder

The Minneapolis officer who was seen on video kneeling on the neck of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man who died in custody after pleading that he could not breathe, has been arrested and charged with murder
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Klobuchar's husband back home after virus hospitalization

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar's husband has been released from a hospital where he was being treated for low oxygen and pneumonia as a result of the coronavirus, the senator said Thursday.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

As virus spreads, growing need for hospital beds, supplies

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The coronavirus pandemic took an increasingly bleak toll Saturday in the U.S. and Europe, producing staggering caseloads in New York and Italy and setting off a desperate scramble to set up thousands of additional hospital beds as the disease notched another grim advance.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Italy virus cases soar again; NY eyes temporary hospitals

MINNEAPOLIS — The coronavirus pandemic took an increasingly bleak toll Saturday in the U.S. and in Europe, producing staggering caseloads in New York and Italy and setting off a desperate scramble to set up thousands of additional hospital beds as the disease notched another grim advance.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Omar marries political consultant, months after affair claim

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota has married a political consultant who worked for her, months after the two were accused of having an affair, which she denied.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Minnesota deputy on trial in 2018 shooting of suicidal man

STILLWATER, Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota sheriff's deputy who fatally shot an armed suicidal man in 2018 used unreasonable force on a man in crisis, prosecutors said Wednesday at the outset of his trial.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Police: Office shooter among 'several' dead

MINNEAPOLIS - The shooter who opened fire inside a Minneapolis sign company Thursday was among "several" people found dead inside RICHARD building, according to police officials who won't specify how many people were killed.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO