Author: Nina Clarke

MISSOURI — A teenage girl was sentenced to prison after a deadly game of Russian roulette left her 16-year-old girlfriend shot in the head while the couple’s young sisters were at home, prosecutors say. Mary Cornelius, 19, pleaded guilty to first-degree involuntary manslaughter and on Thursday received a seven-year prison sentence in the death of…

LINCOLN, NEBRASKA — A Nebraska woman says she survived a horrific beating, strangulation, and kidnapping at the hands of her ex-boyfriend, who later lay beside her bloodied body believing she was dead before allegedly trying to blow up the home with them both inside. The victim, 42-year-old Jesserae Beck, told KOLN that her ex, Christopher…

CLACKAMAS COUNTY, OREGON — A 53-year-old Oregon man has been found guilty of murdering a U.S. Postal Service mail carrier in front of witnesses — including the victim’s mother — after ordering neighbors to stop recording so he could “handle it.” According to the Clackamas County District Attorney’s Office, Chad Michael Westover was convicted of…

FRANKLIN COUNTY, OHIO — A 32-year-old Ohio man is facing murder charges after authorities say he fatally injured his girlfriend’s 5-month-old daughter, leaving the infant with skull fractures and multiple traumatic injuries while her mother was away for just one hour. According to prosecutors, Glenn McIntosh allegedly killed baby Ameira Reynolds on October 13 inside…

LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY — Police are investigating a fatal crash that claimed one life Sunday evening in Lexington, according to officials. The incident happened around 6:30 p.m. at the intersection of Bryan Station Road and Manhattan Drive, where two vehicles collided under unclear circumstances. Lexington firefighters responded to the scene along with Fayette County Coroner’s Office,…

RUDOLPH, WISCONSIN — A 64-year-old man was killed in a tragic tractor accident at a home near Rudolph on Saturday afternoon, according to the Wood County Sheriff’s Department. Deputies said they received a 911 call around 1:41 p.m. reporting an unresponsive person found in a driveway at a residence on Greenfield Avenue, just south of…

MADISON, WISCONSIN — Republican lawmakers in Wisconsin are backing a proposal to expand the state’s Law Enforcement Officers’ Bill of Rights, aiming to include state troopers under its protections. The plan would give Wisconsin State Patrol officers the same procedural rights and employment safeguards currently afforded to local law enforcement officers when facing internal investigations…

LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY — Two Louisville brothers are behind bars after a fatal shooting early Sunday morning at a Fern Creek apartment complex that left their younger brother dead, according to Louisville Metro Police (LMPD). Authorities identified the victim as 30-year-old Darryl E. Burnett Jr., who was found shot in the head and right leg at…

MEADE COUNTY, KENTUCKY — A 34-year-old Louisville man was killed early Sunday morning after being struck by a car on Dixie Highway, according to the Kentucky State Police (KSP). Troopers from KSP’s Elizabethtown Post responded to the scene shortly after 6:00 a.m. on October 19, following reports of a pedestrian hit by a vehicle in…

ASHLAND, WISCONSIN — A bomb threat forced the evacuation of the Superior Choice Credit Union in Ashland on Saturday after a man claimed there was an explosive device inside his safety deposit box, police said. According to the Ashland Police Department, officers responded after the suspect allegedly called the credit union and made the threat,…