SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS — A 40-year-old man in Texas who beat his girlfriend’s brother to death in front of her — while FaceTiming his own mother and son during the assault — has been sentenced to 45 years in prison, prosecutors announced this week. According to the Bexar County District Attorney’s Office, Robert Carrasco pleaded…
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY — Officials in Louisville are investigating the cause of last week’s explosion at Carbide Industries in the city’s Rubbertown neighborhood and reviewing whether emergency alerts reached residents in time. The company said it was “fortunate no one was injured” and is now working with Kentucky OSHA to complete a comprehensive safety audit following…
BOWLING GREEN, KENTUCKY — A convicted felon is in custody after allegedly firing multiple shots into the air outside a T Mart convenience store in Bowling Green Thursday evening, according to police. The Bowling Green Police Department (BGPD) confirmed that officers responded to reports of gunfire near Adams Street around 7:45 p.m. Witnesses told authorities…
ROBERTSON COUNTY, KENTUCKY — A Kentucky sheriff is facing mounting calls to resign after he was arrested for his third DUI in less than two years — allegedly driving 110 mph with his emergency lights and sirens on before telling the arresting officer he was “not that drunk.” Authorities confirmed that Robertson County Sheriff Terry…
BOWLING GREEN, KENTUCKY — A Kentucky State Police trooper was hospitalized with minor injuries Thursday afternoon after his patrol cruiser was struck by another vehicle along Interstate 65 during a routine traffic stop, officials confirmed. According to Kentucky State Police (KSP) Post 3, Trooper Hany Elibuishi had pulled over a vehicle on the northbound shoulder…
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY — A Kentucky man convicted in connection with the 2015 killing of 6-year-old Logan Tipton has been arrested in Florida, just one week after his early release from prison, authorities confirmed. According to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office, 42-year-old Ronald Exantus was taken into custody Thursday for failing to register as a convicted…
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN — The Milwaukee Police Department is asking for the public’s help to locate a critically missing 10-year-old boy, identified as Julian Jackson Smith, who was last seen Thursday afternoon on the city’s west side. Authorities said Julian was last spotted around 3 p.m. near 52nd and Center Street, wearing a navy-blue letterman jacket…
POLK COUNTY, WISCONSIN — A former Wisconsin theater owner and her husband are facing multiple felony charges related to sexual crimes against children, according to newly filed criminal complaints in Polk County Circuit Court. Officials confirmed that Amanda Whiting, a former Amery theater owner and youth pastor, and her husband Joshua Whiting have both been…
LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY — Police in Lexington are investigating an early-morning shooting that sent one person to the hospital after officers responded to reports of gunfire on Sutherland Drive Thursday. According to the Lexington Police Department, officers were called to the scene just before 3 a.m. after receiving multiple 911 calls about a possible shooting in…
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN — A 26-year-old man was shot and killed Thursday morning after a minor traffic accident escalated into a deadly shooting involving an off-duty Milwaukee police officer, authorities confirmed. The incident unfolded around 8:25 a.m. near North 49th Street and West Mill Road, where the officer — a 40-year-old veteran with 21 years of…