Kansas Cities Allowed to Hire Police With Little Vetting
The Kansas City Police Department captain and 24-year veteran of the force didn’t balk at taking a nearly $56,000 annual pay cut. He wasn’t turned...
Dallas the Latest City to Consider Gunshot Detection System
(TNS) - Dallas could become the latest city to use a gunshot detection system to help police address crime. But the tool has gotten mixed...
For Military, PFAS in Firefighting Foam Pose New Threat
Like their civilian counterparts, U.S. military firefighters are up against a new enemy. From right in their own backyards comes a relatively hidden but potentially...
Wildfire From Field Quickly Overwhelmed Firefighters
(TNS) -Steve McBride guided his Jeep Compass through the dense smoke. The landscape of once golden-brown ponderosa pines and tan brittle grasses was charred and...
IDSA Recommends ‘Universal’ COVID-19 Vaccination Booster
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) this week recommended that everyone over the age of 6 months should get the latest COVID-19 booster,...
Federal Relief Authorized for Natrona County Flood Damage
(TNS) - Nearly three months after an unusually severe flood tore up roads and swamped homes throughout Natrona County, President Joe Biden on Monday officially...
CDC Recommending New COVID-19 Boosters for Everyone
(TNS) - Everyone over the age of 6 months should get the latest COVID-19 booster, a federal expert panel recommended Tuesday after hearing an estimate...
Hurricane Lee Is Slowing, but Margo Is Gaining Strength
(TNS) - Hurricane Lee, now a Category 3 storm with 115 mph sustained winds, is expected to make a sharp turn north in the next...
Cops Seek DNA in 44-year-Old Case of Murdered Teens
(TNS) - In 1979, teenagers in Morton Grove, Illinois, often hung out by a river in a patch of woods. They would smoke pot there...
FBI Keeps Records on Reports of 5th 9/11 Target Undisclosed
(TNS) - The FBI won’t divulge if suicidal al-Qaida terrorists intended to hijack a fifth jet on 9/11.In response to a public records request from...