Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois lawmakers have given final approval to legislation that would set statewide rules for the use of police body cameras. The bipartisan measure OK'd Saturday would make Illinois the first state in the country to implement a presidential task force's recommendations following incidents of citizen deaths in interactions with police. […]
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Kansas AG to prosecute man accused of shooting Okla. cop
Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. — The Kansas attorney general's office will lead the prosecution of a 22-year-old man accused of wounding an Oklahoma law enforcement officer. The 22-year-old suspect is being held in the Montgomery County jail along with two others suspected of leading law enforcement on a chase Thursday in southeast Kansas and northern […]
Will new focus on rape kit tests put thousands behind bars?
Associated Press The evidence piled up for years, abandoned in police property rooms, warehouses and crime labs. Now, tens of thousands of sexual assault kits are giving up their secrets — and rapists who've long remained free may finally face justice. A dramatic shift is taking hold across the country as police and prosecutors scramble […]