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MADISON, Wis. — If Wisconsin state Rep. Jimmy Anderson needs to go to residents in among the northern neighborhoods he represents, he first should depart his personal district - twice. ...

PLUM, Pa. — Four folks had been useless and a fifth was unaccounted for following a home explosion in western Pennsylvania that destroyed three buildings and broken a minimum of a dozen others Saturday morning, authorities stated. ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — State Sen. John Scott, a longtime South Carolina lawmaker who served for greater than three a long time, died Sunday after a stint within the hospital, in accordance with Democrats throughout the state. He was 69. ...

LAHAINA, Hawaii — Hawaii officers urged vacationers to keep away from touring to Maui as many accommodations ready to deal with evacuees and first responders on the island that faces an extended restoration from the wildfire that demolished a historic city and killed greater than 90 individuals. ...

Oprah Winfrey has been turned away from a shelter for survivors of the Hawaii wildfires - because the official loss of life toll topped 90 on Sunday.The TV character, who has spent current days serving to with support efforts throughout a go to to the state, was accompanied by a CBS information crew when she was denied entry to the War Memorial Complex in Wailuku, native media stated.Officials stated that whereas they appreciated Oprah's work, "out of respect for those who have come to seek safety and shelter at emergency shelters, our policy remains that no media are given access".They added: "We appreciate her understanding of our policy of no camera crews or reporters in our emergency shelters."The star has been pictured this week on social media visiting at the least one ...

A former “Family Feud” contestant who joked on the present about regretting marrying his spouse has been sentenced to life in jail for killing the partner to whom he was estranged. ...

A Colorado man accused of sexually assaulting a feminine hiker whereas posing as a search-and-rescue official shall be formally charged in courtroom this week. ...

MARION, Kan. — A small central Kansas police division is going through a firestorm of criticism after it raided the workplaces of a neighborhood newspaper and the house of its writer and proprietor - a transfer deemed by a number of press freedom watchdogs as a blatant violation of the U.S. Constitution’s safety of a free press. ...

CHICAGO — Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed a legislation banning firearms promoting that officers decide produces a public security menace or appeals to kids, militants or others who would possibly later use the weapons illegally - opening the door for lawsuits towards firearms producers or distributors. ...

Police in Chicago mentioned a rideshare driver shot two armed robbers Saturday after finishing a visit within the metropolis’s West Side. The driver...