Rep. Becky Cash, R-Zionsville, testifies on the rape kit backlog before a committee on March 11, 2025. (Whitney Downard/Indiana Capital Chronicle) State involvement in local investigations took center stage, with…

As Casper police officers brought Wayne Sanchez into the Natrona County jail for booking on a methamphetamine charge in March 2023, Sanchez began to shake violently. He told officers he’d…

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Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist launched his 2026 campaign for governor on March 11, 2025, focusing on Michigan families while speaking to supporters at the Jam Handy in Detroit. | Kyle…

The rotunda at the Idaho Capitol in Boise on Jan.17, 2022. (Otto Kitsinger for Idaho Capital Sun) The public is invited to celebrate Idaho Women’s Day with a presentation titled…

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The scam involves tourists who buy what they think are discounted tickets to Hawaiʻi attractions, sold by scammers. In the end, the tourists take the tours but the companies don’t…

It’s the latest fallout in ongoing tensions between Gov. Josh Green and conservation groups over who should fill the seat to represent traditional stream rights and practices.

A corporate giant’s eye-catching collection bins pay charities pennies for pounds of donated goods, drawing scrutiny in Hawaiʻi and across the U.S.

Sylvia, who came to the Tennessee Legislature from Knoxville on Tuesday, cries as lawmakers on the House K-12 Subcommittee vote in favor of a bill to exclude children without legal…