Across the Nation: Alabama agrees to changes for disabled at state prisons

The Associated Press July 7, 2016

MONTGOMERY, Ala.— Alabama will make changes at aging state prisons to accommodate inmates with disabilities and settle some of the claims in a broader lawsuit ...

Across the Region: Lawyer challenges use of catheter on unwilling South Dakota drug suspect

The Associated Press July 7, 2016

SOUTH DAKOTA Lawyer challenges use of catheter on unwilling drug suspect The attorney for a South Dakota man charged with felony drug ingestion has asked ...

Minnesota police kill man in car; video is widely shared

The Associated Press July 7, 2016

Gov. Mark Dayton called for the Justice Department to investigate

Across the Nation: Dorsey partner is new Alaska attorney general

The Associated Press June 30, 2016

Dorsey partner is new Alaska attorney general ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Jahna Lindemuth didn’t get a seat on the Alaska Supreme Court last month, but she ...

Across the Region: Iowa judge accused of assaulting unfaithful husband

The Associated Press June 30, 2016

IOWA Judge accused of assaulting unfaithful husband An eastern Iowa judge has been charged with domestic assault for allegedly throwing a water bottle at her ...

Supreme Court strikes down Texas abortion clinic regulations

The Associated Press June 27, 2016

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court struck down Texas’ widely replicated regulation of abortion clinics Monday in the court’s biggest abortion case in nearly a ...

Across the Region: Milwaukee can’t enforce worker residency

The Associated Press June 23, 2016

Wisconsin Court: Milwaukee can’t enforce worker residency MADISON, Wis. — Milwaukee can no longer enforce a long-standing requirement that police, firefighters, teachers and other public ...