May 9, 2026 Minnesota nonprofit accused of siphoning $6.5M to fund Vegas trips, luxury cars, private liquor store We Push for Peace nonprofit allegedly collapsed after directors pocketed $6.5 million meant for community violence prevention work in Minnesota.
May 9, 2026 Is Avalanche star Nathan MacKinnon a psychopath for wearing flippers and goggles in the hotel pool? Nathan MacKinnon turned a hotel pool into his personal training facility with flippers and a mask during the Avalanche's playoff run against the Wild.
May 9, 2026 Accused street takeover mastermind charged after wild stunts, machine gun chaos: police Police say a Milwaukee man organized dangerous street takeovers across the city, leading to reckless endangerment and machine gun charges against him.
May 8, 2026 Sea of blue floods Chicago funeral for slain officer as killing fuels outrage over soft-on-crime policies Chicago police honored Officer John Bartholomew at a funeral after he was allegedly shot and killed by a man free on pretrial release from armed robbery.
May 8, 2026 Dem donor’s massive taxpayer-funded payday blows up into felony case roiling state politics Michigan's attorney general charges major Democratic donor Fay Beydoun with 16 felonies, alleging she used a $20 million state grant to enrich herself.
May 8, 2026 Moose wander onto North Dakota high school golf tournament course, causing an unforgettable delay A pair of moose caused a delay during the Divide County Invitational high school golf tournament at Crosby Country Club in North Dakota Thursday night.
May 8, 2026 Tim Walz Minnesota forcing teachers to abide by ‘horribly disgusting,’ ‘crazy’ race standard, says lawmaker Minnesota public school teachers must assess how their biases perpetuate oppression under state licensing standards tied to Gov. Tim Walz's tenure.
May 7, 2026 Reporter's Notebook: Chicago cop killed after suspect released under SAFE-T Act Chicago Officer John Bartholomew was allegedly killed by a man released under the SAFE-T Act's cashless bail provisions despite pending violent charges.
May 7, 2026 Chicago suburb expands cash handouts as race-based reparations program faces major legal battle Evanston, Illinois expanded its cash handout program to offer $500 monthly to 102 families while also operating a reparations program that has distributed $3.47 million to date.
May 7, 2026 DHS urges Wisconsin ‘sanctuary' county to keep illegal immigrant accused in elderly sexual assaults jailed A Nicaraguan national accused of sexually assaulting elderly care facility residents is under an ICE detainer as DHS criticizes a Wisconsin county it describes as a "sanctuary" jurisdiction