December 12, 2023 DeSantis downplays significance of Gov. Sununu's New Hampshire endorsement of Haley: 'So many problems' Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis told a CNN town hall in Iowa that he is confident New Hampshire Gov. Sununu will be campaigning with him next fall despite endorsing Ambassador Haley.
December 12, 2023 UW regents meet after DEI rollback deal with lawmakers falls through The Universities of Wisconsin board of regents held a closed meeting Tuesday after a controversial diversity spending deal with the state's Republican-led Legislature fell through.
December 12, 2023 Will Sununu endorsement of Haley make a dent in Trump's massive lead in GOP presidential primary race? Republican Gov. Chris Sununu of New Hampshire endorses former ambassador to the United Nations and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley for the GOP presidential nomination
December 12, 2023 Former Iowa deputy pleads guilty in police dog's hot vehicle death Dallas Wingate, a former Boone County, Iowa, sheriff's deputy, has pleaded guilty in the death of a police dog he left inside his truck for 22 hours in 89-degree heat.
December 12, 2023 Missouri county reaches $1.2M settlement with parents of man who died in restraint chair Jackson County, Missouri, will pay $1.2 million to the parents of Marquis Wagner, who died in 2021 while being held in a restraint chair by jail guards.
December 12, 2023 'Taste', 'decency' standards for South Dakota vanity plates unconstitutional, state admits South Dakota will no longer deny vanity license plate applications based on "good taste and decency" standards the state admitted were a First Amendment violation.
December 12, 2023 Iowa ex-cop who allegedly exchanged nudes, had sex with teen in ride-along program gets 15 years Former Clarksville, Iowa, police Lieutenant Michael Tobin has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for sexually exploiting a minor involved in his department's ride-along program.
December 12, 2023 Michigan landlord punished after hiding bodies of renters he claimed he killed in self-defense Michigan landlord Chad Allen Reed was sentenced to life without parole for the murder of tenant Jaclyn Lepird and also a consecutive 125 years sentence for shooting her boyfriend.
December 12, 2023 Wisconsin considers major election overhaul through ranked choice voting proposal Wisconsin lawmakers are considering a bipartisan bill proposing significant election reform. The bill introduces a ranked choice voting system that would transcend party lines.
December 12, 2023 Antisemitic sign hung outside Michigan Republican congressman's district office Michigan GOP Rep. Tim Walberg saw an antisemitic sign hung from a tree outside of his district office window as antisemitism surges in America.