July 26, 2023 Kansas man accused of killing father, stabbing stranger before police shot him John McGriff, 32, of Kansas City, Kansas, has been charged with second-degree murder for allegedly killing his father before being apprehended by police for a separate assault.
July 26, 2023 Michigan Gov. Whitmer signs off on so-called 'conversion therapy' ban Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Wednesday signed into law a bill banning conversion therapy for LGBTQ people from being administered in the state.
July 26, 2023 Allowing trans activists to intervene in driver's license suit a legal 'morass,' Kansas AG Kobach says Republican Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach slammed five ACLU-backed transgender residents' bid to intervene in a lawsuit as a legal "morass" in a new court filing.
July 26, 2023 Arkansas Treasurer Mark Lowery dies after suffering 2 strokes Arkansas Treasurer Mark Lowery, aged 66, passed away a day after revealing his decision to step down from office due to two strokes he had suffered in recent months.
July 26, 2023 Coroner identifies Indiana man shot, killed after pointing gun at police The Terre Haute, Indiana man shot and killed in a Tuesday confrontation with police has been identified as 34-year-old Christopher Fortin.
July 26, 2023 Ohio abortion vote this November considered 2024 presidential bellwether by Democrats, Republicans A November vote on a pro-abortion Ohio amendment is considered a bellwether ahead of the 2024 presidential election a year after the end of Roe v. Wade.
July 26, 2023 Ohio Supreme Court upholds law allowing prison sentences to be extended due to bad behaviour The Ohio Supreme Court has upheld a law that allows prison officials to extend the prison sentences of incarcerated inmates due to bad behavior.
July 26, 2023 Missouri execution of convicted child killer halted by federal appeals court A federal appeals court panel has temporarily halted the scheduled execution of Johnny Johnson, a 45-year-old Missouri man convicted of murdering 6-year-old Casey Williamson in 2002.
July 26, 2023 Ohio voters set to decide whether right to abortion should be added to state's constitution After enough signatures were gathered to get a proposal on the ballot, voters in Ohio can now vote on whether the right to abortion should be added to the state's constitution.
July 26, 2023 Drug, neglect charges filed against parents of 16-month-old boy who was fatally shot by 5-year-old brother Neglect and drug charges have been filed against the parents of a 16-month-old child who was murdered. The child was shot by his 5-year-old brother in Indiana.