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May 31, 2023

WI man pleads guilty to 11-year-old's fatal shooting, prosecutors eye 20-year sentence

Jerry Ward of Madison, Wisconsin, pleaded guilty Wednesday to the first-degree reckless homicide of 11-year-old Anisa Scott in a deal with prosecutors.

May 31, 2023

Missouri woman pleads guilty to baby’s death, gets 5 years probation

A Missouri woman has pleaded to involuntary manslaughter in connection with the death of her 2-month-old baby found with meth in its system.

May 31, 2023

Trump-backed Majewski drops second bid to unseat longstanding House Democrat

Trump-backed Republican Ohio House candidate J.R. Majewski has suspended his 2024 bid to unseat Democratic incumbent Marcy Kaptur, citing his mother's health.

May 31, 2023

Ex-Michigan police chief charged with stealing, selling disposed opioids on job

Former Hartford, Michigan Police Chief Tressa Beltran faces nine criminal charges for stealing and selling prescription opioids from her station's disposal box.

May 31, 2023

Wisconsin man gets life for drug money-related killing, burning victim's body

Pedro Santiago-Marquez of Green Bay, Wisconsin, has been sentenced to life in prison for the shooting death of Jason Mendez-Ramos, whose body he then ordered burned.

May 31, 2023

'Family Feud' murder suspect declines to testify, setting stage for closing arguments in wife's shooting death

Jurors in Quincy, Illinois, will now deliberate the fate of Timothy Bliefnick in the February shooting death of his estranged wife, Rebecca Postle Bliefnick.

May 31, 2023

Missing Missouri doctor found dead in lake from gunshot after previous kidnapping revealed

A missing Missouri ER doctor and father of eight who turned up dead in an Arkansas lake Tuesday died of a gunshot wound, as it was revealed he was kidnapped last year.

May 31, 2023

Indiana state rep arrested driving while intoxicated, leaving site of car crash

An Indiana state representative was arrested Wednesday on charges of operating a vehicle while intoxicated and leaving the scene of an accident.

May 31, 2023

DeSantis says he’ll ‘counterpunch’ against Trump but aims to keep focus on policy rather than personal attacks

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is taking his first steps on the presidential campaign trail, and he is stepping up his counterattacks against Donald Trump.

May 31, 2023

Growing GOP field is dividing up the ‘Never Trump’ vote: Eliza Collins

Des Moines Register’s Brianne Pfannenstiel and Wall Street Journal politics reporter Eliza Collins discuss the GOP presidential field as DeSantis and Trump battle over Iowa.