May 9, 2023 Minnesota Senate approves plan to entitle state workers to paid leave when sick, caring for ill relatives A plan to entitle Minnesota workers to paid leave when they're sick or caring for ill relatives has been approved by the state's Senate.
May 9, 2023 Nebraska lawmakers reintroduce effort to ban abortions at 12 weeks of pregnancy Lawmakers in Nebraska reintroduced an effort to restrict abortion access in the state on May 8, 2023. The new plan would ban abortion at 12 weeks of pregnancy.
May 9, 2023 Republican effort to restrict changes to Ohio's constitution faces deadline as state House continues to stall Republicans in Ohio have wanted to make it harder to change the state's constitution, but the proposal has stalled so far. The Ohio House has still yet to decide on the measure.
May 9, 2023 Dad who claims he adopted violent adult 'masquerading' as 6-year-old breaks down over 'abuse' The Barnett family, which says they unknowingly adopted an adult pretending to be a child "with intent to harm their family," are speaking out after being cleared of neglect charges.
May 8, 2023 North Dakota bill letting teachers ignore pronouns becomes law Republican North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum on Monday authorized a bill that allows teachers and state employees to disregard transgender pronouns.
May 8, 2023 Missing Wisconsin boy, 8, found alive in remote Michigan park Nante Niemi, 8, was found alive and well in Michigan's Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park after having been missing for two days.
May 8, 2023 Chicago cop murder: 5 in custody after officer's shooting death, source says A 24-year-old Chicago police officer, Areanah Preston, was gunned down outside her South Side home Saturday, according to authorities, just after the end of her night shift.
May 8, 2023 Forensic genealogy gets Kansas man arrested for 2007 sex assault Police in Kansas have arrested Ted Foy, 52, in connection with a 2007 sex assault case that went cold. Foy was identified as a suspect after forensic genealogy pointed investigators to him.
May 8, 2023 Michigan college closes doors, hosts commencement for final graduating class Finlandia University, a small college in Hancock on Michigan's Upper Peninsula, will cease operations after holding its final graduating class' commencement ceremony.
May 8, 2023 Wisconsin judge orders state election commission to reconsider complaint filed against fake GOP electors A Wisconsin election commission has been ordered to reconsider a complaint filed against fake Republican electors who attempted to cast the state's 2020 electoral ballots.