DIXON – A Dixon man under investigation for child sexual abuse shot his 5-year-old son in the head before killing himself Monday afternoon, the police chief said. Dixon Police officers and Lee County Sheriff's deputies received a report at 3:37 p.m. of two shots fired at 1014 Fargo Ave. where they found Christopher Michaels dead and his father, Robert W. Michaels, 33, breathing but unresponsive … [Read more...]
Governments turn tables by suing public records requesters
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — An Oregon parent wanted details about school employees getting paid to stay home. A retired educator sought data about student performance in Louisiana. And college journalists in Kentucky requested documents about the investigations of employees accused of sexual misconduct. Instead, they got something else: sued by the agencies they had asked for public … [Read more...]
The Latest: IDs of 3 children killed in California confirmed
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Latest on three children killed inside an apartment in Northern California (all times local): 4 p.m. The Yolo County coroner’s office is identifying the three children authorities say were slain by their father in their California apartment. Chief Deputy Coroner Gina Moya said Thursday that they are 11-year-old Kelvin Hodges, 9-year-old Julie Hodges and Lucas … [Read more...]
Records show accused hospital shooter’s life was often in upheaval
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) – Travis Frink’s life was often in a state of turmoil. The 48-year-old Frink – who stands accused of gunning down his elderly mother in a New Hampshire hospital – was embroiled in a bitter divorce that spanned nearly a decade, saw his wages routinely garnished for child support, hopped from job to job as a computer engineer and would sometimes lose custody of … [Read more...]
An Exit Interview With Richard Posner, Judicial Provocateur
WASHINGTON — Judge Richard A. Posner, whose restless intellect, withering candor and superhuman output made him among the most provocative figures in American law in the last half-century, recently announced his retirement. The move was abrupt, and I called him up to ask what had prompted it. “About six months ago,” Judge Posner said, “I awoke from a slumber of 35 years.” He had suddenly … [Read more...]
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