A former contract employee for the city of Lakeland has been charged with theft for stealing – and then pawning – several items from the city. Shane Jacks, 43, of Lakeland, a former employee of People Service, the company that … Continued
By Lauren Sausser, Kaiser Health News MOUND BAYOU, Miss. — In the center of this historically Black city, once deemed “the jewel of the Delta” by President Theodore Roosevelt, dreams to revitalize an abandoned hospital building have all but dried up. An … Continued
An Inver Grove Heights man was shot to death during daylight hours last week in Minneapolis. Shortly before 2 p.m. Thursday, Minneapolis Third Precinct Officers found D’Shawn JC Porter, 26, with a fatal gunshot wound to the back of his … Continued
Democratic National Committee Chair Jaime Harrison will gavel-in the party’s national convention on Monday — the first political convention to be held in Chicago in 28 years. Overall, the way to think about each day’s activities at the DNC is … Continued
A crowd of hundreds called for abortion and LGBTQ+ rights Sunday evening in downtown Chicago, getting a head start on a week of protests before the Democratic National Convention kickoff Monday. Starting with a rally on Michigan Avenue and Wacker … Continued