Police officers, guns, and community collide: How the Charlotte house shooting happened

The US Marshals task force shootout left four officers and the suspect dead. It also revealed the overlapping dilemmas of American life. Read More

Florida Police Departments Spent Thousands on Training Seminars Banned in 9 States

A New Jersey government watchdog said Street Cop Training instructors glorified violence, made discriminatory remarks, and offered unprofessional and unconstitutional advice to officers. Read More

Chicago woman charged in shots fired incident detained in Bloomington

With the help of video footage showing three vehicles leaving the scene, officers were able to locate two individuals believed to be involved and recover two firearms. Ajea J. Porter-Toney, 31, is ... Read More

Mattoon resident found guilty of shooting man in leg

The firearms charges resulted from an arrest the Mattoon Police Department made on Nov. 4, 2022 with the assistance of the Coles County Crisis Response Team. Read More

News Archives April 2024

Editorial endorsement May 2024: Vote ‘yes’ on extending Portland’s gas tax Editorial endorsement May 2024: Vote 'yes' on renewing PPS teachers levy Liz Weston: Capitol gains on condo gift can depend ... Read More

Supreme Court questions obstruction charges brought against Jan. 6 rioters and Trump

The Supreme Court questioned Tuesday whether federal prosecutors went too far in bringing obstruction charges against hundreds of participants in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot. Read More

Ferreira mixes perfect halfpipe year, 'Hotdog Hans' pranks

Freestyle skier Alex Ferreira won every contest in the halfpipe this season. His 80-ish-year-old costume-wearing alter-ego named "Hotdog Hans" also charmed unsuspecting terrain-park visitors. Read More

Here's what's going on in Lincoln's music scene, April 19-25

On April 9, the Lincoln Police Department responded to a reported shooting an apartment in the 1100 block of G Street at about noon. Bartender Ashley Novak pours a mixed drink at Deb's Place on ... Read More

China is pushing fentanyl crisis in US, House panel says: ‘It wants the chaos and devastation’

China is “knee deep” in fueling the fentanyl crisis in the U.S., even offering tax rebates for illicit drugs to capitalize on the chaos and devastation, congressional leaders charge. Read More

Bills' Allen credits Diggs for being QB he is today

Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen bid receiver Stefon Diggs farewell in an exchange of texts. Impersonal as that may sound, Allen heaped praise on Diggs by saying he wouldn't be the quarterback he ... Read More

China-born Guanyu will be a star regardless of F1 result

Formula 1 returns to China this weekend after a five-year absence. And no matter who wins on Sunday, the star locally will be China-born driver Zhou Guanyu. Read More

Poststandard Archives April 2024

Former Syracuse football player Ja’Had Carter back in transfer portal after 1 year at Ohio State (report) Syracuse women’s lacrosse has a Boston College problem, losing — again — with a trophy on the ... Read More