First-ever February tornadoes in Wisconsin caused $2.4M in damages

EVANSVILLE, Wis. (AP) — The first tornadoes ever recorded in Wisconsin in the usually frigid month…

Student, 18, charged with plotting deadly shooting at his Southern California high school

ONTARIO, Calif. (AP) — An 18-year-old student authorities say had researched school shootings and had an…

Louisiana lawmaker proposes adding nitrogen gas and electrocution to the state’s execution methods

BATON ROGUE, La. (AP) — Louisiana’s infamous electric chair — dubbed by death row inmates as…

Alabama Senate votes to change archives oversight after LGBTQ+ lecture

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The Alabama Senate voted Wednesday to put a politically appointed board in…

13-year-old girl dies days after being shot on front porch of home

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) — A 13-year-old southern Illinois girl who suffered a gunshot wound to her…

New Mexico’s Democrat-led House rejects proposal for paid family and medical leave

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s Democrat-led House of Representatives narrowly rejected a bill Wednesday…

Things to know about California’s Proposition 1

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California voters this March will decide on a statewide ballot measure that…

Kentucky Senate passes a bill to have more teens tried as adults for gun-related felony charges

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — More Kentucky teenagers charged with gun-related felony offenses would be transferred to…

Dark skies, bad weather could have led to fatal California helicopter crash that killed 6

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two aviation experts who reviewed newly released photos and video of Friday’s…

Nebraska Republican gives top priority to bill allowing abortions in cases of fatal fetal anomalies

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A Nebraska lawmaker who tanked an effort last year by his fellow…