Crime, policing and safety across the area.
A former Decatur police officer charged with murder in the 2023 shooting death of Stephen Perkins will get another chance to have the case thrown out, after the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that a Morgan County judge applied the wrong law…
A 29-year-old man has been arrested on a first-degree sodomy charge following an investigation into a reported sexual abuse incident involving a juvenile in Decatur, police said. Decatur police received a report of the incident on Sept. 14, 2026. Investigators later determined…
The Alabama Department of Corrections said Friday the state is collecting $14.2 million in damages from Caddell Construction after the Montgomery-based contractor missed Thursday’s completion deadline on the Governor Kay Ivey Correctional Complex in Elmore County. The $1.25 billion, 4,000-bed complex is…
Property crime is a predominant local law-enforcement concern. Florence sits along the Interstate 75 corridor in Boone County and functions as a major commercial hub. As the city's second-most populous municipality in Northern Kentucky and the eighth-largest in the state overall,…
MADISON, Wis. — The City of Madison is holding off on filing a lawsuit against the Social Justice Center after the organization committed to specific steps intended to address ongoing concerns, City Attorney Michael Haas said. The city plans to review…
Tuscaloosa police say a 25-year-old Tuscaloosa man was targeted in an attempted robbery that ended in a deadly exchange of gunfire at the Magnolia Apartments parking lot. The Tuscaloosa Police Department said it responded Oct. 10, 2026, at about 7:30 p.m. after receiving a…
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Oct. 9—Decatur police arrested a man Thursday after finding a firearm with an altered or obliterated serial number during a traffic stop, according to the Decatur Police Department. An officer with the department's Traffic Division stopped Isaac Tysean King about…
FLORENCE, Wis. — The Florence County Sheriff’s Office with Michigan partners was investigating a bomb threat today involving the middle/high school building in Florence, reporting that safety protocols are being completed “to ensure nothing is missed.” In accordance with established…
The Alabama Supreme Court ruled 7-0 on Friday against the lawsuit seeking to disqualify U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) from the governor’s race over his residency, 25 days out from the election. It is the final ruling in a residency fight that has…