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NORMAL, Ill. (WMBD) — Staffing shortages are affecting every industry in the United States, including law enforcement. Local law enforcement agencies including the Normal Police Department and McLean County Sheriff’s Office are looking for more officers. “I think right now currently we’re down seven to eight officers, but we are hiring several over the next few months,” said Public Informatio...

Gabby Petito and fiance Brian LaundrieCourtesy of the Schmidt and Petito family Brian Laundrie sent texts between his and his fiancé's phones to trick police into thinking she was alive, per the FBI. Gabby Petito's body was discovered at a Wyoming campsite in September. Laundrie's remains were found in a Florida reserve in October, along with his backpack and notebook. After Gabby Petito's ...

A volunteer prepares "I Voted" stickers at a polling station at Windham High School, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, in Windham, N.H. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) The state spent $4.17 million in attorneys’ fees for two lawsuits over a 2017 Republican-backed voting law, according to a letter from Attorney General John Formella to Sen. Cindy Rosenwald. Both the League of Women Voters of New Hampshire and t...

Cottage Food Law legislation seeks approval for internet, mail order sales  Michigan Farm News

Three Ward and Smith labor and employment attorneys analyzed a number of real-life situations many employers are dealing with in the current landscape. The webinar, part of Ward and Smith's In-House Counsel virtual conference, challenged attorneys to provide solutions for workplace issues such as vaccination mandates, religious accommodations, hiring practices, and discrimination. The session...

Ranked by Number of local attorneys Information was obtained from firm representatives, BBJ records and firm websites. Information on the List was supplied by individual firms through questionnaires and could not be independently verified by the BBJ. Only those that responded to our inquiries or those with available data were listed. In case of ties, firms are listed by number of firm-wide at...

Topline A Facebook post from a Houston TV station announcing Texas’ new ban on chaining up dogs outdoors found an audience far beyond the local market, with the news making for the most popular link post on Facebook in the U.S. over the past week, beating out a slew of posts from conservative news sources. Chains are no longer considered an acceptable tether for dogs kept outside in Texas. Ke...

Law enforcement say one person arrested in Starkville shooting  WCBI

[UPDATE: I should note what I missed at first, which is that a footnote in the opinion notes a different result from a different judge in the same district; I've just blogged about that opinion. Thanks to commenter Mark Regan for pointing this out.] So holds today's opinion by Judge William S. Stickman IV (W.D. Pa.) in Doe 1 v. Upper Saint Clair School Dist.: Plaintiffs … allege that their c...

On Thursday, NBC released the first promo for the upcoming revival series, premiering Feb. 24, and it shows Waterston reprising his role as District Attorney Jack McCoy. "It's okay to be the hero, as long as you win," he says ominously in the brief clip, which naturally concludes with the franchise's iconic "dun dun." Waterston, 81, starred in Law & Order from season 5 in 1994 until its f...