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Katrina Lim WISCONSIN (WQOW) - Governor Tony Evers signed a bill into law Thursday to crack down on catalytic converter thefts, and lawmakers who supported the bill are ecstatic. "It's been a long time coming," said Representative Clint Moses (R-Menomonie), who authored the bill. Catalytic converters contain precious metals including platinum and palladium, which can bring in more than $...

Senator was only member of Montana delegation to support legislation As a part of his continued effort to support Montana law enforcement and keep communities safe in the Treasure State, U.S. Senator Jon Tester secured more than $1 billion in critical funding for local, state, and federal law enforcement and public safety programs in annual legislation to fund the federal government. "Montana...

In novel and important decision, DePy Synthes Sales v. Howmedica Ostionic’s, Ninth Cir. Case No. 21-55126, on March 14, 2022, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the lower court’s decisions to prevent a former employer from enforcing non-California forum selection clauses and a non-compete against its former California employee. Waber, the employee at issue, had entered into an employme...

PULASKI COUNTY, Mo. — A man wanted for multiple warrants was arrested just outside of Pulaski County on Tuesday (3/22/22). The Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office said it was told Dawson Preble was armed with a weapon and threatened to shoot law enforcement if they tried to approach him. After some investigating, deputies believed Preble could be at a building on the 18000 block of Highway seven,...

A federal judge has temporarily prevented a District of Columbia law from going into effect that would have allowed children to get vaccinated – including with the COVID-19 vaccine – without parental consent. The Minor Consent for Vaccinations Amendment Act said children as young as 11 could be vaccinated so long as a medical provider considers them capable of informed consent about the need ...

Lake Washington High School. Courtesy photo By Brooklynn Hillemann, WNPA News Service K-12 schools have more guidance on how to conduct active-shooter lockdown drills with a new bill signed into law by Gov. Jay Inslee. The bill prohibits schools from conducting drills involving life-like simulations or reenactments of active shooter scenarios that are not “trauma-informed and age and developm...

Lake Washington High School. Courtesy photo By Brooklynn Hillemann, WNPA News Service K-12 schools have more guidance on how to conduct active-shooter lockdown drills with a new bill signed into law by Gov. Jay Inslee. The bill prohibits schools from conducting drills involving life-like simulations or reenactments of active shooter scenarios that are not “trauma-informed and age and developm...

Lake Washington High School. Courtesy photo By Brooklynn Hillemann, WNPA News Service K-12 schools have more guidance on how to conduct active-shooter lockdown drills with a new bill signed into law by Gov. Jay Inslee. The bill prohibits schools from conducting drills involving life-like simulations or reenactments of active shooter scenarios that are not “trauma-informed and age and developm...

Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson. More than a dozen Seattle-area law enforcement agencies — including police departments in Bothell and Redmond — will receive funding for refrigeration units meant for storing evidence from sexual assault investigations, according to state Attorney General Bob Ferguson. “More storage means more evidence can be tested, and more crimes can be solve...

Mercy Health and a Pennsylvania operator of psychiatric hospitals could get final approval soon to build a new inpatient facility in Kent County. The two companies said today that an administrative law judge has upheld a 2021 recommendation by Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) staff to award certificate of need approval to a Universal Health Services Inc. (UHS) affiliat...