As the uncertain future of the Department of Education looms, state lawmakers are looking to enshrine students’ civil rights.

Jodi S. Cohen and Jennifer Smith Richards at ProPublica] From my colleagues at ProPublica: "Citing an urgency to protect students’ civil rights in a second Trump administration, Illinois lawmakers ...

Chicago Tribune investigation would explicitly prevent police from ticketing students for violations such as vaping or ...

State and Federal Law Enforcement agencies working side by side with concerned citizens and our media organizations," Rock Island Police Chief Tim McCloud said in a statement. "I'm proud to have ...

At a contemplative ceremony Thursday morning, Columbus leaders remembered the city’s first Black police chief as a trailblazing man who spent more than five decades as a dedicated public servant.

CRANSTON, R.I. (WJAR) — The Rhode Island State Police said Thursday that they fired two troopers for violating rules, regulation and policies after they shared a video of a pedestrian death on ...

Two Rhode Island State Police troopers who displayed poor judgment and a "lack of empathy" for the family of a man who was struck and killed on Interstate 95 last year have been fired, Colonel ...

The vehicle had been left running with the child, Blessing Aoci, inside while her mother went inside a residence when it was stolen by an unknown suspect, according to Illinois State Police.

“Instead of seceding and creating a 51st state, they should just join us.” 16-year-old fatally shot in front of home in Belleville: Police He’s introduced a bill to create an Indiana ...

Although the two didn't speak about that night during the inquest, recorded conversations of Herpstreith and Hubble's interactions with Illinois State Police revealed more. Hours of recordings ...

GOOD EVENING. ERICA. AS YOU CAN SEE, WE’RE BEING KEPT ABOUT 100 YARDS FROM THE ENTRANCE TO THE STATE POLICE HEADQUARTERS. SO IT’S BEEN DIFFICULT TO TELL WHO EXACTLY IS COMING AND GOING.