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GOP lawmakers question Noem’s handling of ICE-related shooting in Minnesota

Republicans on Capitol Hill are expressing skepticism over Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem’s handling of the Trump administration’s response to an Immigration Customs and Enforcement (ICE) officer fatally shooting a woman Noem has said was committing an “act of domestic terrorism." Noem’s hasty characterization of the shooting as an entirely justified use of federal

Can ICE officer in fatal Minneapolis shooting be prosecuted?

Whether the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer who fatally shot a Minneapolis woman in her car Wednesday faces criminal prosecution may come down to the details. Federal officials claim the officer acted in self-defense when he opened fire on Renee Nicole Macklin Good, 37, as her car moved forward during an apparent confrontation

Local firefighters hired with $900,000 grant

The East Liverpool Fire Department has hired four new firefighters, funded by a SAFER grant, bringing the total staffing to 19, the highest it has been in over 20 years, in order to reduce the number of missed calls and increase the number of calls they can respond to.