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• Springfield Police demonstrate 'Batman' tool

  17-11-2024 21:11 via wbrz.com
  
  SPRINGFIELD - The Bola Wrap 150 — also known as the 'Batman' tool — is a device that launches a seven-foot-six Kevlar cord that is meant to restrain suspects.It's a tool that the Springfield Police Department uses instead of stun guns. They decided to invest in the technology in 2022 to give officers a less lethal option."It's an early intervention device. Before you get to tasers and all that, you want to be able to use this device for when you give a verbal command and the
  
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• 15-year-old arrested for murder, allegedly shot and killed man

  17-11-2024 19:05 via wbrz.com
  
  JEANERETTE - A 15-year-old was arrested for murder after allegedly killing a 23-year-old on Saturday. The Jeanerette Police Department said officers found Jamul Sparrow Jr. shot to death in a vehicle on St. Charles Street. Officers said they determined that the 15-year-old, who was not named, was responsible for Sparrow's death. The teenager was arrested and booked for second-degree murder, illegal possession of a gun by a juvenile and illegal use of weapons. No more
  
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• Report: One killed, 8 hurt in shooting at New Orleans parade

  17-11-2024 17:38 via wbrz.com
  
  NEW ORLEANS — At least one person was killed and eight others hurt when gunfire broke out at a New Orleans parade Sunday, WWL reports.WWL said the shooting happened during the Nine Times Second Line Parade near St. Roch around 4 p.m., as the parade was ending. The parade ran from around noon to 4 p.m.The New Orleans Police Department is investigating. No more information was immediately available. Permalink| Comments
  
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• Report: 2 killed, 10 hurt in shooting at New Orleans parade

  17-11-2024 17:38 via wbrz.com
  
  NEW ORLEANS — Two people were killed and eight others hurt when gunfire broke out at a New Orleans parade Sunday, WWL reports.WWL said the shooting happened during the Nine Times Second Line Parade near St. Roch around 3:30 p.m. The parade ran from around noon to 4 p.m.The New Orleans Police Department is investigating. No more information was immediately available. Permalink| Comments
  
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• 2 killed, 10 wounded in shootings near New Orleans parade route

  17-11-2024 17:38 via wbrz.com
  
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Two people were killed and 10 others were wounded in two separate shootings along a New Orleans parade route and celebration attended by thousands on Sunday, authorities said. There were no immediate arrests.Officers responding to reports of gunfire shortly after 3:30 p.m. on an avenue in the city’s St. Roch neighborhood found eight victims with gunshot wounds, according to a news release from the New Orleans Police Department. All eight were taken to hosp
  
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• Bishop calling for community to end violence after 14-year-old dies in drive-by shooting

  17-11-2024 16:57 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - A Baton Rouge pastor is asking for an end to gun violence in the city after a 14-year-old was shot just feet away from his church."I just hate to hear about anybody being shot down in the street, especially a teenager like that at the beginning of his life you know," Bishop Floyd Nixon said.Bishop Nixon preaches at Way of Holiness Miracle Temple, which is on the same block where 14-year-old Eric Taylor was shot Wednesday night. The Baton Rouge Police Department said Taylor was wal
  
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• Dozens are sickened and 1 person died after eating carrots contaminated with E. coli

  17-11-2024 16:48 via wbrz.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — An outbreak of E. coli has infected dozens of people who ate bagged organic carrots, and one person died from the infection.Altogether, 39 people were infected and 15 were hospitalized in 18 states after eating organic whole and baby carrots sold by Grimmway Farms, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Sunday.Grimmway Farms, based in Bakersfield, California, has recalled the carrots, which included whole and baby organic carrots sold in bags under
  
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• Taysom Hill runs for 3 TDs as the Saints top Jameis Winston and the struggling Browns 35-14

  17-11-2024 15:54 via wbrz.com
  
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Taysom Hill capped a 138-yard, three-touchdown performance on the ground with a 75-yard scoring run, and the New Orleans Saints improved to 2-0 under interim coach Darren Rizzi with a 35-14 victory over the Cleveland Browns on Sunday.Hill’s two other touchdowns went for 10 and 33 yards — the second on fourth and short — to more than balance out his two turnovers on an interception and fumble. The 34-year-old Hill also moved into ninth p
  
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• Minnesota election judge charged with 2 felonies for allegedly letting 11 unregistered people vote

  17-11-2024 13:49 via wbrz.com
  
  PARK RAPIDS, Minn. (AP) — A man who served as a head election judge in a Minnesota township has been charged with two felony counts for allegedly letting 11 people vote even though they weren’t registered.Officials began investigating after Hubbard County Auditor Kay Rave could not find any completed voter registration forms among the ballots and other materials returned by Timothy Michael Scouton, 64, of Nevis, who had been head election judge in the Badoura Township precin
  
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• LSU falls out of AP Top 25 Poll after losing to Florida

  17-11-2024 13:11 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — The LSU Tigers have exited the AP Top 25 poll released Sunday after their third straight loss to Florida on Saturday.The Tigers were ranked No. 21 after their loss to rival Alabama on Saturday, Nov. 9, but after their recent 27-16 loss against Florida, they have left the Top 25.See the full list below:1. Oregon2. Ohio State3. Texas4. Penn State5. Indiana 6. Notre Dame 7. Alabama 8. Georgia9. Ole Miss 10. Tennessee11. Miami (FL)12. Bois
  
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• Justice Department demands records from Illinois sheriff after July killing of Black woman

  17-11-2024 12:56 via wbrz.com
  
  SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department is demanding records related to the shooting of an Illinois woman who was killed in her home by a sheriff’s deputy as it investigates how local authorities treat Black residents and people with behavioral disabilities.The government made a list of demands in dozens of categories in a letter to the Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office, dated Thursday.“The Sheriff’s Office, along with involved count
  
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• Here are the people Trump has picked for key positions so far

  17-11-2024 12:03 via wbrz.com
  
  President-elect Donald Trump is filling key posts in his second administration, and it’s shaping up much differently than his first. He’s prioritizing loyalists for top jobs.Trump was bruised and hampered by internal squabbles during his initial term in office. Now he appears focused on remaking the federal government in his own image. Some of his choices could face difficult confirmation battles even with Republicans in control of the U.S. Senate.Here’s a look at
  
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• Man wanted for multiple thefts in East Baton Rouge Parish, officials say

  17-11-2024 11:06 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — Deputies say they are searching for a man wanted for multiple thefts that occurred in East Baton Rouge Parish.Oscar Johnson, 51, was identified by officials as the suspect. According to Capital Region Crime Stoppers, Johnson is believed to be occupying a white Jeep Compass. If you have any information you can click here or call 225-344-7867.Permalink| Comments
  
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• East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office searching for man wanted in connection with multiple thefts

  17-11-2024 11:06 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — Deputies say they are searching for a man wanted for multiple thefts that occurred in East Baton Rouge Parish.Oscar Johnson, 51, was identified by officials as the suspect. According to Capital Region Crime Stoppers, Johnson is believed to be occupying a white Jeep Compass. If you have any information you can click here or call 225-344-7867.Permalink| Comments
  
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• Deadline to apply for FEMA Individual Assistance Program in select parishes is Monday

  17-11-2024 09:37 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE — Those looking to apply for FEMA Individual Assistance Program in select parishes after Hurricane Francine have until Monday, Nov. 19. The deadline is for residents of Ascension, Assumption, Lafourche, Jefferson, St. Charles, St. James, St. John the Baptist, St. Mary and Terrebonne Parishes.To apply for FEMA assistance you can click here or call 800-621-3362. The FEMA Helpline is open daily from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m.Permalink| Comments
  
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• EBRSO: One dead after overnight shooting on Nicholson Drive

  17-11-2024 07:59 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - The East Baton Rouge Sherrif's Office is investigating an overnight shooting that left one man dead at an apartment complex on Nicholson Drive on Saturday.Deputies were called to The Meadows at Nicholson and arrived around 8 p.m., where they found 27-year-old Johnathan James dead in the hallway. No information was given about a suspect or motive.EBRSO is asking anyone with information to call their office at 389-5000 or Crimestoppers anonymously at 344-STOP. Permalink| Co
  
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• EBRSO: one dead after overnight shooting

  17-11-2024 07:59 via wbrz.com
  
  BATON ROUGE - The East Baton Rouge Sherrif's Office is investigating an overnight shooting that left one man dead at an apartment complex on Nicholson Drive Saturday.Deputies were called to The Meadows at Nicholson and arrived around 8 p.m., where they found 27-year-old Johnathan James dead in the hallway. No information was given about a suspect or motive.EBRSO is asking anyone with information to call their office at 389-5000 or Crimestoppers anonymously at 344-STOP. Permalink| Comme
  
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