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(KNSI) — An investigation is underway after a 23-year-old woman was found unresponsive in her cell at the Sherburne County ...

Stephens County Commissioners affirmed Fair Board members among handling routine business matters Tuesday morning.

The Johnson County Board of Supervisors wants to compare repair costs with the cost of closing the jail and housing inmates ...

IOWA CITY — The Johnson County Board of Supervisors is likely to approve a resolution this week that formalizes its interest ...

Alvin S Glenn Detention Center is dangerous; Charleston County jail audit pending. South Carolina Legislature must provide ...

PITTSTON — Luzerne County Manager Romilda Crocamo held the first of several 2025 town hall meetings scattered around the county Wednesday evening at the Pittston Memorial Library.

Over 25 years ago, a federal law was passed to ensure that every death that occurred while the person was in the custody of ...

Boone County Jail is currently over capacity. Officials say as of Wednesday, January 22, the jail had 289 inmates on its ...

The Ephrata Police Department released a statement Tuesday indicating that the Central Basin Investigative Team, a joint task ...

(KNSI) — The Stearns County Board of Commissioners is holding a work session on Tuesday morning to discuss updates for the ...

The Barron County Sheriff Department’s 2024 annual report notes an increase in OWI arrests, child pornography cases and sex ...