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Luna County Sheriffs Office investigates shooting in Columbus, NM Suspect is still at-large as of Friday, April 9th COLUMBUS, NM – The Village of Columbus was rocked Friday by a shooting incident in broad daylight in front of the Chamber of Commerce located at 205 South Main Street. The village is located 30 miles south of Deming, NM and approximately five miles north of the Mexican border town of Puerto Palomas, Chihuahua. Deputies from the Luna County Sheriff’s Office received a call from...

April 9, 2021 Fire head: ‘Grant County’s ready’ for fire season Written by Geoffrey Plant on April 9, 2021 Local, state and federal firefighters are gearing up for a potentially very busy fire season, according to Grant County Fire Management Officer Randy Villa, who updated commissioners Thursday about the county’s overall fire preparedness as it heads into what is predicted to be a hot and dry summer. Commissioners also heard a report f...

Greenville police investigating Dairy Queen burglary Greenville police investigation Dairy Queen burglary. (Source: Greenville Police Department.) By 14 News Staff | April 9, 2021 at 10:17 AM CDT - Updated April 9 at 10:32 AM GREENVILLE, Ky. (WFIE) - The Greenville Police Department is investigating an early Friday morning burglary at the Dairy Queen. Authorities say they are looking for the suspect below. Police say if you recognize this suspect, call the Greenville Police Department at ...

Reward offered for tips on killing of bald eagle in Vigo Co March 16, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — A $2,000 reward is being offered for information into the killing of a bald eagle in western Indiana. The juvenile eagle was discovered in a tree in southern Vigo County on March 10 by people who regularly go to that area to view eagles, Indiana conservation officers said. Officers determined the raptor died from a gunshot to the breast area. A joint $2,000 reward is being ...

Credit Forsyth Township Police Department Jose Cintron was last seen in the area of M-35 and King Lake Road Wedesday, March 10, around 7:30 a.m. He was reported missing by friends that evening. Anyone who knows where Cintron is asked to call Central Dispatch at 906-475-9912. Tags: 

An 18-year-old Milan Township man was arrested in connection with an assault on a Monroe County Sheriff’s deputy who responded to a call of a family member threatening to harm himself with a handgun and a four-inch kitchen knife Monday morning. The mother of the man called 911 after she reported to Central Dispatch that the man was destroying items inside her home about 11:45 a.m. in the 20000 block of Cone Rd. and threatening to harm others in the house, according to a deputy’s report. The...

Daily News staff Norway Township Board will hold a budget hearing for the fiscal year 2021-22 budget at 5 p.m. today at Norway Township Hall, N1732 Mission St., Vulcan. The property tax millage rate proposed to be levied to support the proposed budget will be a subject of the hearing. The board’s regular meeting will follow at 5:30 p.m. Florence County Board of Education will meet at 5:15 p.m. today in the auditorium at Florence High School/Middle School. The agenda includes referendum plann...

Updated: 1:27 PM CST March 5, 2021 TIPTON COUNTY, Tenn. — UPDATE 3/5/2021 - The Tipton County Sheriff’s Office has charged 40-year-old Joseph Heath Huggins in the death of 32-year-old Haley Marie High of Memphis, who was found dead in the parking lot of a Dollar General store in Tipton County. High was found Wednesday afternoon, dead in the parking lot of the store. 40-year-old Huggins is charged with facilitation of second-degree murder, tampering with evidence, and convict...

For the past five years the Madison County prosecutor’s office has supplemented salaries with discretionary funds, a source that Prosecutor Rodney Cummings said has run dry.

Monroe County is buying 380 new pagers and changing to a digital paging system to eliminate poor coverage that has plagued county fire departments for years. County commissioners gave the go-ahead Tuesday to the transition from the antiquated VHF paging system to a more efficient and existing MPSCS network system to provide better coverage for departments anywhere in the county. The commissioners voted 8-0 to pay for the new pagers and begin the transition. The move was recommended by Telev...