Police shooting of Daunte Wright puts spotlight on pretextual arrest laws Christopher Wilson
The killing of a 20-year-old Minnesota man during a traffic stop Sunday has drawn attention to so-called pretextual arrests, which allow police to pull vehicles over for minor traffic violations and then investigate unrelated crimes.
Daunte Wright was shot by a police officer Sunday afternoon in the Minneapolis suburb of Brooklyn Center after officials say they pulled him over for an expired registration on his vehicle. When they approached the car, they saw he had something hanging from his rearview mirror, and after running his name they found an outstanding warrant. Body camera footage released Monday showed an officer shooting Wright as he tried to get back into his car.
Taco-Eating Contest Turns Tragic As Family Sues Team For Dad’s Death
04/06/21 AT 12:32 PM
The family of a man who died after choking during a taco-eating contest at a minor league baseball game in 2019 is now suing the team and organizers of the event for negligence that allowed for his death.
The lawsuit was filed in California, and alleges that 41-year-old Dana Hutchings was not made aware of the risks and dangers involved with entering the competition, the Associated Press reports. Hutchings died after choking on tacos during the contest at a Fresno Grizzlies baseball game on Aug. 13, 2019, where he and other participants were told to eat as many tacos as they possibly could during an allotted amount of time.
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The Arkansas PBS Foundation has a new name, a new board president and new board members as it supports a bigger role than ever for Arkansas PBS, formerly the Arkansas Educational Television Network.
The Conway-based network proved “just how essential and valuable the network is to the citizens of Arkansas” through a pandemic year of educational services, including curriculums for students learning at home and development programs for readjusting teachers.
The foundation has a relatively new executive director, Marge Betley, after it healed a rift with its parent network that widened over the firing of longtime foundation COO Mona Dixon in 2019.
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McGirt v. Oklahoma: Reflections on a Landmark Case and What We’ve Learned So Far February 16, 2021 12:15 PM - 1:30 PM
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