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A man wrongfully convicted and imprisoned for 44 years has reached a $25 million combined settlement with a central North Carolina city and the state of North Carolina involving a lawsuit accusing authorities of misconduct, the man's lawyers said Tuesday. The settlement, which will end a wrongful incarceration lawsuit filed by attorneys for Ronnie Wallace Long in 2021, also included a public written apology from the city of Concord for its role in his imprisonment. The city, located about 25 miles (40 kilometers) northeast of Charlotte, has agreed to pay $22 million of the settlement.

A Black North Carolina man who spent 44 years in prison after he was wrongfully convicted of raping a prominent white woman has been awarded a historic $25 million settlement more than three years after he was exonerated.

A very consequential year that set the table for a much better future.

John Michael Olson of New Richmond, Wisconsin, passed away December 8, 2023, after a long battle with cancer, at home with his wife Diane by his side. John was born

Sign language is experiencing a surge in popularity at Lake Ripley Elementary in the form of an American Sign Language club.