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North Dakota potato farmer accused of lying about crop insurance gets 10-year ban program, avoids prison

North Dakota potato farmer accused of lying about crop insurance gets 10-year ban program, avoids prison

FARGO — A Red River Valley farmer accused of lying to the government about his failed potato crops has avoided prison despite being banned from the federal crop insurance program for a decade. North Dakota U.S. District Judge Peter Welt sentenced Darren Thronson, 59, of Buxton, to one year of supervised probation last week in …

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Sean Teare unseated Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg in the primary

Sean Teare unseated Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg in the primary

Sign up for the We the Texans newsletter to receive twice-monthly updates on our year-round initiative dedicated to strengthening civic engagement and a timeline of how democracy is experienced in Texas. Former prosecutor Sean Teer unseated embattled, two-term Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg Tuesday night in a primary race that has divided county Democrats. …

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Monumental project will “turbocharge” VA tourism

Monumental project will “turbocharge” VA tourism

ERIC TERRY The travel and tourism industry is an integral part of Virginia’s economy — generating tens of billions in both direct visitor spending and significant jobs. Virginia’s tourism industry is expected to generate $30.3 billion in visitor spending in 2022 alone, a record for the Commonwealth. Perhaps most importantly, we are poised to continue …

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Santa Fe High School shooter moved back to state hospital for mental health treatment as manslaughter trial remains on hold

Santa Fe High School shooter moved back to state hospital for mental health treatment as manslaughter trial remains on hold

Jennifer Reynolds/The Galveston County Daily News via AP, Pool Dimitrios Pagourtzis, a Santa Fe High School student accused of killing 10 people in a high school shooting on May 18, 2018, is escorted by Galveston County Sheriff’s deputies into a change of venue hearing room at the Galveston County Courthouse in Galveston, Texas on Monday, …

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San Antonio is using a public health approach to address violence

San Antonio is using a public health approach to address violence

Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that informs readers of the most important Texas news. San Antonio will become the latest Texas city to use a public health framework in an effort to prevent violence. The approach uses evidence and research to better understand the causes and circumstances of violence—and to …

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Club Q shooter to plead guilty to 74 federal charges, including hate crimes, in return for death penalty

Club Q shooter to plead guilty to 74 federal charges, including hate crimes, in return for death penalty

Aldrich’s state attorneys have indicated in court documents that they are non-binary and use the pronouns they/them. The shooter appeared in court Tuesday via web stream wearing an orange jumpsuit with their attorney, David Kraut. They pleaded not guilty Tuesday, although documents show there was a conditional agreement in the case not to face a …

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Bloomington business celebrating its 187th birthday today?

Bloomington business celebrating its 187th birthday today?

Question: Incredibly, there’s a business in Bloomington-Normal that’s celebrating a birthday today and is almost as old as Bloomington itself. Can you name it? Answer: You are reading it. This paper celebrates another birthday today — No. 187 — established January 14, 1837. It is the oldest business in McLean County. Bloomington itself is only …

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New effort to legalize games of skill in Virginia

A new effort to revive so-called games of skill, or gray machines, in Virginia is taking center stage as the Virginia General Assembly returns to Richmond this week. A news conference is scheduled for Tuesday morning in Richmond to unveil legislation aimed at legalizing and taxing the controversial electronic slot machine-style devices. Last October, the …

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