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Not guilty pleas in crash that killed 2

A 21-year-old Manitowoc man has pleaded not guilty to driving drunk and under the influence of drugs in a car crash that killed two people and injured four others. Authorities say Dylan Karnitz was speeding when he crashed into a car in Manitowoc in March, killing 23-year-old Christopher Mark and ...

Suspect shot by SD officers expected to recover

Authorities say a man shot by law officers following a chase in southwestern South Dakota is expected to recover. Attorney General Marty Jackley says two Pennington County deputies and a Highway Patrol officer chased suspected drunken driver Travis Ross on Monday afternoon and shot him when he brandished a rifle. ...

Nebraska lawmaker sentenced after DUI guilty plea

A state senator has been sentenced after pleading guilty to drunken driving in his northwest Omaha district. On Monday Scott Lautenbaugh was fined $500 and given two days in jail and a year of probation. He qualified for house arrest so will serve his jail time at home. Authorities say ...

Charges dropped against officer charged with DUI

Carroll County prosecutors have dropped DUI charges against a Baltimore County police captain. Forty-four-year-old Matthew McElwee of Hanover, Pa., was cited March 16 when he was stopped at a sobriety checkpoint in Hampstead. He was accused of driving a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol and driving while impaired ...

Sentence in crash that killed 2 will be appealed

A prosecutor says he'll appeal the probation given to Kansas State University graduate student for a head-on crash that killed two people. KMAN-AM reports (http://bit.ly/14In3Ce ) Riley County Attorney Barry Wilkerson filed notice Tuesday that he'll seek prison time for 24-year-old Miles Theurer. The veterinary medicine student pleaded no contest ...

Officer says he's not guilty of bogus arrest

A New Jersey police officer has pleaded not guilty to charges accusing him of making a bogus drunken driving arrest of a politician last year. The Philadelphia Inquirer (http://bit.ly/16F3eLX ) reports that Washington Township officer Joseph DiBuonoventura entered the plea Monday. He could face decades in prison if he is ...

SC teen charged with felony DUI after collision

An 18-year-old Florence man is charged with felony driving under the influence after a woman was killed in a two-car collision in Florence. The Morning News of Florence reported (http://bit.ly/12GKT1P ) that Nicklas Surls was arrested by the South Carolina Highway Patrol in connection with the wreck Saturday. Surls was ...

Officers shoot man following chase in southwest SD

A suspected drunken driver was shot multiple times after allegedly brandishing a rifle following a half-hour police chase in southwestern South Dakota. Attorney General Marty Jackley says two Pennington County deputies and a Highway Patrol officer chased 43-year-old Travis Ross on Interstate 90 Monday afternoon. The officers used spike strips ...

Editorials from around Pennsylvania

THE VETERANS AFFAIRS/LEGIONELLA MESS: IT GROWS AND GROWS Just when you thought the Legionella scandal at the Department of Veterans Affairs' hospitals in Pittsburgh couldn't get any worse, it explodes. As the Trib reported on Sunday, the bacteria that can lead to Legionnaires' disease were running rampant at the VA's ...

Great Falls woman charged with DUI in drive-thru

A Great Falls woman is charged with aggravated DUI after police say she was driving drunk at a fast-food drive-thru with her neighbor's young children in the car. The Great Falls Tribune reports (http://gftrib.com/19fHTd2 ) 43-year-old Stacy Dawn Rattray also was cited Sunday with felony driving under the influence and ...

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