Skokie police drew their guns and surrounded a Bank of America Monday morning because two "suspicious" men wanted to open an account. Oops. The men who were targeted ...

The vast majority of media and community reaction to Wednesday's police shooting at El Camino High — an unexpected jolt of violence in the affluent suburb of Woodland Hills — has focused on the ...

Did police overreact to news that a rap artist with a potentially dangerous fan following would be performing in South Haven? Or was law enforcement’s proactive saturation patrol the proper action to ...

The Local newsletter is your free, daily guide to life in Colorado. For locals, by locals. In a drawing titled “Music Sucks,” a stick figure labeled “Me” points a gun at four other figures accompanied ...

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During all the chaos that erupted over the Ferguson grand jury decision not to indict Darren Wilson, innocent people were bound to get hurt. But one woman, Dornella Conners, thought she was escaping ...

An Akron Decides survey after the May primary election gave citizens an opportunity to explain how they felt about the protests that followed a special grand jury's decision against prosecuting eight ...

The firing of Phoenix Police Detective Clinton David Swick was done undoubtedly to set an example of police professionalism and courtesy. The question is, was it also an extreme and expedient reaction ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

For many jubilant students and others celebrating Ohio State University's first national college playoff football championship Monday night, spilling out of bars and campus onto Columbus' High Street ...

Police this week arrested a man they say had been openly carrying an AR-15 rifle in Lincoln and calling 911 on himself, pretending to be a concerned citizen. The first call on Benjamin Brantner, 19, ...