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Yahoo
16-04-2025
- Yahoo
Man charged in connection with shooting after failed drug deal in Grain Valley
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A man has been charged in connection with a shooting that took place Monday evening in Grain Valley. Recently obtained court documents have also revealed new information about what led up to the shooting. Grain Valley police share update on Monday evening shooting A man was shot in the face Monday evening in the parking lot of a Dollar General near NE Main Street. He remains at the hospital in stable condition. According to court documents, the victim was shot in the back right side of the jaw – with the bullet exiting through the front of the victim's face. As of Monday night, police had taken four people into custody, with two 'persons-of-interest' detained. De'Shawn Hunley was one of the people taken into custody; He has been charged with first-degree assault and armed criminal action. According to the probable cause statement, this shooting was the result of a drug deal gone wrong. One of the people who was initially taken into police custody told investigators that he was at the Dollar General to purchase marijuana. He, Hunley and another person walked to the victim's car, but the victim would not show them the marijuana, according to court documents. The witness said he was walking back to his home when he heard gunshots. Court documents said video surveillance showed him arriving back home at 6 p.m. He said Hunley and the other person he was with ran back to the home shortly after he heard the gunshots. Court documents said video surveillance showed the two arriving back home at 6:10 p.m. According to the probable cause statement, detectives searched Hunley's home on Tuesday – where they found a grey zip-up hoodie and black sweatpants hidden behind a wall, as well as a black Glock 22 .40 caliber handgun in the ceiling. The bullets inside the Glock matched the same rounds located at Dollar General, the probable cause statement said. This is a developing story. Stay with FOX4 for the latest updates. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
02-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Indiana Senate committee turns 4 local tax bills into 1, prompting bipartisan pushback
Sen. Travis Holdman, R-Markle, introduces the Senate Republican plan for property tax relief on Feb. 11, 2025. (Whitney Downard/Indiana Capital Chronicle) A jam-packed agency bill became even more behemoth and wide-reaching on Tuesday after a Senate committee crammed in dozens of other provisions that largely deal with local taxes. The move drew a range of questions from Democrats, all of whom voted against the merge. Some Republicans were also hesitant — and a GOP budget leader was opposed altogether. House Bill 1427, now more than 150 pages in length, was originally focused on Department of Local Government and Finance (DLGF) matters. Embedded in the underlying legislation was language around DLGF rule-making, as well as administrative policy changes for various local taxes and assessments. But a massive amendment approved by the Senate tax committee wrapped in all or parts of three other bills: House Bill 1080 and Senate Bill 304, dealing with innkeeper's and food and beverage taxes, and Senate Bill 290, which mostly addresses local property tax levies. Multiple other new changes and provisions — like for professional sports and convention center developments — were additionally included. The amended bill advanced 8-5 to the full chamber, despite unfavorable votes from Democrats and top Republican Sen. Ryan Mishler, R-Mishawaka. Sen. Eric Bassler, R-Washington, one of the bill's Senate sponsors, discussed the amendment before the tax committee and expressed concerns, too. Because he is not a member of the committee, the senator did not participate in Tuesday's vote. 'I'm always a little bit leery to have substantive policy changes for the state in agency bills. If the state is going to make a policy change, I'd rather those bills kind of be standalone language,' Bassler said. 'I think that's even more so in this bill, because this is a 117-page amendment to a 79-page bill, and it deals with literally dozens and dozens of dozens of issues,' he continued. 'I think we need to be very careful when we're starting to change state policy in such a complicated bill.' Democratic Sen. Andrea Hunley, of Indianapolis, raised questions about a child care facility portion of the amendment that would create a partial property tax exemption for employers who provide child care for their employees on company property. Hunley worried that the tax benefit would do little to increase services for parents, given it only applies to care for children under the age of six. Child care facilities that do not have a formal agreement with a business also would not qualify. 'To me, it's not really solving the child care issue that we have … but it's really about subsidizing businesses to provide a service to their own employees,' Hunley said. 'There's so much in here dealing with taxes that are going to impact our local communities. And that has been a theme this session, in a variety of ways, and in a variety of pieces of legislation,' she added. 'We have to think about — not just these pieces of legislation in isolation — but the myriad of ways that we are impacting locals with these policy changes.' Mishler further took issue with a section on 'professional sports development areas,' or PSDAs. Those areas can already capture millions of dollars per year in tax revenue from sports facilities, hotels and other commercial properties fund infrastructure improvements and new sports-related developments. Under the bill, cities that are located in a county with at least four cities — each with a population of at least 40,000 — would additionally be able to create special sports-related tax districts. Up to $2 million collected each year from the tax area could be invested in city-owned facilities that are used for 'practice or competitive sporting events.' 'The PSDAs in here — those are usually budget discussions, because they reduce revenue,' Mishler said. 'So, I'm a little irritated because I've been working with these groups on the investments that they're bringing in there, and I feel like they just circumvented the system, went around, and just threw it in a bill.' Bill author Rep. Craig Snow, R-Warsaw, told Mishler in response that he would be 'happy to take anything out of this bill that you would like, because it's kind of unwieldy.' Mishler, the Senate Republican budget leader, foreshadowed possible changes to that language but did not provide details. Also in contention was a piece of the amendment that sets criteria for continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs), small house health facilities and residential care facilities' to qualify for tax exemptions. Bartholomew County Assessor Ginny Whipple maintained that CCRCs should not qualify for exemptions 'without going through the normal channels' already in place for properties. Such senior living communities offer a range of services and care levels, from independent living apartments to assisted living and skilled nursing facilities, all under one roof. Currently, CCRCs can file for tax exemptions with the local property tax assessment board, whose members 'vet their information and decide, on a local basis, who pays more taxes and who pays less' Whipple explained. She held that CCRC exemptions 'should be a local matter, decided on the merits of each case.' It's a step too far, in my estimation, for county assessors to take policy decisions as their purview. – Senate tax committee chairman Sen. Travis Holdman, R-Markle 'I think each of these CCRCs are unique and individual. One size does not fit all. This bill would give them a free ride, while other folks over 65, paying their fair share, would not have that same advantage,' Whipple emphasized. 'It would increase the taxes for those elders — because any time you carve out a special interest group, then you increase taxes for other taxpayers.' Committee chairman Sen. Travis Holdman, R-Markle, gave a cold reply. 'I think there are two roles for elected officials: some elected officials are in the administrative, policy-setting role, and others are ministerial. The problem I have with assessors dipping their toe into policy issues — as I see assessors as ministerial functions in counties — yours is merely to execute the law as it's presented to you,' Holdman said. 'We appreciate your position, but you are not a policymaker in the county, according to my rules. … It's a step too far, in my estimation, for county assessors to take policy decisions as their purview.' Sen. Chris Garten, also on the tax committee, doubled down. 'I feel like we have a lot of assessors who are flippant. … Part of the issue we're seeing is we've got elected assessors statewide — that when taxpayers call them to try to have a pragmatic conversation about property tax assessments — they flippantly respond and say, 'Property taxes aren't our issue. Call your state legislators,' Garten said. 'The majority of assessors … should be focused on the administrative functions of the job, and not policy.' SUBSCRIBE: GET THE MORNING HEADLINES DELIVERED TO YOUR INBOX
Yahoo
02-04-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Residents in Henderson preparing for storm season
HENDERSON, Texas (KETK)- After a devastating storm season in May of 2024, with tornados, flooding and severe storm damage the people who live out by lake Palestine resort are taking extra precautions. East Texas Generators preparing you for storm season Ron Hunley, who has lived and worked by the lake for the past five years, said that although there's not a lot you can do to prepare an RV or mobile home, everyone should take the steps to plan as much as possible. 'The best thing to do is find you a structure close to you that you can get to real fast,' Hunley said. A good recommendation for any storm season is keeping a packed bag with an extra pair of clothes and food for family members and pets. 'Get in your vehicle if you've got time and drive away from it,' Hunley said. Another thing people in the area recommend is ground anchors, but they shouldn't be relied on in severe weather cases. Rusk County fire marshal & emergency management coordinator Patrick Dooley claims adding RVs and mobile homes is simply not made for severe weather and it's important to know of a secure structure nearby and be prepared and ready to leave with more than one way out. 'Some people will say, well, my mobile home is tied down, or my RV is tied down, it's still not enough. They're not designed to withstand the force of tornadoes, and they can easily be turned over, damaged or destroyed with very little wind out there because they're such a lightweight construction,' Dooley said. Now is the time to prepare and not hesitate to get to safety. 'We've got this weather coming up over the next few days,' Dooley said. 'People need to keep their keep their head on a swivel and stay weather aware.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Chicago Tribune
17-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Chicago Tribune
Today in History: Jeffrey Dahmer sentenced
Today is Monday, Feb. 17, the 48th day of 2025. There are 317 days left in the year. Today in history: On Feb. 17, 1992, serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer was sentenced to life imprisonment after being found guilty of 15 counts of first-degree murder. Also on this date: In 1801, the U.S. House of Representatives broke an electoral tie between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr, electing Jefferson president; Burr became vice president. In 1863, five appointees of the Public Welfare Society of Geneva announced the formation of an 'International Committee for the Relief of Wounded Combatants,' which would later be renamed the International Committee of the Red Cross. In 1864, during the Civil War, the Union ship USS Housatonic was rammed and sank in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, by the Confederate hand-cranked submarine HL Hunley, in the first naval attack of its kind; the Hunley also sank. In 1897, the National Congress of Mothers, the forerunner of the National PTA, convened its first meeting in Washington with over 2,000 attendees. In 1964, the U.S. Supreme Court, in Wesberry v. Sanders, ruled that congressional districts within each state must be roughly equal in population. In 1995, Colin Ferguson was convicted of six counts of murder in the December 1993 Long Island Rail Road shootings; he was later sentenced to 315 years in prison. In 2008, Kosovo declared its independence from Serbia. In 2013, Danica Patrick won the Daytona 500 pole, becoming the first woman to secure the top spot for any Sprint Cup race. In 2014, Jimmy Fallon made his debut as host of NBC's 'Tonight Show.' Today's Birthdays: Actor Brenda Fricker is 80. Actor Rene Russo is 71. Actor Richard Karn is 69. Olympic swimming gold medalist and commentator Rowdy Gaines is 66. Actor Lou Diamond Phillips is 63. Basketball Hall of Famer Michael Jordan is 62. Film director Michael Bay is 60. Hockey Hall of Famer Luc Robitaille is 59. Olympic skiing gold medalist Tommy Moe is 55. Actor Denise Richards is 54. Musician Billie Joe Armstrong (Green Day) is 53. Actor Jerry O'Connell is 51. Actor Jason Ritter is 45. Media personality Paris Hilton is 44. Actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt is 44. Singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran is 34. Actor Jeremy Allen White is 34. Tennis player Madison Keys is 30.
Associated Press
17-02-2025
- Politics
- Associated Press
Today in History: February 17, House elects Thomas Jefferson president over Aaron Burr
Today in history: On Feb. 17, 1801, the U.S. House of Representatives broke an electoral tie between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr, electing Jefferson president; Burr became vice president. Also on this date: In 1863, five appointees of the Public Welfare Society of Geneva announced the formation of an 'International Committee for the Relief of Wounded Combatants,' which would later be renamed the International Committee of the Red Cross. In 1864, during the Civil War, the Union ship USS Housatonic was rammed and sunk in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, by the Confederate hand-cranked submarine HL Hunley in the first naval attack of its kind; the Hunley also sank. In 1897, the forerunner of the National PTA, the National Congress of Mothers, convened its first meeting in Washington with over 2,000 attendees. In 1964, the U.S. Supreme Court, in Wesberry v. Sanders, ruled that congressional districts within each state must be roughly equal in population. In 1992, serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer was sentenced to life imprisonment after being found guilty of 15 counts of first-degree murder. In 1995, Colin Ferguson was convicted of six counts of murder in the December 1993 Long Island Rail Road shootings; he was later sentenced to 315 years in prison. In 2008, Kosovo declared its independence from Serbia. In 2013, Danica Patrick won the Daytona 500 pole, becoming the first woman to secure the top spot for any Sprint Cup race. In 2014, Jimmy Fallon made his debut as host of NBC's 'Tonight Show.'
