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The City of Goodhue will be without a police department come Aug. 24 after Police Chief Josh Smith and six officers submitted their resignations last week. Goodhue Mayor Ellen Anderson Buck said during a special City Council meeting Monday night that she is in talks with the Goodhue County Sheriff’s Office about providing law enforcement services for the city. “I want to reiterate that we will

The town of Goodhue, Minnesota will soon be without local law enforcement after its police force resigned last week, citing low pay. Police Chief Josh Smith resigned at a City Council meeting on Aug. 9. One other full-time officer and five part-time employees resigned on Aug. 11 after hearing Smith quit, according to the Minneapolis Star Tribune. The last day for Smith and the other full-time

The Justice Department has launched an investigation into Memphis and its police department for its use of force, searches and arrests and potential discriminatory policing. Officials for the DOJ announced the launch of the civil inquiry Thursday saying the goal of the pattern or practice investigation was to find out if there are systemic violations of the Constitution or federal law by the

The Florida Department of Education (FDOE) is defending the state’s newly approved black history program, asserting it is “based on truth” and “builds on our continued efforts since 2019 to teach our students unbiased African American history.” Florida’s Board of Education initially came under fire over the weekend after news surfaced of a new black history curriculum, which includes that