State officials say federal agents violated Minnesota law, blocked investigators and left a crime scene unsecured, deepening a rift with the Trump administration.
Firefighters are adopting new equipment and approaches to better protect against toxic smoke and soot.
The fatal shooting of a woman by a federal ICE agent has renewed scrutiny of long-standing rules that sharply limit when officers may fire at moving vehicles.
Rather than acting as substitute police, guard medics could help save lives by backing up strained local emergency responders. It’s not unprecedented.
DHS is using federal funds to reimburse local police who partner with ICE, a policy that could reshape law enforcement in rural communities with limited staffing and resources.
As the city weighs renewing its multimillion-dollar ShotSpotter contract, officials acknowledge they can’t verify sensor locations, raising oversight and transparency concerns.
A new state audit finds vacancy rates above 30 percent despite hundreds of millions spent on salaries, bonuses and contract labor.
Cleveland wants to send clinicians to some calls. Here’s how some other cities have done something similar.
The AI-equipped cameras help police link suspects across cases, but critics say the systems lack clear rules and oversight.
Legal experts warn the ordinance is likely to face a challenge from the Trump administration.
The robot's agility makes it valuable in standoffs and hazardous incidents, but civil liberties groups warn that semi-autonomous robots could reshape policing in troubling ways.
A regional design meant to prevent failures during wildfires never worked in practice.
State lawmakers are pushing to better measure and improve police efforts to close cases.
With 28 percent of calls tied to general questions or misdirected requests, officials say automation could reduce strain and improve response times.
The state is shockingly lax on DUIs, and it isn’t even the worst. But it shouldn’t be surprising that so many people are dying on California’s roads.
Just about every jurisdiction measures them differently. The data should differentiate between life-and-death situations and less serious ones. Doing so could save lives — including those of first responders.
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