Two Muncie residents face preliminary felony charges after investigators say a toddler was beaten and left with visible, bleeding injuries.

Surfside Beach says its insurer won't cover roughly $545,600 that was diverted in a cyber-enabled payment scam, leaving investigators and the town scrambling to recover the money.

A morning shooting on the 1900 block of Cleveland Avenue in Linden left one person dead and another hospitalized.

A woman crossing West Commercial Boulevard in Sunrise was struck and killed Saturday; police say the driver stayed and the crash is under investigation.

State officials flagged more than 7,700 suspicious college applications last year; lawmakers approved $1.5M to begin identity-proofing across the Minnesota State system.

Three separate early‑morning shootings left three people injured across Milwaukee on Saturday; police say the wounds were non‑life‑threatening and are asking for tips.

An 18-year-old was arrested after a shooting on Aspen Place in Cuyahoga Falls left a 35-year-old dead. Police say it appears to be domestic-related and the probe continues.

A federal jury convicted two relatives in a business‑email‑compromise ring prosecutors say stole more than $25 million; investigators recovered about $2.5 million.

A pipeline gas release near Shepherd forced evacuations and closed FM 1127. Officials say the leak was isolated and displaced residents may be eligible for reimbursement.

GEICO sued Hatzlacha Rx (Nostrand Avenue Chemists), alleging more than $3M in no‑fault billing for pricey topical drugs and asking a judge to void roughly $2.53M in pending claims.

A Newark Community High School student says a joking classroom remark was blown into a felony arrest that cost him his senior year. He has filed a federal civil‑rights lawsuit.

Michigan State Police say a 26-year-old was arraigned on unlawful imprisonment and stolen-vehicle charges after a Kincheloe arrest; bond was set at $250,000.

A federal judge approved a $10 million settlement for Trey Jones, who was exonerated after DNA cleared him in the 2013 killing of 11-year-old McKenzie Sessoms. The agreement resolves a civil-rights suit alleging a coerced confession.