The Ohio Supreme Court ruled a botched plea deal couldn't shield Daniel Thoen from trial after he confessed to raping his 4-year-old granddaughter.

The boy's name and age remain unreleased as Bellwood police question witnesses near 22nd Avenue and Adams Street.

The county is adding $715,557 a year for crossing guards as student pedestrian crashes remain a concern.

A late-night shooting in the Legends of Hutto neighborhood sent one person to the hospital. Police say there's no threat to the public.

Firefighters doused flames at a Sharman Street home Tuesday, two days after another North Houston house fire.

Matthew Madsen once oversaw 1,000 inmates at Salinas Valley State Prison. Now he faces up to 20 years in federal prison.

A man was discovered dead outside Grant Elementary in Hollywood Monday morning. Students were rerouted to a different entrance and stayed safe.

Charles Boswell was released hours after his first Boulder arrest, then allegedly charged at a dog walker and flashed kids off a school bus.

A 17-year-old passenger died at the scene after a truck struck a turning sedan in east Lincoln. The passenger was identified as Troy Jeffrey.

A fatal crash near Church Road forced hours-long closures on U.S. 52 as state troopers reconstructed the scene.

Officers converged near Rutherford Lane after a 911 call reported a possible barricaded subject; police said the individual may have been inside a vehicle, though that was unconfirmed.

Federal tipsters flagged online chatter about a Corona High plot before any weapons were found, police say.

Staff near 120th and Miracle Hills Drive called police after opening a letter with an unknown substance. It's Omaha's second such scare in four days.