Melanie Kucera

Dec 27, 2024 | nbcnews.com | Melanie Kucera

Dec. 27, 2024, 6:08 PM UTCEleven Illinois teenagers were hit with felony charges in connection with the alleged luring and beating of two men using dating apps this summer, according to police. Some of the teens, all males aged 17 and one aged 16, allegedly took inspiration for the crimes from a viral social media trend, the Mount Prospect Police Department said in news release published Thursday. Police did not elaborate what the social media trend entailed.

Sep 30, 2024 | yahoo.com | Tim Stelloh |Ava Kelley |Melanie Kucera

A lawyer for the Kentucky sheriff accused of fatally shooting a judge in his chambers announced the law enforcement official’s retirement Monday after the state’s governor threatened to remove him from office. In a statement, the lawyer for Shawn “Mickey” Stines, 43, said the decision was effective immediately and was not a concession to the first-degree murder charge Stines faces in connection with the Sept. 19 shooting of Letcher County District Judge Kevin Mullins at a courthouse in Whitesburg.

May 29, 2024 | sports.yahoo.com | Melanie Kucera |Ava Kelley |David K. Li

All charges against top golfer Scottie Scheffler were dropped Wednesday after a Kentucky prosecutor said the high-profile arrest amounted to a "big misunderstanding." Jefferson County Attorney Mike O'Connell told the court that the evidence against Scheffler doesn't even meet the lower standard of "probable cause." "Therefore based upon the totality of the evidence, my office cannot move forward in the prosecution of the charges filed against Mr. Scheffler," O'Connell told the court, dropping...

May 29, 2024 | aol.com | Melanie Kucera |David Li

May 29, 2024 at 1:32 PMAll charges against top golfer Scottie Scheffler were dropped on Wednesday after a Kentucky prosecutor said the evidence doesn't support a case against him.