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Man Serving Life for 1993 Alabama Double Murder Dies

BESSEMER, Ala. (AP) - A 44-year-old Alabama inmate serving a life sentence for the deaths of two people has died. The Jefferson County Coroner's Office said Tommy Lee Rutledge was found unresponsive Tuesday inside his private cell at William Donaldson…

Justice Department Files Lawsuit Against State Over Prisons

The United States Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against the State of Alabama and the Alabama Department of Corrections in federal court today. The complaint alleges that the conditions at Alabama's prisons for men violate the Constitution because the…

Minneapolis Approves Cuts to Police Budget, Not Staffing

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The Minneapolis City Council unanimously approved a budget early Thursday that will shift about $8 million from the police department toward violence prevention and other programs - but will keep the mayor's targeted staffing levels for sworn…

Search Continues for Burglary Suspect in Dallas Co.

From the West Alabama Newsroom-- The Dallas County Sheriff's Office is asking for help to identify the suspect who broke into a convenience store. The burglary happened at Richard's Cougar Oil -- on the 2600 block of Highway 41 near…

MPD: Juvenile Injured in Shooting on Castlebrook Drive

Montgomery Police are investigating a shooting Wednesday morning that injured a juvenile. Police say around 10:00AM, MPD responded to a local hospital after receiving a call that a person had been shot. Once they arrived, police made contact with a…

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