Untrained police hires raise safety concerns across states
An Associated Press survey finds at least 30 states allow newly hired local officers to patrol with guns and little or no training during grace periods of six months to four years. Critics warn the practice risks violence while chiefs defend it as a cost and manpower solution, especially in small towns where academy wait times are long.
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Mississippi
Illinois
Indiana
Associated Press
Wisconsin
Jeremy Spratt
Missouri Peace Officer Standards and Training Program
Casey Wiggins
Mississippi Delta
James Marshall
Marshall
Wiggins
Kansas Rules For Police Cadets Highlight Training Gaps
The piece surveys police training standards in several states, noting Kansas requires a 14 week 560 hour course with ongoing 40 hour yearly CE. It cites incidents in Indiana Illinois Mississippi involving undertrained officers, a 2003 Ball State shooting, a 2004 Illinois chase death, and a Mississippi high school confrontation. It mentions legal actions and calls for stricter entry training and supervision to prevent dangerous outcomes.
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State of
Kansas
Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center
Hutchinson
Robert Duplain
Ball State University
Indiana
Duplain
Rusty Goodpaster
Police Academy
Goodpaster
Michael McKinney
McKinney
Broadcasters Agree to Payola Settlement
FCC consent decree would have four major radio groups pay 12.5 million dollars and offer 8,400 half hour of free air time for independent labels and local artists. The deal includes rules on interactions, a payola hotline, and independent compliance officers to curb pay-for-play practices.
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Washington
Associated Press
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Clear Channel Communications Inc
CBS Radio
Entercom Communications Corp
Citadel Broadcasting Corp
American Association of Independent Music
Sony
BMG Music Entertainment
Warner Music Group
Universal Music Group
EMI Group
Peter Gordon
Gordon
Thirsty Ear Recordings
Jonathan Adelstein
Payola
Univision Communications Inc
U.S
Entercom
Clear Channel
Citadel
CBS
Sharpton traces roots to Thurmond birthplace in South Carolina
Rev Al Sharpton visited Strom Thurmond's birthplace in Edgefield to see a slave cemetery and meet a descendant link to his great grandfather Coleman Sharpton, a former slave owned by Julia Thurmond. He urged blacks to uncover family histories despite painful truths and contemplates a DNA test to confirm blood connection.
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Edgefield
S.C
al Sharpton
Strom
Sharpton
Ancestry.com
Coleman Sharpton
Julia Thurmond
Strom Thurmond
Phillip White
White
Georgia
Thurmond
Essie Mae Washington-Williams
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Charles Chapman
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Greenwood
Strom Thurmond Jr
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