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ACLU-Idaho says prison may be violating settlement

By REBECCA BOONEAssociated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) - The ACLU of Idaho says Corrections Corporation of America appears to be violating a settlement reached with inmates in a so-called "Gladiator School" lawsuit over violence at an Idaho prison run by the company. The organization sent CCA a

What does it take to get people to flee a storm?

By JENNIFER PELTZAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Despite days of dire forecasts and explicit warnings, hundreds of thousands of people in New York and New Jersey ignored mandatory evacuation orders as Superstorm Sandy closed in. Now, after scores of deaths and harrowing escapes, emergency

JUDGE SENTENCES KARL THOMPSON TO 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS

SPOKANE, Wash. - After more than six years, on Thursday a federal judge sentenced former Spokane Police Officer Karl Thompson to 51 months (4 years, 3 months) in the beating death of disabled janitor Otto Zehm. PREVIOUS STORY: SPOKANE, Wash. - After more than six years, a federal judge will

UPDATE: What The Karl Thompson Trial Cost The Taxpayers

UPDATE: KHQ has just obtained the amount taxpayers paid for Karl Thompson's defense. Keep in mind, the criminal case was federal, civil case involved the city of Spokane. Here is how is numbers breakdown. Cost for criminal case of Karl Thompson (through sentencing of Nov. 15, 2012) = $564,187.