Facebook stabbing; mom allegedly stun guns daughter; polygamists want water

PIERRE, S.D. — The attorney for a western South Dakota woman attempting to stop a polygamous sect from using more water at its compound says e…

INDIANAPOLIS — A pot-smoking Indianapolis church is suing the city and state, claiming laws against possession and use of marijuana infringe o…

MINNEAPOLIS — Fire officials say two workers were rescued after scaffolding broke outside a downtown Minneapolis tower.

TOLEDO, Ohio — A city judge in Toledo who refused to marry a same-sex couple says he wants to know if he can opt out of performing all weddings.

WATERTOWN, S.D.  — A Watertown family's pet raccoon was euthanized after it scratched and bit a police officer's arm.

LINCOLN, Neb. — Authorities say a deputy U.S. marshal has killed a dog as officers approached a suspect at a Lincoln home.

TOPEKA, Kan. — Visitors to the Kansas Statehouse now can bring concealed guns into the historic building without a state permit.

COLUMBUS, Neb. — A Columbus woman has been accused of using a stun gun to shock her 13-year-old daughter.

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Department of Human Services is conducting more than a dozen investigations into the state-funded child care s…

HINCKLEY, Minn. — Sheriff's authorities say a woman who tried to beat a train across the tracks was struck and killed in Pine County.

CHESTERTON, Ind. — Indiana Dunes State Park is looking for volunteers to help break up a more than 600-foot-long beaver dam that has caused flooding.

OMAHA, Neb. — Authorities say a woman reported being stabbed in Omaha following an argument on Facebook.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — A four-mile stretch of state Highway 11 will be renamed "Veterans Parkway" despite pleas from Sioux Falls-area history buf…

MADISON, Wis. — A Janesville man has been charged with his 10th drunken driving offense after authorities say he was found asleep at the wheel…

LANCASTER, Ohio — A central Ohio man whose single punch knocked a neighbor off a bicycle and killed him has been sentenced to three years in prison.