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Prairie Public News Published October 01

Cornell Jane Doe's attorney says she told police in 2024: 'I was raped'

Counter to what a local prosecutor has claimed, the alleged victim of a 2024 gang rape at Cornell University clearly said in her police statement that she was sexually assaulted, her attorney told NPR.

Prairie Public News Published September 30

Fargo Police: man arrested for murder of his mother

Fargo Police say Brandon George was apprehended just outside of Lincoln, Nebraska. The identities of two other individuals in an unrelated unattended death case are still being held pending notification of next of kin.

Prairie Public News Published September 30

Police questioning can shape a sexual assault case. Their approach is often wrong

The Cornell lawsuit filed by a woman alleging a brutal rape raises questions on how police handle such cases. The majority of police lack adequate training on trauma-informed approaches, experts say.

Prairie Public News Published September 29

Tennessee is set to execute a woman for the first time in 200 years

One of the youngest women sent to death row is set to be executed in Tennessee. If carried out as scheduled Wednesday, it would be Tennessee's first execution of a woman in 200 years.

Prairie Public News Published September 26

Roads flood in New Jersey, inundate some homes, as first major signs of nor'easter take shape

Thousands are without power on the U.S. East Coast, while roads are flooding in some coastal New Jersey communities.

Prairie Public News Published September 22

Questions remain after grand jury declines indictment in Nolan Wells' death

The Black Mississippi teen's family questions whether his race contributed to his July 4th death on an island off the Mississippi coast.

Prairie Public News Published September 22

Girl accuses Braden Peters, social media influencer known as 'Clavicular,' of rape

The allegations claim Braden Peters, also known as Clavicular, had non-consensual sex with the 17-year-old female victim after plying her with alcohol. Peters' representative denies the charges.

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