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Outdoor retailers raise money, donate supplies for Harvey relief

by Christen Smith

Outdoor retailers across the country pledged millions of dollars and hundreds of thousands of supplies to the Harvey relief effort in Texas this week.

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Outdoorsmen to the rescue in Hurricane Harvey

by Christen Smith

Louisiana's "Cajun Navy" came to the aid of thousands of Houston residents this week stranded in the rising flood waters left behind by Hurricane Harvey.

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2 Omaha officers charged with assault in mentally ill man’s death

by Brian Seay

Two officers in Nebraska are facing assault charges in connection with a mentally ill man’s death in early June.

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Texas legislature approves hog hunting from hot air balloons

by Brian Seay

Gov. Greg Abbott’s signature is all that’s stopping Texans from shooting hogs from hot air balloons.

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Taser Changes Name, Offers Free Body Camera Trial For All Officers

by Brian Seay

Stun gun and body cam maker Taser International announced a name change Wednesday, and offered a one year trial of free body cameras and software for every officer in America.

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Bundy ranch standoff defendant said he was ready to kill federal agents

by Brian Seay

Defendant Gregory Burleson told FBI agents posing as documentary filmmakers that he was upset the standoff didn’t end in bloodshed.

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Chicago homicide numbers still outpacing 2016, Trump again weighs in

by Brian Seay

There were more murders and more people shot in Chicago last month than in the first month of 2016, according to police data released Wednesday.

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