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US DOJ to review flawed Milwaukee ATF sting

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:19:22 -0400

MILWAUKEE - The U.S. Department of Justice's inspector general has promised to look into a flawed ATF sting in Milwaukee as part of a larger review into how the agency's employees handle certain sensitive cases.

Ex-EMT in Texas pleads not guilty to charges

Wed, 15 May 2013 21:08:47 -0400

WACO, Texas - A first responder who helped evacuate people ahead of a deadly explosion at a Texas fertilizer plant pleaded not guilty Wednesday to a charge he possessed bomb-making materials.

Texas plant explosion findings to be released

Tue, 14 May 2013 17:21:24 -0400

WEST, Texas - State and federal agents will release this week the findings of an investigation into a deadly explosion at a Texas fertilizer plant.

ATF to have limited presence at Sturgis rally

Thu, 02 May 2013 08:49:05 -0400

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota - Federal agents who help investigate crimes at the annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in western South Dakota's Black Hills will not come from Sioux Falls this year due to a shrinking travel budget related to federal spending cuts that took effect in March.

ATF announces reward in Wis. school arson

Wed, 01 May 2013 17:46:22 -0400

ROBERTS, Wisconsin - Federal investigators say a reward is being offered for information about this week's arson at a western Wisconsin school that caused $1.5 million in losses.

ATF investigating Little Rock church fire

Wed, 01 May 2013 12:58:58 -0400

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas - Federal investigators have begun looking at a Little Rock fire that destroyed the First Baptist Church at Highland Park, causing $1.5 million in damage.

St. Louis ATF gets explosives-sniffing dog

Wed, 01 May 2013 05:06:37 -0400

ST. LOUIS - The St. Louis office of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is getting its first explosives-sniffing dog.

GOP Sen. hopeful Sullivan cites work as prosecutor

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 17:19:10 -0400

BOSTON - Republican Michael Sullivan was born one of seven children to a Boston Irish family, leaving college to take a job on the factory floor of a local razor company.