Monthly Archives: March 2013

Misty VanHorn Arrested For Selling Her Children on Facebook

Money in exchange for babies

An Oklahoma woman, Misty VanHorn, wound up in Sequoyah County Jail for trying to sell her two children on Facebook.

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South Dakota Teachers Allowed to Carry Guns In Schools

Teachers with guns?

South Dakota recently signed a Republican sponsored bill that will allow teachers to carry guns in the classroom.  South Dakota took action after the Sandy Elementary School shooting and drafted a bill to advance gun carry rights.

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Kansas Court Rules Driver’s Field Sobriety Test Results are Meaningless in DUI Defense

Mock DUI-DWI Test

According to a recent Kansas Supreme Court decision, Kansas v. Edgar,  field sobriety tests are only used to gather evidence to convict a driver of DUI, and not to exonerate him or her of the DUI charge.

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New Scoop on Bowl-Shaped Frito Lawsuit

Dip that chip!

The latest food lawsuit gives new meaning to the phrase “let the chips fall where they may”.  Frito-Lay, the famous American snack distributor, has recently lost a legal battle against a smaller competitor involving their “Scoops!” tortilla chips.  Medallion Foods, a private-label food subsidiary of Ralcorp Holdings, won the jury’s favor over their own brand of snacks that allow you to easily scoop up salsa, guacamole, or dip.  Frito had been seeking $4.5 million worth of damages from the St. Louis company, claiming that their version of the scoop-able chip was simply a rip-off of their famous “Scoops!”.  A U.S. district court in Dallas came to the decision in late winter, surprising many of those who assumed Frito-Lay had the inside track on a settlement. Read more

Firefighters Found 2 Bodies After Belt Parkway Fire

Firefighters found the bodies

Jonathan Cavallari spotted something unusual this morning at 4:25 a.m. on his security cameras.  A fire was ablaze in Spring Creek Park across from the Belt Parkway.  The fire grew bigger and firefighters were called to the scene.

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