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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 20, 2017

Michigan State Police Director Loses Pay for Facebook Post on NFL Protests

The director of the Michigan State Police will lose five days of pay for sharing a Facebook post that called NFL players who kneel during the national anthem "anti-American degenerates," Gov. Rick Snyder said Thursday..

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 18, 2017

Fugitive Surrenders to MI Police Over Facebook Bet

A fugitive who taunted Redford, MI, police on Facebook surrendered Monday night and even followed through on a promise to deliver a dozen donuts after losing a bet with officers.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 11, 2017

Video: WI Officer Donates Kidney to Boy She'd Never Met

Officer Lindsey Bittorf of the Milton (WI) Police Department saw Kristi Goll's Facebook post seeking a live kidney donor for her 8-year-old son, who was born with a kidney condition. Bittorf was compelled to get tested, and she was a perfect match. Nearly a year later the donation has been a success.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 11, 2017

Man Sues Ohio City for Arresting Him Over Parody Police Facebook Page

A man charged with and acquitted of a felony for creating a Facebook page that parodied a suburban Cleveland police department is suing the city, saying it violated his right to free speech

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 9, 2017

Slain St. Louis Officer's Widow Recounts the "Worst Day In My Life"

Elizabeth Snyder, the bereft wife of slain St. Louis County Officer Blake Snyder, reflected on her husband's death in an emotional Facebook post on the anniversary of the tragedy.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 28, 2017

Russians Bought Black Lives Matter Facebook Ad Targeting Ferguson, Baltimore

At least one of the Facebook ads bought by Russians during the 2016 presidential campaign referenced Black Lives Matter and was specifically targeted to reach audiences in Ferguson, MO, and Baltimore.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 27, 2017

Michigan State Police Director Slams NFL Players for Anthem Protests, Apologizes

The director of the Michigan State Police Col. Kriste Kibbey Etue posted a message on her Facebook page Sunday, in an apparent reference to athletes participating in anthem demonstrations, calling them "millionaire ingrates who hate America and disrespect our armed forces and veterans" and "a bunch of rich, entitled, arrogant, ungrateful, anti-American degenerates." She apologized for the post Tuesday.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 25, 2017

MD Sheriff Plans to Burn Baltimore Raven Merchandise After London Anthem Protest

Harford County (MD) Sheriff Jeff Gahler said in a Facebook post Sunday that he will get his Baltimore Ravens merchandise “ready for the burn” after several players took a knee during the national anthem during the team’s match-up with the Jacksonville Jaguars in London.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 20, 2017

Video: St. Louis Officer Accused of Posting Meme Calling BLM 'Domestic Terrorists'

The St. Louis Police Department (SLMPD) is investigating one of their own because of a Facebook meme that calls Black Lives Matter protesters "domestic terrorists." The meme also shows the wording "the Klan with a tan."

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 15, 2017

ACLU Asks OK Agency to Stop Posting Religious Messages on Facebook

The American Civil Liberties Union of Oklahoma is asking the Mounds (OK) Police Department to stop making religious statements on the department’s Facebook page.

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