Grieving Dad's Plea To Parents: Talk To Your Kids​ | PatchPM

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Father Pleads At Vigil For Teen Daughter: Talk To Your Kids

"Please, talk to your kids, build that relationship so that they will come and speak with you because this pain is too much for anybody to bear. I'm a father and I'm deeply mortified by this and I just beg that my daughter, wherever she's at, forgives me."

'Stupid Argument' Over Coffee Pot Led Husband To Kill Wife

Larry Lotz was convicted of second-degree murder in connection with the January 2016 shooting of his wife, Karen Lotz.

Ex-Nursing Home Staffers Plead Guilty To Teasing 91-Year-Old

The two certified nursing assistants recorded themselves taunting a woman with dementia and posted it to social media.

Alligator Head Stolen At Elder Brewing: Amnesty Offered

Why would someone take the alligator head?

Joliet Man Kills Friend's Dog In Wisconsin: Report

He's accused of abandoning the dog in a broken-down car with the windows up, then posing as his friend.

Gov. JB Pritzker Diagnosed With Hairline Fracture To Thigh Bone

The governor said it happened "some time ago" but he doesn't know how.

Woman Posts Heartbreaking Tribute To Slain Trooper

Cynthia Stanley shared what happened after Trooper Nick Hopkins came to her aid four years ago.

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Across America

• Kirsten Gillibrand Drops Out Of Presidential Race
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