Martin Kaste appears in the following:
University of Idaho holds a vigil for 4 students stabbed to death last month
Thursday, December 01, 2022
The attacked happened in an off-campus house. Police have not yet identified a suspect and that has cast a shadow over the campus.
Why Colorado's Red Flag Law didn't stop the Colorado Springs shooting
Friday, November 25, 2022
An update on Red Flag Laws and their impact in light of the mass shooting in Colorado Springs.
The 'progressive DA' movement survives the midterms
Monday, November 21, 2022
The "progressive DA" movement survived the midterms — and attacks by Republican candidates at the state level. But it's having trouble expanding it's appeal beyond liberal enclaves.
Republicans blame Democrats for rising crime. Here's the complicated truth
Thursday, November 03, 2022
As Republicans link higher crime to criminal justice reforms, Democrats are divided over how to defend their record. But there are too many social variables to isolate a single cause for higher crime.
GOP candidate for New York governor uses crime wave to hammer incumbent Hochul
Wednesday, October 26, 2022
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is in a close race against challenger Lee Zeldin, a GOP congressman who says criminal justice reforms have caused a crime emergency in the state.
Democrats are embracing the police, but can that distract from crime in their cities?
Saturday, October 22, 2022
Democrats are embracing the police during the midterms. But can they distance themselves from crime in Democrat-run cities, such as Philadelphia, Pa.?
Democrats are embracing the police, but can that distract from crime in their cities?
Thursday, October 20, 2022
Democrats are embracing the police during the midterms. But can they distance themselves from crime in Democrat-run cities, such as Philadelphia, Pa.?
An 'army' of line crews is reconnecting the power in Southwest Florida
Wednesday, October 05, 2022
Crews from 30 states have converged on Southwest Florida to restore power after Hurricane Ian devastated the area. The work is precise and dangerous.
Power crews in Florida work to restore electricity to flooded areas
Wednesday, October 05, 2022
Restoring power after a hurricane is a massive job, but crews are running ahead of schedule, even as some residents demand they work faster.
Residents in Fort Myers, Fla., are preparing for a hard recovery after Hurricane Ian
Monday, October 03, 2022
Hurricane Ian destroyed Fort Myers Beach in Florida, but the city of Fort Myers was damaged, too. In the historically Black neighborhood of Dunbar, people are living without drinkable water and power.
Flooding and closed roads are some of the challenges Florida's people face after Ian
Sunday, October 02, 2022
Flooding cut off I-75 for hours as officials struggle to restore power and water to residents in the path of the storm's destruction.
An early look at recovery efforts in Florida indicates a long road ahead
Saturday, October 01, 2022
Flooding, road closures and power outages are making the path to recovery a bumpy one after Hurricane Ian caused widespread destruction in Florida.
In the wake of Hurricane Ian's destruction, Floridians are picking up the pieces
Saturday, October 01, 2022
Days after Category 4 Hurricane Ian came ashore near the tony seaside community, residents are taking stock and trying to put their lives back together.
Remembering investigative reporter Jeff German
Saturday, September 10, 2022
Jeff German was known as a thorough and fair investigative reporter, whose killing shocked his colleagues and readers. A Las Vegas-area official was charged for the crime.
A slain Las Vegas reporter is remembered as a fair but dogged journalist
Saturday, September 10, 2022
Jeff German covered Las Vegas for decades, as a columnist and investigative reporter. A city official faces murder charges in German's stabbing death.
City official arrested in stabbing death of Las Vegas investigative journalist
Thursday, September 08, 2022
Las Vegas police say DNA evidence and video helped lead to the arrest Wednesday of the Clark County public administrator for the killing of an investigative journalist there.
Shootings spiked during the pandemic. The spike now looks like a 'new normal'
Monday, August 29, 2022
People in hard-hit communities say guns have become more present, and deadly gunplay more common and chaotic.
Nebraska cops used Facebook messages to investigate an alleged illegal abortion
Friday, August 12, 2022
A case in Norfolk, Neb., highlights how evidence from online services is fair game in the post-Roe v. Wade era.
Nebraska abortion case underscores how evidence from online services is now fair game
Thursday, August 11, 2022
In Nebraska, the prosecution of an alleged illegal abortion has highlighted the fact that evidence from online services such as Facebook is fair game for evidence in a post-Roe U.S.
Tioga, Pennsylvania police controversy illustrates need for better background checks
Friday, July 15, 2022
It's getting harder for "wandering cops" — people who lose law enforcement certification in one state and get hired elsewhere. Many more departments are now performing interstate background checks