Martin Kaste

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.?

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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.?

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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