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Smith & Wesson: Fiscal Q1 Earnings Snapshot
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. (SWBI) on Thursday reported a loss of $2.1 million in its fiscal first quarter. On a per-share basis, the Springfield, Massachusetts-based company said it had a loss of 5 cents. Losses, adjusted...
Illinois man convicted in fatal stabbing of child welfare worker attacked during home visit
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — An Illinois man accused of stabbing a state child welfare worker to death as she was making a home visit to check on children has been found guilty but mentally ill in her killing. Sangamon County Circuit Judge John Madonia convicted Benjamin Howard Reed on...
Biden signs order to establish 1908 Springfield race riot monument as he looks to burnish legacy
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday designated a national monument at the site of the 1908 race riot in Springfield, Ill., a seminal moment in the United States' long and difficult history with racial violence targeting Black people. Biden was joined in the Oval Office...
Biden to designate 1908 Springfield race riot site as national monument
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — President Joe Biden is set to sign a proclamation Friday to designate a national monument at the Springfield, Illinois, site of the 1908 race riot, which later fueled the formation of the NAACP. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said during a...
Brandt Snedeker attended the Payne Stewart Award ceremony as a rookie. Now the honor goes to him
The Payne Stewart Award has become one of the most cherished honors on the PGA Tour, and it took on special meaning for Brandt Snedeker when he was announced as this year’s recipient. Snedeker was still at Vanderbilt when Stewart died in an October 1999 plane crash, so he never met...
Illinois sheriff retiring after deputy he hired was charged with murder for shooting Sonya Massey
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — An Illinois sheriff who hired the deputy charged in the death of Sonya Massey announced Friday that he will retire, five weeks after the 36-year-old Black woman was fatally shot in her home. Sangamon County Sheriff Jack Campbell, who won the office in...
Horace Mann: Q2 Earnings Snapshot
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Horace Mann Educators Corp. (HMN) on Wednesday reported net income of $3.8 million in its second quarter. On a per-share basis, the Springfield, Illinois-based company said it had profit of 9 cents. Earnings, adjusted for...
Illinois sheriff whose deputy shot Sonya Massey says it will take rest of his career to regain trust
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois sheriff whose deputy fatally shot Sonya Massey in her home after she called 911 for help said Thursday that it will take the rest of his professional life to rebuild trust in the agency. In an interview with The Associated Press, Sangamon...
911 calls before Sonya Massey's shooting include 1 from her mother asking officers not to 'hurt her'
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Two emergency response calls were made from the home of Sonya Massey, the Black woman who was shot in the face by an Illinois sheriff's deputy after she called 911 for help, in the days leading up to her death, according to records released Wednesday. In a...
Eversource: Q2 Earnings Snapshot
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — Eversource Energy (ES) on Wednesday reported second-quarter earnings of $335.3 million. The Springfield, Massachusetts-based company said it had net income of 95 cents per share. The results matched Wall Street...
