Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Columbia police, SWAT and the department's Crisis Negotiation Team dealt with a nearly five-hour standoff Monday, Aug. 11. A man ...

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In February 2024, a tense situation unfolded at the Bank of America in Fort Myers. Lee County Sheriff's hostage negotiators spent nearly two hours negotiating with a man holding two hostages. They ...

A KCPD cruiser blocks the road leading to a standoff in the 2300 block of Blue Ridge Boulevard on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023, in Kansas City. Nick Wagner nwagner@kcstar.com Around 20 Kansas City police ...

Cuts to the 2026 budget will eliminate an essential safety net for D.C. kids in mental health crisis. Credit: Darrow Montgomery/file A suicidal student in D.C. intimated to a school counselor they ...

In my years as a behavioral health nurse at a major military medical center, certain admission patterns became unmistakable. A local club often set the stage for young relationships that moved too ...

Columbia police, SWAT and the department's Crisis Negotiation Team dealt with a nearly five-hour standoff Monday, Aug. 11. A man brandishing a knife at Stephens Lake Park was seeking "suicide by cop," ...