6:30 LRN Newscast

A grand jury in the Third Judicial District convenes today to determine if the State Troopers involved in the 2019 roadside fatal arrest death of Black motorist Ronald Greene should face state criminal charges. It doesn’t appear the federal government will bring charges against those troopers and Loyola University Law Professor Dane Ciolino says that doesn’t preclude the state from bringing charges.
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Last Tuesday’s midterm elections did not produce the big Red Wave many predicted. It appears, when all is done & counted, Congress will be about as divided as it has been in modern times. ULM political science professor Pearson Cross says to look for at least two years of gridlock but that doesn’t mean zero progress at all…:
Cut 10 (10) “…very few of those things.”

With Thanksgiving less than two weeks away, Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain says you might want to buy your turkey sooner than later. Brooke Thorington tells us why.
Cut 2 (33) “…I’m Brooke Thorington.”