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A Michigan husband and father is suspected of fatally shooting his wife and six children before taking his own life last week, authorities said.
Ottawa County Sheriff’s Capt. Jake Sparks said investigators believe that 47-year-old Kristopher Karolkiewicz killed his wife, 39-year-old Amanda Karolkiewicz, and their six children — four boys, ages 15, 12, 11, and 5, and two 11-year-old girls — before killing himself.
‘This is an unspeakable tragedy that we may never completely understand.’
“The manner of death for Amanda and the six children was ruled homicide. The manner of death for Kristopher has been ruled suicide,” Sparks stated.
Deputies assisted firefighters at 11:42 a.m. Friday responding to a call about a house fire in the Riverwood neighborhood of Grand Haven, which is on the coast of Lake Michigan and a little over 30 minutes west of Grand Rapids.
Firefighters entered the two-story residence and discovered eight people dead in various rooms. Investigators later determined that all of the victims had suffered gunshot wounds before the blaze was set.
Autopsies confirmed the identities of the deceased as Kristopher and Amanda Karolkiewicz and their six children, four of whom were the couple’s biological boys; their two girls had been adopted. The children’s names have not been released.
“This is an unspeakable tragedy that we may never completely understand … but we’ll do our best to find the answers and to honor the memory of those victims,” Sparks pledged.
Investigators believe Kristopher used a handgun in the killings; no suicide note has been found so far.
While the official cause of the fire remains under investigation, preliminary evidence indicates it was intentionally set after the killings, Sparks shared. Investigators found multiple areas where the fire appeared to have been ignited, including the home’s first floor and basement.
“I can tell you that no suspects remain at large in this incident at this time. The investigation at this point shows that this was a murder-suicide with the fire being started after the murders,” Sparks said.
The family’s pets, including several dogs and at least one cat, also died in the fire.
Sparks noted that the violence may have commenced the night before and continued into the early morning hours, with neighbors having reported smelling smoke early in the day, though a precise timeline is still being established.
The motive remains unknown.
The American Heart Association confirmed that “Kristopher Karolkiewicz was an employee … from September of 2023 until earlier this month, July 2026, when his employment ended,” WWMT-TV reported.
Amanda worked as a substitute teacher at Grand Haven Area Public Schools, WDIV-TV reported. District Superintendent Kristin Perkowski called the tragedy a “devastating incident.”
“It is with deep sadness that we acknowledge reports of a devastating incident in Grand Haven Township earlier today involving the loss of multiple lives, including several school-aged children,” she wrote, according to WZZM-TV.
Amanda also was a children’s author, and a biography from one of her books notes that her passions were “special needs and trauma-informed advocacy, mindfulness, reading, dining out, traveling, and exploring the Lake Michigan shoreline.”
Steve and Becky Lawwill, the parents of Amanda and the grandparents of the six children, issued a statement Monday to WWMT saying, “Our daughter Mandy was a kind and devoted soul who loved her family and her students.”
“We treasured every moment we had with her and her six children, and words cannot adequately express our devastation,” the Lawwills added. “We pray for God’s peace and comfort as we grieve their deaths and honor their lives.”
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‘We’re just in a world of trouble’: Las Vegas markets say SNAP cuts force them to reduce workers and store hours
The Trump administration’s changes to food welfare benefits are forcing grocery markets in Las Vegas, Nevada, to fire workers and reduce their store hours.
Many on the left have decried the changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which restricted benefits from people who are able to work or don’t have disabilities.
‘You can tell that everybody’s panicking, and that’s what everybody’s talking about is how they’re going to feed their families.’
According to the KVVU-TV report, the cuts are affecting stores so much that they are making drastic decisions.
“I think we’re just in a world of trouble right now,” said Mario Berlanga, the owner of Mario’s Westside Market.
He said his sales have decreased by 30% compared to a year ago, forcing him to shorten hours.
“Over 20 people have lost their job because there’s just no business,” he added.
He said he’s never seen anything like this in the 27 years of the shop’s existence, and families are panicking over the cuts.
“When you’re used to feeding your family of four or five with $200 and now you have to do it with $80 — you really watch and see what you can pick up,” Berlanga added.
“You can tell that everybody’s panicking, and that’s what everybody’s talking about is how they’re going to feed their families,” he continued.
Another owner told KVVU that the cuts had affected more than half of his shoppers at his Eastside store.
“Now all the homeless people come in here, they don’t have money,” the owner said. “All of them were thirsty.”
He has also cut hours and laid off a worker.
County Commissioner Tick Segerblom told KVVU that the cuts were hitting his district hard because many low-income wage-earners use the benefits to supplement their food purchases.
The City of Las Vegas also released a statement about the cuts.
“The changes to the SNAP program are federally mandated, and the city does not have control over them,” officials said. “The city understands that these changes have been difficult not only for businesses but also for those in need who rely on these federal programs. The city has worked to get the word out about programs to assist those in need, such as local food pantries and charities.”
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The truth about Flock cameras: ‘We are the sheep, and they are controlling us’
What started as a plan to track license plates has evolved into something far more expansive, according to automotive expert Lauren Fix. And on “Stu and Dave Do America,” she warns that the rapid expansion of surveillance technology is only getting worse.
“So, you’ve heard about the Flock cameras. Why do they call them ‘Flock’? That’s my first question. Are we the flock?” Fix asks, before answering, “Oh, yes we are. We are the sheep, and they are controlling us.”
“The truth is, they’re supposed to track your license plates, but they don’t. They track the car, the picture of your car, the bumper sticker on your car, … wherever you’ve been. Do you have a cargo container on your roof? Do you have a bike rack? Do you have a dent? Do you have a scratch? All of that is being tracked,” she continues.
“And it’s not just at one intersection. It’s at every intersection,” she adds.
And Americans aren’t happy with the heightened surveillance.
“One guy got arrested for sitting in a lounge chair. Like, he brought a folding chair out and on a pole like you would use in a pool, he put a piece of cardboard in front of the camera, and he got arrested for obstructing justice,” Fix explains.
“So, again, it was a misdemeanor, but it’s still all B.S.,” she says. “So, the bottom line is, why do you need to have these cameras on the roads?”
But they’re not just on the roads.
“They’re in parks. They’re in schools. They’re at Home Depot. They’re on every single FedEx truck. And don’t worry, they just put it on 400,000 school buses that are supposed to stop when people bypass the bus, where kids are loading and offloading,” Fix explains.
“They’re supposed to take a picture of that person, and you get a ticket,” she continues, noting that the families bringing their children out to the bus are then being photographed too.
“But it gets worse. So many people have complained about these Flock cameras that many cities, including Los Angeles, said, ‘You know what?’ The city of Los Angeles said, ‘We’re going to cancel our contract. Instead, we’re going to go with another company called Axon,’” she says.
This company, Fix warns, makes Flock cameras “look like child’s play.”
“They’ve moved it to the whole next level. They have gone even farther, and they’re making contracts with people that have ended their Flock camera systems,” she explains.
“They will be putting their cameras on every single light post. No permits, no requirements, just putting them on every single light post. That’s about 450 million around the world. And that means every light post on every street will have a camera,” she continues.
Fix claims there’s also a link between the new “kill switch” in cars and this new surveillance system.
“These dots are connected, and I will tell you, you’re not going to be happy,” she adds.
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Florida violence prevention program’s ‘neighborhood change agent’ faces 560 years in prison
A gun violence prevention program in Orlando, Florida, that received $1.5 million of federal funding abruptly closed down on Thursday after several controversies, including the arrest of a “neighborhood change agent.”
Operation New Hope CEO and President Reggie Fullwood said in a message to the group’s community partners that it had “suspended” operations and terminated all “neighborhood change agents,” as well as peacekeepers, mental health therapists, and job coaches.
Prosecutors said the leaks resulted in lost evidence, unrecovered assets, and at least one suspect fleeing arrest.
A source told WESH-TV that the situation was discussed on Friday at the Orlando City Hall.
“Since assuming responsibility for the contract in January, we have encountered numerous employee arrests, significant breaches of trust, and a lack of accountability that have compromised the integrity and effectiveness of the program,” Fullwood said.
He confirmed to WESH that a former state juvenile justice probation officer who was arrested for allegedly leaking information to drug traffickers worked for the organization as a change agent.
Crystal Lawson, 32, was fired by the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice in February 2022 over a battery charge. Lawson had been given access to the state’s court records database at her job, and that access was not shut off after she was fired.
An arrest warrant indicated that Lawson was making dozens of unapproved searches on the database and that secret search warrants from the database ended up in the hands of fentanyl traffickers.
Investigators traced the leaks to a person nicknamed “Mel Baby” — and identified him as Melvin Lawson, the father of Crystal Lawson. He allegedly bragged about having the unauthorized access to the state records.
Prosecutors said the leaks resulted in lost evidence, unrecovered assets, and at least one suspect fleeing arrest.
Lawson could face up to 560 years in prison over the 113 felony counts of computer crimes and one other felony count.
Lawson was given a bond of $10,000 per felony count, which added up to $1.14 million.
She posted bond and was released.
WESH indicated that it was unclear whether the allegations against Lawson were connected in any way to the Community Violence Intervention program.
The city launched the CVI program in 2022, and Saving Our Streets began operating as part of that mission in 2023. In 2024, the program expanded after receiving a $1.5 million grant from the U.S. Dept. of Justice.
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