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Man pleads guilty to child endangerment in deadly shooting of 12-year-old girl on South Side

KCRA3 Sacramento (Hearst) reaches for "plot" where WLS / ABC7 Chicago stays flat.

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As of August 31, 2026 at 11:43 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened A man pleaded guilty Friday to causing a child to be endangered after a 12-year-old girl was shot and killed last year, according to court documents.
The headline split WLS / ABC7 Chicago frames it as "Man pleads guilty to child endangerment in deadly shooting of 12-year-old girl on South S...". WISN12 Milwaukee (Hearst) frames it as "Waukesha man pleads not guilty to charges in Meijer hostage standoff, police shooting".
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CenterMan pleads guilty to child endangerment in deadly shooting of 12-year-old girl on South Side

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WLS / ABC7 ChicagoNews report · Aug 31, 11:43 PM

Man pleads guilty to child endangerment in deadly shooting of 12-year-old girl on South Side

A man pleaded guilty Friday to causing a child to be endangered after a 12-year-old girl was shot and killed last year, according to court documents.

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KCRA3 Sacramento (Hearst)News report · Aug 31, 11:11 PM

Rocklin man indicted in connection with UFC event attack plot pleads not guilty

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A Rocklin man indicted in connection with an alleged plot to attack the UFC event at the White House in June pleaded not guilty in federal court on Monday.

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WKRN News2 (Nexstar, Nashville)News report · Aug 31, 10:39 PM

Man pleads guilty to murder that exposed bail monitoring failure in Tennessee

The man whose case exposed a major flaw in Tennessee's bail monitoring system has pleaded guilty to capital murder and will spend the rest of his life in prison.

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WISN12 Milwaukee (Hearst)News report · Aug 31, 10:27 PM

Waukesha man pleads not guilty to charges in Meijer hostage standoff, police shooting

Anthony Lehman, 21, is charged with six felonies in Waukesha County, including reckless injury, false imprisonment, and recklessly endangering safety.

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Aug 31, 10:27 PM: WISN12 Milwaukee (Hearst) joined the source map.

Aug 31, 10:39 PM: WKRN News2 (Nexstar, Nashville) joined the source map.

Aug 31, 11:11 PM: KCRA3 Sacramento (Hearst) joined the source map.

Aug 31, 11:43 PM: WLS / ABC7 Chicago joined the source map.

Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 4 sources · 1 bucket.