Police dogs, often referred to as K9s or K-9s, are specially trained to assist law enforcement officers in tasks ranging from tracking suspects and detecting narcotics to locating missing persons.

A blizzard of bills piles up annually in Springfield, with those making it through the legislative gauntlet signed into law. Most take effect the first of the year, which is the case with a measure to ...

After dedicating their lives to service, police K-9s are returned home to their handlers, who are then forced to front the costs of care. A local woman, forever changed by the impact a K-9 had on her ...