Your Monday evening update on Salem news
Good evening, Salem.
City leaders are convening a special city council meeting Wednesday to again take up the issue of convicted murderer Kyle Hedquist’s service on the city’s Community Police Review Board.
Such a special meeting is rare, but city leaders said it was warranted in part due to security concerns. Some city councilors who voted to reappoint Hedquist have been receiving threats following a union pressure campaign and national media attention. They include Councilor Mai Vang, who originally made the motion to put Hedquist back on the board – a position he’s held since 2024.
Joe Siess’ story below explains what’s next – and also what the review board does.
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Salem City Councilor Mai Vang said she will not be intimidated or pressured into changing her vote on the reappointment of convicted murderer Kyle Hedquist to the Salem Police Review…
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Beth Schmidt, the former Safe Routes to Schools Coordinator for the Salem area, claimed she was fired for wearing a t-shirt depicting a historic American painting of civil rights icon…
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A federal appeals court upheld a judge’s dismissal of a negligent homicide charge against the DEA agent Samuel Landis, who hit and killed a Salem cyclist while working on a…
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Metragnome, a Portland-based music rehearsal studio company, has expanded to Salem. They hope to bring local musicians together after the Covid pandemic left the scene fragmented.
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