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GOODHUE, Minnesota — As Goodhue Police Chief Josh Smith struggled this summer to fill vacancies in his small department, he warned the town’s City Council that unless pay and benefits improved, ...

Most of the small towns are reshaping the way they reach their community as a result of the redefined police departments. The ancient-style patrol car will be good on the urban streets, but in the ...

• Young police recruits from rural areas often join larger metropolitan agencies because of limited hometown opportunities, and they can face major cultural, workload and lifestyle adjustments that ...

PALMYRA, Wis. (CBS 58) -- A small-town police department is generating a lot of conversation for pursuing a formal partnership with the federal department of Immigration and Customs Enforcement to ...