WATCH: Donate to 14th Annual ABC15 Telethon Benefiting Phoenix Children’s<\/p>\n
The City of Surprise held its annual State of the City address Tuesday night at its spring training baseball stadium, highlighting growth, water security and future development.<\/p>\n
But outside the gates, a group of protesters made sure one topic remained front and center: a proposed ICE detention facility.<\/p>\n
Mayor Kevin Sartor said the city is juggling several major issues, including rapid population growth and the lack of public transportation. Still, he acknowledged the community\u2019s concerns about federal immigration operations.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe City of Surprise is uniquely positioned just to continue to do our absolute best for our residents,\u201d Sartor said.<\/p>\n
Inside the stadium, residents praised the city\u2019s presentation and its outlook for the coming year.<\/p>\n
Protesters spotlight ICE concerns outside Surprise State of the City event<\/p>\n
A 65-year-old Arizona woman is accused of killing her newborn baby more than 40 years ago near her college campus in North Dakota.<\/p>\n
According to a probable cause statement from the County of Barnes in North Dakota, the investigation began on April 16, 1981, in a wooded area near Valley City State College Campus. A baby girl\u2019s body was reportedly found covered in plastic with the umbilical cord still attached.<\/p>\n
According to an autopsy on the infant, the baby was born alive but had been dead for at least 24 hours after being apparently suffocated, documents show.<\/p>\n
Forensic evidence was collected and submitted to the FBI\u2019s crime lab, and then to the North Dakota State Crime Lab in 2005.<\/p>\n
In the decades after the discovery, officials were unable to identify the child or a suspect.<\/p>\n
Thanks to DNA-testing advancements, the case went under review in 2019. The baby\u2019s body was exhumed in July 2019 for additional testing, including familial DNA analysis, documents say.<\/p>\n
Familial DNA testing eventually led to Nancy Trottier, a resident of Sun Lakes, Arizona. Trottier told law enforcement in an interview that she went to Valley City State College from 1978 to 1982.<\/p>\n
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The Scottsdale City Council voted to move forward Tuesday night with a controversial parking garage in downtown Scottsdale. Construction is scheduled to begin in late June on a four-level parking garage in the heart of Old Town – directly across from the Old Adobe Mission, the city\u2019s oldest standing church.<\/p>\n
The council vote was 5-2 in favor, with Scottsdale Mayor Lisa Borowsky and Councilwoman Solange Whitehead voting against moving forward on the garage.<\/p>\n
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