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A judge Thursday dismissed a second-degree murder charge against former Las Cruces police officer Christopher Smelser. He was accused of killing Antonio Valenzuela with a controversial chokehold technique during a traffic stop in 2020. Justin Garcia, public safety reporter with the Las Cruces Sun-News who's been following the case closely, spoke with ¾ÅÉ«Íø about why it was the judge — not the jury — who declared Smelser not guilty.

Communities across the country are demanding justice for people killed by police. In Albuquerque, the SouthWest Organizing Project is creating a mural to…

Episode 48 dives back into how the pandemic is affecting people experiencing homelessness. ¾ÅÉ«Íø's Hannah Colton goes further into the story of the city…