The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Monday, September 15, 2025

LOCAL NEWS

The Tallahassee Police Department has reported a sexual battery incident in the 1400 block of Market Street in northeast Tallahassee. The incident took place around 9:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 11.

On Thursday, September 11, Leon County District 2 Commissioner Christian Caban and Florida Highway Patrol officials held a joint press conference to announce the launch of a new speed enforcement operation along State Road 20. 

William Paul Sawyer, a dedicated physician, passed on Sunday, August 31, 2025, in Tallahassee, FL. 

LOCAL SPORTS

On September 12th, the Chiles Timberwolves football team (3-1) aimed for redemption after falling to the Rickards Raiders (1-3) in their previous matchup at Gene Cox Stadium. Get the details.

FLORIDA NEWS

After a contentious legislative session this year that required overtime to hammer out a budget, Florida lawmakers could again face decisions about limiting spending during the 2026 session.

Calling government efforts “wholly inadequate,” attorneys representing people held at an immigrant-detention center in the Everglades are asking a federal judge to force state and federal officials to allow adequate legal representation at the facility.

NATIONAL NEWS

Family and friends of the 22-year-old accused of fatally shooting conservative activist Charlie Kirk described his politics as veering left in recent years as he spent large amounts of time scrolling the “dark corners of the internet,” Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said Sunday.

Electric vehicle sales in January through August rise 25% worldwide compared to the same window last year, increase 6% in North America (More).

US stock markets close mixed Friday (S&P 500 -0.0%, Dow -0.6%, Nasdaq +0.4%) in lead-up to anticipated interest rate cuts this week (More)

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