Car after car passed by Gregory. No one stopped. Sheffield Police Sgt. Nick Risner, for reasons even unexplainable to him at the time, got off work 15 minutes early, which was a rare thing.

SHEFFIELD, Ala. (WAFF) - Sgt. Nick Risner served the community of Sheffield for more than eight years. Risner gave the ultimate sacrifice on October 1, 2021, after he was gunned down protecting the ...

Three years, no verdict, no justice. In April of 2022, Brian Martin entered a plea of not guilty by mental defect for the shooting death of Sergeant Nick Risner. Martin received his first mental ...

It’s been one year since the day when Sheffield Police Sergeant Nick Risner was shot and killed in the line of duty. Lieutenant Max Dotson was also injured. Risner’s K9, Wiske was with him at ...

Jackson Highway and Cox Boulevard have been designated as the Sgt. James “Nick” Nicholas Risner Memorial Drive. The city designated the roadway by that name earlier this year. A Sheffield K-9 ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SHEFFIELD, Ala. (WHNT) — It’s been ...

SHEFFIELD, Ala. (WHNT) — New road signs were placed Thursday in honor of the late Sgt. Nick Risner — a Sheffield police officer killed in the line of duty in October 2021. According to a ...

On October 1, 2021, Sergeant James Nicholas “Nick” Risner died in the line of duty after 8 years of service. One year later the City Council of Sheffield passed a memorial resolution was passed to ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SHEFFIELD, Ala. (WHNT) — A road in ...

Nick Risner. In April 2023, the prosecution and defense agreed that he needed another mental evaluation. No trial date has been set. Click Here to Subscribe on YouTube: Watch the latest WAFF 48 news, ...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - Friday, 63 new laws went into effect in Alabama, among the new laws is the Sergeant Nick Risner Act and a law requiring public schools to provide designated changing rooms ...