Here's the stories you'll be talking about on the New Jersey 101.5 Morning Show on Friday:

⬛ Hunt continues for Charlie Kirk's killer

OREM, Utah (AP) — The shooter who assassinated conservative activist Charlie Kirk and then vanished off a roof and into the woods remained at large more than 24 hours later Thursday as federal investigators appealed for the public’s help by releasing photos of the person they believe is responsible.

Investigators obtained clues, including a palm print, a shoe impression and a high-powered hunting rifle found in a wooded area along the path the shooter fled. But they had yet to name a suspect or cite a motive in the killing they were treating as the latest act of political violence to convulse the United States across the ideological spectrum.

The photos of a person in a hat, sunglasses and a long-sleeve black shirt, with a backpack, as well as a $100,000 reward for information leading to an arrest suggested that law enforcement thought tips from the public might be needed to crack the case.

⬛ NJ school district gets death threats after Charlie Kirk killing

🔴 Linden Public Schools receives a flood of violent death threats
🔴 Online posts were wrongly said to belong to a Linden schools employee
🔴 Police have figured out the source of the misinformation

LINDEN — This New Jersey public school district was inundated with violent threats after the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

According to police, all Linden Public Schools had to shelter in place on Thursday.

The school district in Union County was targeted after social media comments regarding Kirk's assassination were linked to a person believed to be a teacher here, Linden police Capt. Christopher Guenther said.

But the person who made the comments is not affiliated with Linden Public Schools, officials said.

"According to Superintendent Atiya Y. Perkins, this individual is not, nor has ever been, an employee of Linden Public Schools, Linden New Jersey," the school district said in a Facebook post.

⬛ Off-campus shooting leads to lockdown of Stockton University

🚨A shelter-in-place at Stockton University was lifted late Thursday afternoon
🚨It is in connection to suspects in an off campus shooting
🚨All activities on all Stockton campuses were cancelled for Thursday

GALLOWAY — A Stockton University campus was put on lockdown Thursday afternoon. The school also canceled classes and activities for the rest of the day.

The first alert was sent by campus police at 1:19 p.m. advising all to seek shelter indoors and to remain in place. The alert was lifted at 4:15 p.m. and a regular schedule of classes will resume on Friday, according to the university website.

Officials said an increased police presence will remain on campus and shuttle operations would resume. Campus dining will be available after 5 p.m. If was not disclosed if the shooting suspects had been apprehended.

⬛ Don’t expect $2 gas in New Jersey — expert calls it 'a fantasy'

💲Gas prices have jumped 11 cents on average in New Jersey since Labor Day
💲Completed maintenance projects and winter blend gas will help bring down prices
💲$2 per gallon gas is not a reality

The tropics are quiet and world politics are relatively quiet. So why did gas prices jump after Labor Day in New Jersey?

Fuel industry analyst for Gas Buddy Patrick De Haan said that two major factors pushed the average price of gas by 11 cents a gallon: the price per barrel of oil up to $64 and refinery maintenance that started earlier than usual following the summer driving season. Refineries were operating 24/7 to keep up with the demand.

"New Jersey has the distinction of being one of 13 states where gas prices today are actually higher than they were a year ago. But the increases should start to fade when we make that transition back to cheaper winter gasoline next week, on Tuesday. That should usher in some decreases that eventually show up at the pump," De Haan said.

The good news is that the maintenance should be complete soon and reverse the price spike.

⬛ From power to prison: Nadine Menendez blames husband

NEW YORK — Former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez’s wife told a judge that her husband was “not the man I thought he was” before she was sentenced Thursday to 4½ years in prison for selling the powerful New Jersey politician’s influence in exchange for bribes of cash, gold bars and a luxury car.

U.S. District Judge Sidney H. Stein sentenced Nadine Menendez, 58, after she was convicted in April of colluding from 2018 to 2023 with her husband, the former Democratic chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, in a variety of corrupt schemes, some involving assisting the Egyptian government.

Sobbing as she addressed the judge shortly before she was sentenced, Nadine Menendez described her husband as a manipulative liar.

“I put my life in his hands and he strung me like a puppet,” she said. “The blindfold is off. I now know he’s not my savior. He’s not the man I thought he was.”

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