Minneapolis to Pay $700K Settlement With Family Members Detained While Police Killed Their Father
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – The city of Minneapolis has agreed to a $700,000 settlement with family members who were locked inside…
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Michigan’s Mackinac Bridge Cleared as Safe After Being Hit by Crane
ST. IGNACE, Mich. (AP) – A crane being towed on a barge hit the main span of the Mackinac Bridge,…
Families Affected by Michigan School Shooting Win Key Decision in Lawsuit
A group of families won a key court victory in an effort to pin some responsibility on a Michigan school…
Worker Fatally Injured at Amazon Warehouse in Indiana
A worker died after being injured at an Amazon warehouse in Fort Wayne in an incident that closed the facility…
Ohio Opioid Settlement Panel’s Records Must Be Public, Court Says
The state panel that will decide how Ohio distributes more than half of the money it will receive from a…
Illinois Governor Signs Law Giving Benefits to Chicago First Responders Disabled by COVID
Gov. J.B. Pritzker this week signed a law providing full disability benefits to Chicago police officers and firefighters struck by…
Minnesota on Verge of Banning Forever Chemicals
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Minnesota is on the verge of banning non-essential uses of “forever chemicals.” And lawmakers say…
People Moves: Powers Insurance & Risk Management Promotes Jaboor to IT Associate
Powers Insurance & Risk Management Promotes Jaboor Powers Insurance & Risk Management has promoted Drew Jaboor to IT associate. Jaboor…
On Illinois Highway, Blinding Dust, Then ‘Crash After Crash’
DIVERNON, Ill. (AP) – Winds stirred up a wall of dust from farm fields that engulfed a stretch of busy…
Dust Storm Causes Crashes in Illinois, Leaving at Least 6 Dead
DIVERNON, Ill. (AP) – A windstorm in central Illinois kicked up dangerous clouds of blinding dust off farm fields Monday,…