May 25, 2013
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is working with South Dakota officials on the reimbursement process following an April snow and ice storm, but individual homeowners will be out of luck in receiving any of the federal money. That’s because at …
May 25, 2013
Partly for safety reasons, permits are required to hunt for fossils at a St. Paul, Minn., park where a rockslide killed a fourth-grader on a field trip, left one missing and injured two others. St. Paul requires applicants to sign …
May 24, 2013
An injured hunter who “fell” down a 150-foot ravine and a mushroom hunter who went “missing” in the Brighton Recreation Area had to be rescued recently by firefighters and park rangers. Those were the two scenarios played out recently by …
May 24, 2013
The Wisconsin State Patrol plans to increase its use of air support this summer to crack down on speeders. It’s part of a series of initiatives by the Department of Transportation to improve safety on Wisconsin roadways. DOT Secretary Mark …
May 24, 2013
State officials say safety improvements are planned after a third fatal fall from a cliff recently in the Hockings Hills region of southeastern Ohio. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources says signs warning hikers not to leave marked trails are …
May 24, 2013
A woman who was struck in the eye with a sword while watching a fencing match at Notre Dame will get another chance in court. The Indiana Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday that a Marion County judge should have given …
May 23, 2013
About 120 people have taken nearly 125,000 sobriety tests using an ignition interlock device as part of South Dakota’s 24/7 Sobriety Program since it became available for use in October, South Dakota’s attorney general announced Monday. Attorney General Marty Jackley …
May 23, 2013
The Indiana Supreme Court has upheld the state law limiting punitive damages awarded in civil lawsuits and directs most of that money to a state victims fund. The court ruled 5-0 that the limit still applied, even in a case …
May 23, 2013
Brenda O’Malley figured she’d get the police accident report and file an insurance claim after her teenage daughter got into a car accident in Sheboygan Falls this past spring. But the report turned out to be so redacted – or …
May 23, 2013
The Kohler Co. has been ordered in federal court to pay $9.6 million to a Massachusetts manufacturer for infringing on two of its patents for components that reduce exhaust emissions in marine generators. Jurors in U.S. District Court in Boston …