On the Davenport, Neb., street corner where Lucille Henry’s Base Hit restaurant so recently stood, blue sky and a crumpled beer can can’t do much to fill the emptiness over the three wooden booths a farmer clean-up crew managed to …
A state agency was investigating Feb. 25 whether a Texas woman left seven preschoolers alone in her home day care center before a fire broke out, killing three of the youngsters and injuring the others. The Texas Department of Family …
A New Orleans man has been sentenced to six years in prison for plotting to set fire to his own house and file a false insurance claim. A federal judge on Feb. 25 also ordered 43-year-old Damian Landry to pay …
Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced a lawsuit against Cleveland-based Community of Faith Christian School alleging multiple violations of Ohio consumer law, including misrepresenting the degrees it offered to students. “The company sold degree programs through its business location and …
The American International Group has resolved its lawsuit with Duke University over expenses and legal fees in a case that has its origins in a 2006 incident when a woman alleged that three Duke lacrosse players had sexually assaulted her. …
A survey of hundreds of miles of New England and mid-Atlantic coastline found that 68 percent of the beaches studied have eroded during the past 150 years, according to a report released this week. The average rate of erosion was …
A Harrison, Ohio, woman has been convicted of fraud in a Hamilton County courtroom for failure to maintain workers’ compensation insurance coverage to protect her employees in the event of a workplace injury or illness, the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ …
More small earthquakes have been recorded in central Arkansas by the U.S. Geological Survey. No injuries or damage were reported. The USGS reports a 3.2 magnitude earthquake was recorded at 12:35 a.m. on Feb. 24. A quake with a preliminary …
Legislation limiting lawsuits against large-scale animal farms has received a double-endorsement from Missouri lawmakers who expressed concerns that repeated suits over foul odors could lead some hog producers to leave the state. Similar bills given initial approval in both the …
One of the busiest Mississippi River bridges in the nation is prepared if a serious earthquake occurs. Officials with the Missouri Department of Transportation tell KMOX Radio that the Poplar Street Bridge at downtown St. Louis has new, wider bases, …