Ohio Sues Norfolk Southern over Toxic Train Derailment March 16, 2023 By John Seewer Ohio filed a lawsuit against railroad Norfolk Southern to make sure it pays for the cleanup and environmental damage caused... Read More
School to Pay $1M After Boy Who Ate Teacher’s Snack Died March 14, 2023 PAPILLION, Neb. (AP) — A Nebraska school district has agreed to pay $1 million to the family of an eighth... Read More
Costs Prompt Cedar Rapids to Assess Flood Control Efforts March 13, 2023 By Marissa Payne CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — High inflation and construction cost spikes are prompting city officials to study the impact of... Read More
Aches, Rashes and Fear: Trauma Remains After Ohio Derailment March 13, 2023 By John Flesher EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) — Heather Bable speaks rapidly, recalling the terror of the night when a train loaded with... Read More
Gun Dealer Sued by Kansas City Settles for $150K March 10, 2023 By Heather Hollingsworth KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City has reached a settlement with one of the gun dealers it accused in... Read More
Norfolk Southern to Pay Millions for Derailment: Governor March 7, 2023 By Marc Levy HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Norfolk Southern has pledged several million dollars to cover the cost of the response and recovery... Read More
After Ohio Train Derailment, Norfolk Southern Unveils a New Safety Plan March 7, 2023 By Richard Clough Norfolk Southern Corp. plans to add hundreds of track-side heat detectors in an effort to improve safety following a derailment... Read More
High School, Staff Immune From Shooting Lawsuits, Michigan Judge Rules March 7, 2023 By COREY WILLIAMS A Michigan judge has ruled that staff and administrators at Oxford High School cannot be sued for a mass shooting... Read More
Train Derailment Probe Finds Melted Covers on Valves on 3 Cars With Chemicals March 3, 2023 By David Shepardson and Brad Brooks The investigation into the Ohio train derailment has found that aluminum parts on three tank cars may have melted and... Read More
Ohio Residents, Norfolk Southern Strike a Deal on Crash Evidence February 28, 2023 By Clark Mindock Ohio residents suing Norfolk Southern Corp. will get an extra day to inspect rail cars that spilled a toxic chemical... Read More