Ohio Sues Norfolk Southern over Toxic Train Derailment 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Ohio residents suing Norfolk Southern Corp. will get an extra day to inspect rail cars that spilled a toxic chemical... Read More