2 Dead; Northern Michigan Town Cleans Up from Rare Tornado May 23, 2022 By Ed White Roofs and walls on a busy business stretch were turned to tangled rubble. Mobile homes were destroyed. Tornadoes are so... Read More
Six Injured in Explosion and Fire at Wisconsin Pier Factory May 23, 2022 EAGLE, Wis. (AP) — Six people were hurt, including three firefighters, in an explosion and fire that rocked a Wisconsin... Read More
Northeastern Minnesota Bracing for Record Flooding May 17, 2022 LUTSEN, Minn. (AP) — Communities in northeastern Minnesota are preparing to deal with more flooding and are calling for volunteers... Read More
Grain Silo Explosion, Fire Shutters Illinois Ethanol Plant May 17, 2022 By P.J. Huffstutter CHICAGO –– A grain silo imploded and set the BioUrja Group’s ethanol plant in central Illinois on fire, sending two... Read More
Kansas Supreme Court Orders More Fact-Finding in Air Ambulance Case May 16, 2022 By Jim Sams Federal law may prohibit states from regulating prices charged to insurers by air ambulance providers, but that doesn’t absolve the... Read More
Man Gets 15 Months for Inciting to Riot in Downtown Chicago May 12, 2022 CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago man who posted online to urge others to join massive crowds that were looting downtown... Read More
Man Pardoned After 7 Years Reaches $7.5M Settlement With Indiana City, Says Attorney May 9, 2022 By RICK CALLAHAN A Chicago man who was pardoned after spending more than seven years in prison for an armed robbery he didn’t... Read More
Report: Michigan 2020 Dam Failures Were ‘Preventable’ May 6, 2022 By John Flesher The failure of two Michigan dams that forced evacuation of 10,000 people and destroyed 150 homes was “foreseeable and preventable,”... Read More
Man Jailed for 12 Years Brings $12M Wrongful Conviction Suit Against Milwaukee May 5, 2022 A man who spent 12 years in prison for a homicide he didn’t commit has filed a $12 million federal... Read More
Tornado Rips Through Kansas, Causes Severe Damage May 2, 2022 WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A tornado that barreled through parts of Kansas destroyed or damaged hundreds of homes and buildings,... Read More