Michigan Helmet Use Falls After Law Change Seventy-three percent of Michigan motorcyclists wear helmets, down from seven years ago when almost all riders used them, according to... Read More
Illinois EPA Seeks Details About Alsip Chemical Fire The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency is asking a judge to order operators of a Chicago-area chemical plant damaged in an... Read More
All Texting While Driving Banned in Eastern Missouri City An eastern Missouri town has banned all texting while driving, regardless of how old the driver is. The Manchester Board... Read More
Menards Recalls Christmas Trees Due to Fire Risk Menards, a chain of home-improvement stores in the Midwest, is recalling 1,800 pre-lit artificial Christmas trees because the lights may... Read More
Court Denies Negligence in Ohio State Elevator Death The wife of a man crushed to death by an elevator in a closed hotel near Ohio State University’s campus... Read More
Fire Heavily Damages North Dakota Apartment Garages Investigators say a fire that heavily damaged some apartment complex garages in Fargo, N.D., was caused by leaking gasoline ignited... Read More
Two Michigan School Buses Destroyed by Fire Authorities in Saginaw County, Mich., say electrical problems caused a blaze that destroyed two school buses and damaged two more.... Read More
Northern Wisconsin Hotel Fire Likely Electrical Investigators say a fire that burned a Wausau hotel over the weekend was likely caused by an electrical problem. Guests... Read More
Insurer Exempt in Wisconsin Shooting Death A Sheboygan, Wisc., insurance company is exempt from having to pay after a man accidentally killed his friend in Oconto... Read More
School Gym Damaged in Storm Unusable for 2 Months Officials say a southwestern Michigan high school gymnasium that lost part of its roof in a windstorm is expected to... Read More