Minnesota Shows Little Interest in Resuming Car Safety Inspections As an auto mechanic, Lynn Austin admits he may be overly leery about the iffy cars he encounters while driving.... Read More
Illinois Prison Guards Wrongly Paid Workers’ Compensation In a little-noted appearance before the Illinois House Appropriations-Public Safety Committee, the director of the Department of Corrections said millions... Read More
Thousands in St. Louis-Area Suffered Hail Damage The impact of last weekend’s storm in St. Louis is still being felt as thousands of owners of homes and... Read More
Fire Damages Annex at Kansas High School Fire heavily damaged a building that houses some of Scott Community High School’s educational programs. KWCH-TV reports the fire was... Read More
South Dakota Causeway Repair Project Getting Under Way Crews this week have started rebuilding a flood-damaged South Dakota causeway that connects Pierre to LaFromboise Island on the Missouri... Read More
Fire Deaths Prompt Northwest Ohio Apartment Inspections Safety officials are inspecting more than 250 apartment and condominium buildings near Toledo, Ohio, following the March deaths of two... Read More
2 Illinois Women Plead Guilty to Selling Counterfeit Goods Two Central Illinois women have pleaded guilty of conspiracy to traffic in counterfeit goods. The two woman conducted business as... Read More
Family of Slain Prison Guard Sues South Dakota Officials The family of a slain prison guard filed a lawsuit Friday against the South Dakota Department of Corrections, arguing that... Read More
House Fire, Crowd Problems Mar Ohio University Street Party Authorities say no one was injured in a house fire that cut short an annual street party near the Ohio... Read More
Missouri Tent Collapse Raises Safety Questions A fatal tent collapse near a downtown St. Louis, Mo., bar during a severe thunderstorm Saturday could lead to closer... Read More