Worker Who Blames Carrier for Suicide Attempt Can’t Sue in Tort February 6, 2020 By Jim Sams An injured worker may not pursue a tort claim against a workers’ compensation carrier that he accuses of negligence by... Read More
Self-Driving Mass Transit Arrives on American Streets February 5, 2020 By Kevin Miller When Interstate 71 arrived in Columbus in the 1960s, the South Linden neighborhood was largely cut off from the rest... Read More
Iowa Town Working to Buy More Homes in Flood Plain January 29, 2020 By Alma Gaul BETTENDORF, Iowa — The city of Bettendorf has been awarded a $2.2 million federal grant that, coupled with state and... Read More
Construction Crews ‘Bend and-Stretch’ with Miley Cyrus, Vanilla Ice to Limit Injuries January 24, 2020 By JIm Holland It’s called bend-and-stretch, a sequence of exercises that all Mortenson and Scull construction crews participate in before starting their day... Read More
Costs for Abuse Claims Against Ohio State Doctor Near $10 Million Thus Far January 23, 2020 By Kantele Franko The investigation and related lawsuits about alleged sexual abuse decades ago by an Ohio State University team doctor have cost... Read More
Iowa Town Learns Tornadoes Destroy Quickly But Property Recovery Takes Time January 23, 2020 By Mike Donahey MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa— It took 23 minutes for the July 2018 tornado to rip a path through Marshalltown resulting in millions... Read More
Duck Boat Owner Settles Final Lawsuit Over 2018 Missouri Accident That Took 17 Lives January 22, 2020 By Heather Hollingsworth The owner of a tourist duck boat that sank in a Missouri lake, killing 17 people, has settled its final... Read More
South Dakota Townships Face Financial Woes After 2019 Floods January 17, 2020 SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Townships in South Dakota are facing economic difficulties as 2019 flood repair costs mount. Townships primarily... Read More
Death Toll From Storms in South and Midwest Rises to 11 January 13, 2020 By Juan A. Lozano HOUSTON — Severe storms sweeping across southern portions of the U.S. and up into the Midwest were blamed Saturday in... Read More
Community Helps Nebraska Hotel Owner Recover From Flood January 9, 2020 By Mary Jane Skala KEARNEY, Neb. — Last July 9, after floodwaters wrecked the interior of his 42-room Western Inn South, Bhikhabhai Chaudhari struggled... Read More