Worker Who Blames Carrier for Suicide Attempt Can’t Sue in Tort 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 KEARNEY, Neb. — Last July 9, after floodwaters wrecked the interior of his 42-room Western Inn South, Bhikhabhai Chaudhari struggled... Read More