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Quest for Food Stamp Data Lands Newspaper at Supreme Court

WASHINGTON — In the summer of 2010, reporters at South Dakota’s Argus Leader newspaper decided to request data about the government’s food assistance program, previously known as food stamps. They thought the information could lead to a series of stories …

Lightning Strikes Woman Inside Louisiana Supermarket

Shoppers at a Louisiana grocery store got a shock themselves when a woman was apparently struck Monday by lightning in the checkout line. Houma Fire District Chief Joe Moupon says the woman, whose name was not released but is believed …

Fire Destroys Small Minnesota Town’s Only Grocer

The small northern Minnesotan town of Babbitt has lost its only grocery story in a huge fire that caused an estimated $1 million in damage. Babbitt Fire Chief Ryan Scharber tells the Duluth News Tribune the first started about 2 …

Fire, Explosion Destroys Indiana Grocery Store

An overnight fire and explosion destroyed a Hispanic grocery store in a central Indiana city. Anderson firefighters needed more than three hours early Tuesday to put out the blaze that destroyed the Esmeralda grocery near the city’s downtown. Assistant Fire …