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Ex-Company Owner Plans Appeal of Camp Minden Explosives Sentence

The former owner of a company that left thousands of tons of potentially explosive artillery propellant at a Louisiana National Guard facility says he will appeal his sentence. David Alan Smith, 63, of Winchester, Kentucky, filed a notice of appeal …

Contractor Sued Over Joplin Tornado Waste

Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster is suing a southwest Missouri company for allegedly dumping tornado waste from Joplin into an abandoned mine shaft. Koster on Monday announced the suit against Bryan Weldon and Weldon Contractors and Construction LLC of Joplin. …