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S.D. Mayor Suggests Park Safety Upgrades After Insurer Commissioned Review

Sioux Falls, S.D., officials are proposing a designated viewing area and other safety improvements at a park where a 5-year-old drowned three months ago. Sioux Falls Mayor Paul TenHaken has recommended that Falls Park implement viewing platforms, railings, additional safety …

Minnesota Park Requires Fossil Hunt Liability Waiver

Partly for safety reasons, permits are required to hunt for fossils at a St. Paul, Minn., park where a rockslide killed a fourth-grader on a field trip, left one missing and injured two others. St. Paul requires applicants to sign …

North Carolina City Closes Firing Range to Ensure Park Safety

The renovation of one of Gastonia, N.C.’s oldest parks will put visitors closer to a nearby shooting range, which is being closed to the public for a month of evaluation. The Gaston Gazette reports that city leaders are closing the …