An appeals court has rejected the Trump administration’s decision to drop a proposal requiring freight trains to have at least two crew members that was drafted after several fiery crude oil train derailments… read more »
Category Archives: National News
Special prosecutor picked for case against St. Louis couple
A former U.S. attorney will be the special prosecutor in the case of a St. Louis couple who waved guns at racial injustice protesters last summer… read more »
Venomous spiders prompt temporary Michigan library shutdown
Staff at a University of Michigan library temporarily closed the building after three venomous spiders turned up in a basement storage area… read more »
Florida man charged with trying to join Islamic militants
A federal indictment says a Florida man traveled to Turkey and attempted to enter Syria so he could help Islamic State militants… read more »
Police grilled South Dakota AG on phone use before crash
Investigators questioning South Dakota’s attorney general after a fatal car crash pressed him on how he did not realize he had struck a man and whether he had been on his phone right before the crash… read more »
Minnesota Supreme Court hands victory to PolyMet copper mine
The Minnesota Supreme Court has reversed an appeals court’s rejection of a critical air emissions permit for the planned PolyMet copper-nickel mine and sent the case back for further proceedings… read more »
Lawyer hired by Democratic AG defends Iowa’s GOP governor
Iowa’s Democratic attorney general has installed the Republican governor’s lawyer into a high-level job in which he is defending his former boss’ policy agenda and management decisions in court… read more »
Bust of Black hero of Lewis & Clark trip goes up in Portland
Last year, protesters against racial injustice toppled numerous statues around the country… read more »
Police probed South Dakota AG’s cellphone use before crash
Investigators questioning South Dakota’s attorney general after a fatal car crash pressed him on how he did not realize he had struck a man and whether he had been on his phone right before the crash… read more »
Oklahoma man released early from prison accused in 3 deaths
An Oklahoma man who was released early from prison in January as part of a mass commutation effort is now accused of killing three people in a gruesome case… read more »
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