Swift County authorities say four people have been arrested in connection with extensive vandalism at a Murdock, Minn. school. Officials at KMS Elementary School say vandals shattered windows, discharged fire extinguishers and spray-painted parts of the school. Computers and other …
Day County commissioners have declared a disaster because of the crops lost in a July 31 storm that brought 100 mph winds and hail to parts of northeast South Dakota. The resolution states there was “extensive damage to dams, livestock …
Four more counties have been added to the list of presidential disaster declaration areas that will get individual assistance, and two more counties are eligible for public assistance. Gov. Chet Culver says Appanoose, Clark, Monroe and Ringgold counties have been …
The Cheyenne Civic Center sustained an estimated $500,000 in damage from a flash flood caused by a heavy rainstorm. Civic Center Executive Director Dru Rohla says about 500,000 gallons of rainwater flooded the building’s basement from a storm that dropped …
Prince George’s County fire officials say a family is displaced after a tree crashed through their Brentwood house as storms moved through the Washington area. Fire and EMS spokesman Mark Brady says the tree broke through the roof of the …
A former western Pennsylvania volunteer firefighter was sentenced to home confinement for one year and probation for 19 years for setting five fires. Cambria County Judge Gerard Long told Charles Edward Shenego that he faces years in prison if he …
An Appleton, Wis. man was said to have received a 3-year prison sentence for setting fire to a home where an occupant was sleeping. Twenty-one-year-old Jeremy Ruppel apparently pleaded no contest in June to one count of second-degree recklessly endangering …
New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson is proposing $3.6 million in state aid to help the Ruidoso area recover from massive flooding in July. Richardson announced the proposed emergency relief package during a trip to Ruidoso and the Ruidoso Downs horse …
Federal authorities last month assured consumers that a meat plant linked to nearly 50 illnesses caused by tainted ground beef had made enough changes after a recall to ensure that its products were safe. Less than a month later, the …
A Columbus, Ohio insurance agent accused of unfair business practices has agreed to pay $372,500 to a school district as part of a settlement. The Ohio Department of Insurance had accused agent Fritz Neuhart and his brokerage two years ago …