The Oklahoma Highway Patrol said June 30 that it found no problems with the brakes on a tractor-trailer that plowed into stalled cars in an accident on the Will Rogers Turnpike that killed 10 people. Capt. Craig Medcalf, who leads …
Consumers who filed complaints with the Missouri Department of Insurance received $5.9 million from insurance companies during the first half of 2009, the department has reported. The money was returned as a result of the department’s mediation efforts on behalf …
Fargo, N.D., voters have overwhelmingly approved a half-cent sales tax increase for flood protection. The unofficial totals from the June 30 special election showed 11,520 in favor of it and 1,181 against it, more than 90 percent approval. It will …
The FBI is now investigating a prank phone call that caused $50,000 in damage to a Conway, Ark., hotel. Conway police spokeswoman Sharen Carter said the FBI is looking into the call in which a man claimed to be a …
A survey of business leaders in nine Midwestern and Plains states suggests that the region’s economy continues to show signs of improvement, but job losses persist. The Mid-America Business Conditions index released July 1 rose to its highest level since …
The Obama administration is not fighting a nearly $500,000 judgment for a Library of Congress hiree who lost the job while undergoing a gender change from a man to a woman. The Justice Department let the deadline to appeal the …
Two California men have been arrested in connection with auto insurance fraud, the California Department of Insurance reported. Dong Suk Choi of Union City, and Timothy Zen Powell of Palo Alto, were arrested July 1 and charged with multiple counts …
A group of five public pension funds, including state funds in Ohio and Texas, have won the right to lead investor class-action lawsuits against Bank of America Corp over its acquisition of Merrill Lynch & Co. U.S. District Judge Denny …
A Connecticut woman mauled and blinded by a chimpanzee in February had feared the animal might hurt someone and described him as mean and so strong that she had to repair his cage several times, her brothers said. Michael and …
A New Jersey man whose driver’s license has been suspended 78 times has pleaded guilty to his 15th drunken-driving offense. Shaun Campbell told a judge in Morris County he was drunk on beer when he crashed his SUV head-on into …