Authorities say 150 cows have been killed in a barn fire on a northern New York dairy farm. Officials tell Watertown media outlets that the fire started around 8:30 p.m. Sunday in a barn at Danny and Debbie Davis’ farm …
A fire at a Dubuque County, Iowa, farm has destroyed two barns and killed 40 head of cattle. Damage is estimated at $500,000. The sheriff’s office says the barns at Duane Kass’ farm were fully engulfed in flames when firefighters …
A Decatur, Ill., woman charged with arson in a string of fires on her block says she’s not to blame. The woman, 47-year-old Karleen Singleton, is scheduled for a preliminary hearing on five counts of arson later this month. Singleton …
The commission that oversees the Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minn., is getting ready to decide whether to replace its damaged roof entirely or just replace torn parts of it. The Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission will hear from engineers who have been …
When Dane County, Wis., highway worker James Porter was struck and killed on the job in June 2009, Joel Porter, his son, lost his best friend. Porter’s daughter, Jessica Johnson, lost a grandfather to her two little girls. And because …
A federal judge in Salt Lake City, Utah, is considering whether to award $2 million to the family of an 11-year-old Pleasant Grove boy killed by a bear at an American Fork Canyon campsite in 2007. U.S. District Judge Dale …
A 22-year-old Starbucks employee known for his sunny attitude and smile received a token of appreciation from customers in the form of a $1,100 check to pay for much-needed prosthetic feet. Anonymous donations benefiting part-time employee and college student Greg …
Fire officials say a fire in Claremont, N.H., has burned off the shared roof of two businesses in a 60-year-old building. Emergency crews arrived at fire a little after 4 a.m. Saturday. Fire officials tell WMUR-TV the blaze started at …
A judge in Ohio has approved a $2.5 million wrongful death settlement in the fatal shooting of an unarmed woman by a police officer. The shooting during a drug raid in 2008 set off protests about police treatment of minorities. …
Final disciplinary actions taken by the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (TDI-DWC) for January 2011 include individual fines up to $68,000. The final actions include orders related to violations of the Texas Labor Code and rules promulgated …