The operator of Montana’s only underground coal mine expects to resume full operations this week after being hit with multiple safety citations and two temporary shut-downs following a series of roof collapses. No one was injured in the four collapses, …
The flash flooding that killed four people and forced others to swim to safety or climb onto car roofs was a freak accident caused by heavy rainfall that overwhelmed the sewer system just as rush-hour traffic clogged low-lying city streets, …
Oklahoma has failed to pay $36 million expected by more than 600 local governments and others for help in cleaning up after disasters dating to 2007. The Tulsa World reported Sunday that the state emergency fund has not had any …
Officials have ruled three barn fires in central Ohio as arson. Three barns in a two-mile area were set ablaze within just over an hour Thursday morning near Pataskala, east of Columbus. The State Fire Marshal’s office says it’s too …
Thunderstorms packing strong winds and large hail blew through the Yankton, S.D., area Thursday afternoon, causing considerable damage. WNAX radio reports that the storm dropped 1.17 inches of rain in about 15 minutes in Yankton, and golf-ball-size hail in the …
Insurance fraud is so big it could be getting its own reality television show. The show, called the “Fraud Dog,” is in pilot production, and will star Linda Webb, a former AIG insurance claim executive and white collar crime detective …
A Washington State couple has been turned down on their appeal of a ruling that said Farmers Insurance can deny their uninsured motorist claim following a single-car accident, which they said was caused by another driver who disappeared. The case …
General Motors Co is seeking to dismiss a lawsuit over a suspension problem on more than 400,000 Chevrolet Impalas from the 2007 and 2008 model years, saying it should not be responsible for repairs because the flaw predated its bankruptcy. …
Authorities say five people were injured when a ride partially collapsed at a New Jersey amusement park where a girl fell to her death from a Ferris wheel in June. Wildwood police say the center mast snapped on the sea …
The first tornado to touch down on Michigan’s Upper Peninsula this year caused some property damage in Ontonagon, but no reported injuries. The twister touched down Friday at a recreational vehicle park and campground in Ontonagon, about 95 miles northwest …