The widow of a man killed by a grizzly bear not long after the animal awoke from tranquilizers in the wild country near Yellowstone National Park has filed a wrongful death lawsuit. Yolanda Evert filed suit Tuesday in U.S. District …
Proposals that would allow some motorcyclists to ride without helmets in Michigan continue to advance in the state Legislature. The House Transportation Committee on Wednesday approved bills that would allow riders 21 or older to go without helmets if they …
General Motors is recalling more than 36,000 Chevrolet Equinox and GMC Terrain crossover SUVs to fix tire pressure monitors that don’t work right. The company says the systems in the 2012 vehicles should warn drivers when tire pressure drops 25 …
An exemption that allows some daycare operators not to carry liability insurance coverage should be removed, a state lawmaker told a legislative panel. More than 1,500 home-based daycare operators and nearly 140 day care centers in the state don’t carry …
Bad Boy Buggies, an off-road utility vehicle company, is recalling 3,200 buggies because reports the steering arm assemblies broke during operation. Bad Boy Buggies announced Wednesday the recall of the Bad Boy LT, Classic, XT, XTO and XT Safari model …
Fifty additional homes have been added to a federal repair program for people in St. John the Baptist Parish whose houses were damaged by Hurricanes Gustav and Ike. The Times-Picayune reports the parish council on Tuesday awarded the additional work …
Wegmans Food Markets is recalling 5,000 pounds of pine nuts sold in the bulk foods department of its stores in New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Virginia, and Maryland between July 1 and Oct. 18, citing possible salmonella contamination. The grocer …
The family of a 91-year-old woman who died a week and a half after falling on a train station platform sued Amtrak on Wednesday, saying she was knocked to the ground by the force of a passing Acela Express train. …
Kansas plans to move about 30 patients out of a state mental hospital in Kansas City so that it can be renovated to address fire safety issues. The Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services announced Wednesday the patients will be …
Repairs to the federal courthouse in St. Louis, Mo., could cost up to $10 million. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that officials announced the repair cost Wednesday and said the work should be completed by next summer. A pipe fitting …