The U.S. Forest Service has banned exploding targets in northern Idaho, Montana, North Dakota and portions of South Dakota because of wildfire and public safety concerns. Northern Region Forester Faye Krueger announced Tuesday the regional closure that immediately prohibits exploding …
Colorado’s state legislature has passed a bill to strengthen its insurance fraud law, announced the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud. Scammers with prior fraud convictions will face stiffer felony penalties, and agents and brokers also could lose their licenses if convicted. …
A new report says Orlando is the most dangerous metro area for pedestrians, and three other Florida cities are also at the top of the list. The report released Tuesday by the National Complete Streets Coalition says the Tampa, Jacksonville …
Federal regulators are investigating complaints about safety problems at an automotive parts plant in Selma. The Selma Times-Journal reports the Occupational Safety and Health Administration is reviewing operations at seat manufacturer Renosol. A vice president with Renosol parent company Lear …
State laws governing disputes over how to handle the cleanup of environmental damage caused by drilling years ago have been reworked under a bill supported by Gov. Bobby Jindal and now headed to his desk. Final legislative passage came Tuesday …
Another Republican candidate has filed for the August primary to be the next Kansas insurance commissioner. Ken Selzer, of Leawood, filed his paperwork Tuesday with the secretary of state. Selzer is an accountant and a managing director of a global …
Rhode Island fire officials say a blaze that destroyed a building that housed bathrooms and showers at Newport’s Easton’s Beach began in improperly stored painting materials. The Newport Daily News reports investigators determined the chemicals in a second-floor storage room …
A private bus has plunged off a mountain road into a deep gorge in the Indian portion of Kashmir, killing 17 people and injuring 30 others, police said. The injured were hospitalized early Tuesday, some with serious injuries. The bus …
Lincoln police ticketed Nebraska men’s basketball coach Tim Miles for negligent driving after he was involved in a three-vehicle accident. Miles was driving in southwest Lincoln about 4 p.m. Friday when his Cadillac Escalade struck a Honda Pilot that had …
The northeastern Illinois city of Kankakee is set to receive federal funds to begin flood protection and prevention efforts in its area. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin announced Tuesday that Kankakee will get $1.5 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. …