A jury has awarded five families a combined $1 million in a lawsuit against the state of South Dakota over flood damage caused by inadequate drainage. KELO-TV reports the jury delivered the verdict Wednesday after a three-day trial and more …
Prosecutors say a Kansas City, Mo., man charged with committing 34 residential burglaries was linked to the crimes by a GPS in an ankle bracelet he was wearing because he was on parole for burglary. Sixty-four-year-old Roy E. Samuels was …
California’s Department of Motor Vehicles will miss a year-end deadline to adopt new rules for cars of the future because regulators first have to figure out how they’ll know whether “driverless” vehicles are safe. It’s a rare case of the …
A divided Ohio Supreme Court on Thursday again upheld use of traffic camera enforcement by the state’s municipalities, reversing a lower court after a year of legal setbacks for camera advocates. The Supreme Court justices ruled 4-3 to stick to …
A former California Highway Patrol officer has been convicted in a case involving workers’ compensation insurance fraud. A Sacramento County jury on Thursday convicted Tony Yao on felony charges of failure to disclose a prior motor vehicle accident and resulting …
The number of traffic deaths nationwide dropped just over 3 percent last year, and the rate of deaths per 100 million miles traveled tied a record low, according to government statistics. But the number of people killed on the highways …
Tupelo has received money for architectural design and engineering of domed storm shelters able to hold a total of 2,300 people in two city parks. The domes are designed to withstand winds up to 250 mph, The Northeast Mississippi Daily …
A central Indiana mobile home park riddled with health and safety violations won’t be shut down unless the park’s management stops making progress on the violations. The Daily Journal reports Center Grove Estates has received more complaints than any other …
The manager of a Georgia steel wire manufacturing plant that was burned in a large industrial fire says the company will rebuild and is planning technology upgrades for the new plant. Bekaert plant manager Gary Downey tells the Rome News-Tribune …
A commission aimed at addressing New Hampshire’s high workers compensation costs says it needs more time to study the issue and more comprehensive data on costs. The 15-member commission released its report Friday after studying the issue for three months …