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- USThe Guardian
Suit says California fertility clinic implanted destroyed embryos in patients
Lawsuit claims that clinic staff mistakenly cleaned incubator with lethal solution, destroying embryos before implanting them
3 min read - USMissouri Independent
Missouri prison agency to pay $60K for Sunshine Law violations over inmate death records
The Missouri Department of Corrections must pay more than $60,000 for refusing to give records to a mother trying to find out how her son died in 2021 while in state custody. And that amount could grow, both because the department lost an appeal of an order finding it violated the Sunshine Law and because […] The post Missouri prison agency to pay $60K for Sunshine Law violations over inmate death records appeared first on Missouri Independent.
7 min read - USNiagara Gazette, Niagara Falls, N.Y.
Questions linger over no-bid dog control deal in the Falls
Apr. 24—When Mayor Robert Restaino's administration asked Niagara Falls lawmakers to approve a new animal sheltering agreement with a Grand Island provider last summer, it suggested the move was necessary to address an "emergency" involving the city's ability to care for stray dogs. Critics of the contract continue to question why no bids were solicited prior to the Sept. 6, 2023 council ...
9 min read - USLexington Herald-Leader
Kentucky drivers will see a change at the gas pump. One that could save a life.
There will be a new helpful reminder at the gas pump this summer.
3 min read - PoliticsMissouri Independent
Trump’s claims of presidential immunity to be probed at U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Thursday over former President Donald Trump’s pursuit of absolute immunity from criminal charges alleging that he schemed and knowingly fed lies to subvert the 2020 presidential election, eventually leading to the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot. In the final argument of this term, the justices […] The post Trump’s claims of presidential immunity to be probed at U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday appeared first on Missouri Independent.
10 min read - USPalm Beach Daily News
Boca Bash, with no real organizer, has taken on a life of its own and is back this weekend
Boca Raton's concerns are the same as previous years – safe boating, making sure people aren't overcrowding boats and no boating under the influence.
5 min read - USThe Oklahoman
State audit critical of tourism director Shelly Zumwalt. AG calls for director's resignation
Auditor critical of $8.5 million going to company where Zumwalt's husband worked; Zumwalt denies responsibility for the payments
4 min read - USThe Oklahoman
Oklahoma County grand jury relocated after fight; emails shed light on DA's apology to AG
"Quick action by law enforcement prevented the situation from escalating," the Oklahoma County district attorney's office said in a news release.
4 min read - USAmes Tribune
Ledges State Park to commemorate 100-year anniversary with free event, rededication
Ledges is a beloved park for many Iowans, and this year it turns 100. Find out what's planned to celebrate.
2 min read - USAmes Tribune
Ames CSD's operating budget is decreasing for the 4th straight year, $32 million less than 2021
The Ames Community School District board of directors approved a $
3 min read - USThe Daily Times
Who let the dogs in? The dos and don'ts of dining with your pooch at New Mexico restaurants
The leader of the New Mexico Restaurant Association says some eateries are in a tough spot when it comes to determining what a true service animal is.
12 min read - USThe Oklahoman
St. Paul's Episcopal Cathedral officially approved as cold-weather shelter in OKC
St. Paul's Episcopal Cathedral previously opened a temporary shelter when OKC activated its Cold Weather Contingency Plan. Now they're official.
2 min read - USThe Oklahoman
OKC residents: City planners want to know what you think about backyard 'granny flats'
"Granny flats" sounds like a place. Like Burns Flat, Oklahoma. But these flats are in Oklahoma City, and there could be more with OKC planners' approval.
3 min read - USAmes Tribune
Iowa State's new LeBaron Hall, expected to be finished by 2026, will feature 100-seat classroom
Iowa State University has broken ground on a big construction project at the College of Human Sciences.
3 min read - USThe Des Moines Register
Des Moines' Strasser Woods, a deteriorating forest preserve, to get 750 new trees
Volunteers are transforming part of the Strasser Woods State Preserve by removing invasive species and replacing them with hundreds of native trees.
4 min read - USCincinnati.com | The Enquirer
Report ranks Cincinnati among the 25 most polluted cities in the country
Cincinnati ranks 22nd worst city in the country for particle pollution, and Hamilton County is the worst in Ohio.
3 min read - USThe Oklahoman
A day in Oklahoma history: 82 years ago, a devastating tornado killed 50 in Pryor
April 27, 1942, was anything but ordinary in Pryor, hit hard with tornadic winds, leaving the northeastern Oklahoma town looking like a war zone.
2 min read - LifestyleThe Tennessean
Market basket: Wrap up a quick burrito for a healthy handheld
Put your favorite ingredients together for a perfect breakfast, lunch or dinner
2 min read - USArgus Leader
Sioux Falls' historic Cathedral District is looking back on 50 years of recognition
The historic Cathedral District is steeped in heritage that helped make Sioux Falls what it is today.
6 min read - USThe Oklahoman
OK County hundreds of millions short of what's needed to build new jail
Oklahoma County's pending bill for a new county jail could put it hundreds of million dollars in the red, the project's design/built team said Tuesday.
7 min read - WorldThe Oklahoman
Are big changes on LGBTQ+ inclusion in the United Methodist Church on the horizon?
Oklahoma ministers whose churches have been advocating for full inclusion of the LGBTQ+ community express their hopes for United Methodist gathering.
5 min read - BusinessThe Oklahoman
This OKC grocery store opened to combat a food desert. Now it's offering more community resources
The Market at Eastpoint recently added a community resource room funded through grant monies from Bank of Oklahoma-OKC.
2 min read - USMinnesota Reformer
After a long slog, climate change lawsuits will finally put Big Oil on trial
After years of legal appeals and delays, some oil companies are set to stand trial in lawsuits brought by state and local governments — including in Minnesota — over the damages caused by climate change. Meanwhile, dozens more governments large and small have brought new claims against the fossil fuel industry as those initial cases, […] The post After a long slog, climate change lawsuits will finally put Big Oil on trial appeared first on Minnesota Reformer.
9 min read - OpinionIndiana Capital Chronicle
The new gold rush: powering Indiana’s data center boom
As the digital age accelerates, Indiana finds itself at the focal point of a new kind of gold rush—a rush to locate and power data centers and microchip manufacturing plants. These modern-day mines don’t extract ore; they process and store the lifeblood of the 21st century: data and microchips. And just like the gold rushes […] The post The new gold rush: powering Indiana’s data center boom appeared first on Indiana Capital Chronicle.
3 min read - USThe Oklahoman
Certain fees you pay to the city might be increasing. Here's where the money will be spent
A wide range of city government fees could increase over the next four years as the OKC Council considers raising more revenue to fund its services.
2 min read - USThe Daily Times
Community garden at Animas Elementary School introduced to community with garden party
The community garden at Animas Elementary School features lettuce, kale, beans, cabbage, peas, potatoes, tomatoes, broccoli and a small orchard.
3 min read - PoliticsWashington State Standard
In WA education chief race, upstart candidate raises twice as much as incumbent
In the race to lead Washington’s public school system, Reid Saaris, a teacher and founder of an education nonprofit, has raised twice as much as the incumbent, Chris Reykdal. “We’re definitely excited and honored by the support,” Saaris said. “It’s a testament to the message that really resonates with everyone I talk with … We’re […] The post In WA education chief race, upstart candidate raises twice as much as incumbent appeared first on Washington State Standard.
3 min read - USReason.com
Supreme Court Takes Up ATF's Unilateral 'Ghost Gun' Rules
Lower courts have been extremely skeptical of attempts to regulate unfinished parts as firearms.
5 min read - USKansas City Star
Now KC’s government hub, area once home to Turkish baths and birth of a drugstore empire
The eastern edge of downtown Kansas City looked very different one hundred years ago.
2 min read - USKansas City Star
City council plans to scrap current low barrier shelter plan in Kansas City, advocates say
The plan for Kansas City’s first low barrier shelter had been accepted by the city council in January, before progress stalled.
10 min read - USThe Cool Down
Energy company moves forward to expand wind farm project, doubling its capacity: 'Will produce energy equivalent to the annual energy consumption of more than 84,000 homes'
The plant is expected to begin producing power in 2025.
2 min read - USWichita Eagle
Kansas high school baseball: Find team previews for more than 50 Wichita-area teams
A roundup of team previews from more than 50 Wichita-area high school baseball teams.
10 min read - USCarlsbad Current-Argus
A nuclear reactor in Carlsbad? Local leaders call for atomic energy at repository site
The Department of Energy proposed using 9,000 acres on the property of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant nuclear waste repository for "clean energy."
5 min read - USReading Eagle, Pa.
Motorists reminded to be on the lookout for farm equipment on rural roads
Apr. 24—State officials are reminding drivers to be alert for large farm equipment on rural roads as farmers return to their fields for spring planting. The Pennsylvania Farm Bureau each year partners with PennDOT, the agriculture department and state police to spread a message of staying safe on rural roads during the height of the spring planting season. "Farmers make the safety of other ...
2 min read - OpinionPalm Beach Daily News
Farmers south of Lake Okeechobee not causing its pollution
Activists blame farmers for Lake O runoff but farmers south of the lake have nothing to do with the algae blooms.
2 min read - USWFXT
Jury selection resumes in Karen Read murder trial as protesters fight buffer zone outside court
Jury selection in the high-profile Karen Read murder trial resumes Wednesday at Norfolk Superior Court.
2 min read - USLexington Herald-Leader
Lexington high school scholarship winners want ‘to be a part of healing Kentucky’
“We want to encourage our young people to continue using their voice to speak about the importance of equity, diversity, being inclusive, but that’s only one part of it.”
4 min read - BusinessNew Jersey Monitor
Millions of salaried workers to become eligible for overtime under new Biden rule
A Department of Labor final rule means millions of salaried workers who are employed in the executive, administrative or professional industries will become eligible for overtime pay. The post Millions of salaried workers to become eligible for overtime under new Biden rule appeared first on New Jersey Monitor.
3 min read - USNew Jersey Monitor
New Jersey snags mixed results in annual snapshot of air pollution
Newark-NYC and Bergen and Morris counties have the most ozone-polluted air in New Jersey, the American Lung Association found. The post New Jersey snags mixed results in annual snapshot of air pollution appeared first on New Jersey Monitor.
4 min read - USCincinnati.com | The Enquirer
Cincinnati weather: Chilly night Wednesday for Reds vs. Phillies; frost expected overnight
It's going to be a cool, dry evening in Greater Cincinnati for the Reds vs. Phillies game at Great American Ball Park.
3 min read - USBelleville News-Democrat
Illinois residents can now get documents notarized online. Here’s how
This is part of a state agency’s modernization plan that will give you other services that can be performed online as well.
2 min read - SportsWichita Eagle
Kansas high school baseball: Ranking 150 of the top players in the Wichita area
Highlighting the top baseball players from more than 60 Wichita-area high schools this spring.
4 min read - USMaryland Matters
House Republicans urge Gov. Moore to veto gun industry measure
'The volume of firearm-related crimes concerns every Marylander…This bill does nothing to address these crimes,' House Republican leaders wrote to Gov. Wes Moore (D). The post House Republicans urge Gov. Moore to veto gun industry measure appeared first on Maryland Matters.
3 min read - USThe Columbus Dispatch
74-year-old Ohio woman charged with bank robbery was victim of a scam, family says
Ann Mayers, 74, was arrested in her home in Ohio after police say she robbed a credit union at gunpoint and drove off in her silver Hyundai Elantra.
2 min read - USWSB Cox articles
Cause of death ‘undetermined’ for Georgia student found in car 45 years after he vanished
A sheriff’s office has closed the cold case of a Georgia student who disappeared decades ago after a crime lab listed his cause of death as “underdetermined.”
2 min read - USWSB Cox articles
Ex-Atlanta swim coach convicted of sexually assaulting underage swimmers in Colorado, DA says
A former Atlanta swim coach was convicted in Boulder County, Colo. for multiple counts of sexually assaulting children.
2 min read - LifestyleApp.com | Asbury Park Press
Ritz launches limited edition Buttery-er Flavored Crackers; chance to win gold butter bar
Love Ritz & butter? Want to win a $100k gold bar? New limited-edition Buttery-er crackers hit shelves & TikTok contest kicks off.
2 min read - USMilwaukee Journal Sentinel
Construction to start in May for Waukesha parade memorial after fundraising goal is met
The goal is to have the parade memorial in Grede Park complete by Nov. 21, the third anniversary of the Waukesha Christmas Parade tragedy.
4 min read - USVirginia Mercury
Bottles of 200-year-old cherries found at George Washington’s Mount Vernon and more Va. headlines
• “Prince William County Commonwealth’s Attorney threatens to withhold prosecution amid funding dispute.”—Potomac Local News • “Trial opens for former Virginia hospital medical director accused of sexual abuse of ex-patients.”—Associated Press • “Speed cameras in Chesapeake, Suffolk have raked in millions in fines as lawsuit challenges use.”—Virginian-Pilot • “BYO containers: Look inside this zero-waste store […] The post Bottles of 200-year-old cherries found at George Washington’s Mount Vernon
1 min read - USThe 74
40 Years After ‘A Nation At Risk,’ Fixing Our Classrooms Through School Funding
The 74 is partnering with Stanford University’s Hoover Institution to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the ‘A Nation At Risk’ report. Hoover’s A Nation At Risk +40 research initiative spotlights insights and analysis from experts, educators and policymakers as to what evidence shows about the broader impact of 40 years of education reform and how […]
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