Tag: Municipal governments
Mayor: Sewage lagoon embankment seeping, residents warned
SMITHLAND, Ky. — A sewage lagoon above a small western Kentucky city is seeping through its embankment and is likely to fail, prompting the...
Chicago Auto Show to return in July after coronavirus hiatus
CHICAGO — Standing in the massive convention center that was turned into a COVID-19 field hospital almost a year ago, Chicago's mayor and the...
As pandemic ebbs, an old fear is new again: mass shootings
PORTLAND, Ore. — Brianne Smith was overjoyed to get an e-mail telling her to schedule a second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Hours later,...
ATF to help Gary authorities investigate suspicious fires
GARY, Ind. — The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives will help the Gary police and fire departments investigate a series of...
Milwaukee council OKs settlement with former Bucks player
MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Common Council on Tuesday approved a $750,000 settlement in a lawsuit brought by former Bucks player Sterling Brown over his...
Oil pipeline builder agrees to halt eminent domain lawsuits
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A company seeking to build a disputed oil pipeline over an aquifer that provides drinking water to 1 million people agreed...
Police officer who shot man in car is charged with murder
A police officer in Virginia has been indicted on a murder charge in the shooting death of a man in a vehicle near a...
Florida governor signs law preempting local COVID edicts
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis moved to suspend all remaining COVID-19 restrictions imposed by communities across his state, signing into law on...
Celebrity politicians test voter interest in post-Trump era
WASHINGTON — From Ronald Reagan and Arnold Schwarzenegger to Al Franken and Donald Trump, there’s a rich history of celebrities trying out new careers...
U. of Illinois official to be next U. of Iowa president
IOWA CITY, Iowa — The University of Iowa's governing board on Friday picked the University of Illinois System's No. 2 official to be the...
