May 10, 2024 Large barge crashes into historic Fort Madision Bridge in Iowa, later sinks A near 100-year-old bridge in Iowa was struck by a loose barge on Thursday prompting its temporary closure before later reopening without any significant damage or injuries.
May 10, 2024 House Education Committee chair demands answers after Northwestern University caves to anti-Israel agitators House Education and Workforce Committee chairwoman Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., sent a letter to Northwestern University leaders demanding answers on the school's response to antisemitism.
May 9, 2024 Iowa sued over hardline immigration law; rights groups claim it's unconstitutional A newly passed law making it a crime for an illegal immigrant to be in Iowa is being challenged in court as unconstitutional by civil rights and immigration groups.
May 9, 2024 Ohio ex-vice detective gets 11 years in sex worker kidnapping case Former Vice Detective Andrew Mitchell, 60, of Sunbury, Ohio, has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for kidnapping sex workers under the guise of arrest.
May 9, 2024 ND lawmaker gets $2,500 fine, 250 hours community service in speculation case North Dakota state Rep. Jason Dockter has been issued a $2,500 fine and 250 hours of community service in a speculation case stemming from a state-leased building he had ownership of.
May 9, 2024 Michigan man acquitted in Whitmer kidnapping plot running for sheriff Eric Molitor, who was acquitted of an alleged supporting role in a 2020 plot to kidnap Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, is running for Wexford County sheriff.
May 9, 2024 Former GOP Rep. Fortenberry charged with lying about illegal campaign contribution Republican former Nebraska Rep. Jeff Fortenberry has been charged with lying to federal authorities about an illegal, $30,000 campaign contribution by a Nigerian billionaire.
May 9, 2024 Wisconsin woman pleads guilty to killing her sex trafficker after arguing it was legal Chrystul Kizer pleaded guilty Thursday to reckless homicide in the 2018 death of Randall Volar, an act she initially argued was justified as he was sexually trafficking her.
May 9, 2024 Red state AGs sue Biden admin to halt 'radical transgender ideology' threatening 'safety of women and girls' More than 20 red states sue Biden admin over Title IX changes that expand sex discrimination to include gender identity and sexual orientation.
May 9, 2024 Leaders in creation of Arctic vault that protects millions of seeds win World Food Prize Two men who led the charge in creating the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, which protects and preserves millions of seeds, will be honored as the 2024 World Food Prize laureates.