October 13, 2023 St. Louis jail under state investigation over mismanagement, abuse claims The Missouri state auditor is investigating St. Louis' city jail over allegations of mismanagement, inmate abuse and interference with an oversight board.
October 13, 2023 Another Republican lawmaker retires from Indiana Legislature Republican Indiana state Rep. Donna Schaibley has announced that she will not seek re-election next year, retiring after a decade at the Statehouse in Indianapolis.
October 13, 2023 Suspect in Des Moines school shooting acquitted of homicide charges Bravon Tukes, 20, has been acquitted of first-degree murder and attempted murder charges stemming from a shooting at an alternative school in Des Moines.
October 13, 2023 Ohio Gov. DeWine signs bill to increase legal payouts in Boy Scout sex abuse cases Republican Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine on Thursday signed into law a bill guaranteeing more compensation in child sex abuse cases involving the Boy Scouts of America.
October 13, 2023 Feds, local officials pledge $450M to dredge out Milwaukee waterways Officials at the federal, state and local levels have agreed to invest $450 million into a dredging project aimed at clearing contaminated sediment from Milwaukee's waterways.
October 13, 2023 Theodore Roosevelt National Park to remove nearly half its bison population National park officials are preparing to gather and remove about 300 bison from Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota, rehoming them to Native tribes.
October 13, 2023 Michigan school shooter's parents seek to attend son's sentencing hearing James and Jennifer Crumbley have reportedly requested permission to attend the sentencing hearing of their son, Ethan, who in 2021 shot and killed four people at a Michigan high school.
October 13, 2023 Multistate wind energy power line will increase energy capacity for Missouri Regulators approved the Grain Belt Express, a wind-energy power line that will transport wind energy from Kansas to Missouri and Illinois before connecting to a power grid in Indiana.
October 13, 2023 Uranium enrichment begins at southern Ohio facility Uranium enrichment is taking place this week at the American Centrifuge Plant in Piketon, Ohio, part of an authorized project considered key in creating more efficient nuclear reactors.
October 13, 2023 North Dakota lawmakers scramble to fix budget bill North Dakota's Republican-dominated Legislature has been left to correct a massive offset in state operations caused by the state Supreme Court's overturn of a major budget bill.