Day: July 18, 2023

South Dakota lawmakers eye special session to thwart pipeline plans

7:16 pm July 18, 2023

A group of South Dakota lawmakers has begun circulating a petition in hopes of forcing a special session to protect private property rights against the developers of a proposed carbon dioxide pipeline. WISCONSIN NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBE ARGUE THAT OIL PIPELINE NEAR RESERVATION LAND SHOULD BE SHUT DOWN But the petition drive faces an uphill climb, […]

Fractured gas fitting caused leak at PA chocolate factory blast site: investigators

7:15 pm July 18, 2023

Natural gas leaked from a defective fitting at a Pennsylvania chocolate factory where a powerful explosion leveled one building, heavily damaged another and killed seven people, federal safety investigators said Tuesday, while noting they have yet to determine the cause of the blast. The leak at the R.M. Palmer Co. plant in West Reading was […]

Man who fled from, shot at Indiana officers charged on 3 attempted murder counts

7:14 pm July 18, 2023

A central Indiana man accused of resisting arrest and shooting at three sheriff’s deputies has been formally charged in the June attack. Tarron H. Conwell, 19, was charged Monday with three counts of attempted murder, one count of resisting law enforcement and a weapons-related misdemeanor by Delaware County prosecutors. INDIANAPOLIS INMATE CHARGED WITH MURDER OF […]

SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey ditches formal attire during Media Days in honor of Mike Leach

7:13 pm July 18, 2023

Commissioner Greg Sankey seemed to take a casual approach to this year’s SEC Football Kickoff Media Days, but the lack of formal attire during Monday’s opening day wasn’t just a personal choice. Sankey revealed that the decision not to wear a tie was meant as a way to honor former Mississippi State football coach Mike […]

Alleged Portland killer had previously tried to choke police K-9, was released from prison early: report

7:10 pm July 18, 2023

A man suspected of killing four of the six women recently murdered in the Portland area had previous run-ins with the law, including an incident during which he allegedly attempted to choke a police K-9. Jesse Lee Calhoun, 38, is reportedly the person of interest in the string of four deaths and is now in […]