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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Two Minnesota State Patrol squad cars were struck in separate incidents on state Highway 100 on New Year’s Day. Patrol Lt. Tiffani Nielson tells KSTP-TV that the first crash occurred about 6:15 a.m. in Brooklyn Center. The trooper was outside the vehicle at the time responding to another incident. The driver of […]

COON RAPIDS, Minn. (AP) — Several pets are believed to have died in a New Year’s Day house fire in Coon Rapids. KARE-TV reports that the six people inside the mobile home escaped safely after the blaze broke out mid-day Monday, but a number of animals are believed to have died. They include a dog, […]

MILTON, Wis. (AP) — Two people died after two vehicles crashed in Rock County and a third driver who swerved to avoid the collision hit one of the first drivers as she was standing near the shoulder of the road. The sheriff’s office says a sport utility vehicle and a van collided on state Highway […]

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities have released the names of three adults who died in a house fire in Tennessee. Media outlets report the victims of Friday’s fire in the Montgomery County community of Woodlawn were identified as 72-year-old Lloyd Black Sr., 70-year-old Zelda Dennis and their 49-year-old daughter, Susan Black. Montgomery County Emergency Management […]

ANNANDALE, Va. (AP) — Firefighters in northern Virginia say a 94-year-old man was found dead after a fire in his home. Local media outlets report that the Fairfax County fire department was called to the single-story home in Annandale about 4:20 a.m. Monday. Relatives said someone was trapped inside. Officials say more than 60 firefighters […]

MCLAUGHLIN, S.D. (AP) — The Highway Patrol has identified a McLaughlin man who died in a single-vehicle crash in Corson County. Thirty-seven-year-old Joseph Summers was driving a Suburban that rolled multiple times in the ditch off U.S. Highway 12 on Wednesday morning. Summers was pronounced dead at the scene, about 4 miles east of McLaughlin. […]

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The state’s faith leaders are calling on elected officials to pass legislation to reduce poverty. The new legislative session begins Tuesday. On Wednesday, the General Assembly’s first full working day, faith leaders plan to march to the State House and hold a vigil inside at 3 p.m. They’re calling it “fighting […]

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Gov. Dannel P. Malloy says the Connecticut Department of Transportation has resurfaced 260 two-lane miles of roadway across the state during this last construction season. About 55 two-lane miles of the total was completed under the agency’s pavement preservation program, which includes crack filling, surface patching, drainage repairs and other work […]

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Hundreds of people turned out at Milwaukee’s lakefront on a frigid New Year’s Day to take a plunge into Lake Michigan. The temperature Monday morning was in the single digits, the wind chill made it feel like the minus 20s, and the water temperature was in the lower 30s. That didn’t stop […]

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — Officials say a new stingray injury record at Huntington Beach was reached when 73 people reported injuries in a single day. Marine Safety Lt. Claude Panis tells the Orange County Register in his 40 years of working as a lifeguard at the beach, he never saw so many stingray injuries […]

This again makes me wonder whether politics, an arena where many journalists feel the most comfort, is overrated in its ability to influence underlying economic currents. Call me an economic determinist; the world hasn’t ended despite geopolitical ructions left and right.

With service disruptions mounting, Washington State Ferries should stop imposing policies from the top while ignoring advice from those with actual maritime experience, including the passengers themselves.

Seattle city government spending has been outpacing population growth. Mayor Jenny Durkan needs to turn that equation around.

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — More beverages now carry a 10-cent refund deposit in Oregon. The Statesman Journal reports that 10-cent deposits are now required for coffee, tea, fruit juice, coconut water and hard cider containers between 4 oz. and 1.5 liters. The change, which went into effect Monday, is part of an expansion that state […]

The Lions and Bears showed their coaches the door. Bruce Arians of the Cardinals found it himself. And Vance Joseph of the Broncos remained gainfully employed despite enduring the sort of season that doesn’t go down well in Denver. What is traditionally the NFL’s biggest day for firings, “Black Monday,” started with a flurry when […]

DEVILS LAKE, N.D. (AP) — A 15-year-old Fort Totten boy is facing a charge of driving under the influence after crashing into two unoccupied Devils Lake police vehicles. The Highway Patrol says no injuries were reported in the incident about 5:30 a.m. Monday. Authorities say the boy was trying to back a pickup truck into […]

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Las Vegas police say a driver who shot and killed a man climbing into his SUV likely won’t be arrested because it was apparently self-defense. Police Lt. Dan McGrath tells the Review-Journal the driver warned the man before firing the fatal shots late Sunday. He says the SUV full of people, […]

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The first major study in more than a decade of compulsive gambling in New Mexico is being commissioned by an association of American Indian tribes that run casinos. The Santa Fe New Mexican reports that the industry-funded Responsible Gaming Association of New Mexico is financing a study designed to combat […]

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah senator says he’s trying to promote self-reliance and discourage “socialism” by proposing to make new legal immigrants wait five years before receiving coverage through government health insurance programs. The Salt Lake Tribune reported Thursday that critics of State Sen. Allen Christensen’s plan says it’s mean-spirited and will strip […]

NEWARK, Ohio (AP) — A developer with a specialty renovating historic structures has bought the basket-shaped Ohio building formerly used by employees of The Longaberger Co. Canton-based developer Steve Coon and his partner, Bobby George, of Cleveland, closed on the building in central Ohio Friday. The iconic basket structure had stood empty for more than […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Polar Bears, indeed. Hundreds of people took part Monday in Coney Island’s annual New Year’s Day Polar Plunge. Hundreds of others were on hand to cheer the brave souls as they splashed into the Atlantic Ocean. Temperatures hovered at about 17 degrees (-8 Celsius) for the annual tradition that began in […]

GAUTIER, Miss. (AP) — Police in coastal Mississippi say a New Year’s Day shooting left one man dead and another injured. Gautier police Capt. Casey Baxter told the Sun Herald that police responding to a report of a shooting just before 9:15 a.m. Monday found two men suffering from gunshot wounds. Baxter said both men […]

MANCHESTER, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut police say a worker who was shot inside a restaurant has died and they’re still looking for two suspects in connection with the incident. Manchester Police said Monday that 36-year-old Norris Jackson, of East Hartford, Connecticut, was pronounced dead at Hartford Hospital. They say officers are looking for 28-year-old James […]

HERMISTON, Ore. (AP) — A toddler who was accidentally shot in the head by his 7-year-old brother has been recovering at home. The East Oregonian reports the 2-year-old Hermiston boy has been walking and interacting with others. The family has called his recovery from the Nov. 10 shooting a miracle. Hermiston police say the 7-year-old […]

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A St. Paul family of 10 was taken to a hospital after being sickened by dangerous levels of carbon monoxide in their home. KSTP-TV reports that emergency crews responded to the home about 9 a.m. Monday. The family members were reported in stable condition at Hennepin County Medical Center. Thirteen […]