Новости за 05.02.2018

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey lawmakers are moving ahead with a law guaranteeing the public’s right to access beaches and riverfronts, but hard decisions remain to be made on an issue that has roiled the waters — and the courts — for decades. A state Senate committee on Monday released a bill that writes […]

WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) — The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating the death of a worker at an oilfield east of Williston. Twenty-three-year-old Jared Rizzo died last Thursday after he was struck by a falling traveling block on a workover rig. Rizzo was an employee of Wisco Inc. Bismarck Area OSHA office director Eric […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican Senate candidate Kevin Nicholson’s consulting clients includes companies owned, or invested in, by Pritzker Group, a financial firm started by J.B. Pritzker, a Democratic mega-donor and candidate for governor in Illinois. Nicholson reported last month that he had been paid at least $15,000 from Pritzker-related companies over the past two […]

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The city of John Day is creating a housing district to spur new home construction within city limits. City manager Nick Green tells Oregon Public Broadcasting that John Day’s rental vacancy rate is less than 1 percent, creating an obstacle for employers trying to recruit workers. The city has secured state […]

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s Republican governor said he terminated a $240,000 no-bid contract for a state “adoption czar” because it was not worth it to keep him on the job even though he praised his performance. Gov. Matt Bevin hired Daniel S. Dumas as a special adviser last year, awarding him a contract to […]

CONROE, Texas (AP) — A Texas man was sentenced to four consecutive life sentences after being convicted of filming the rape of a 3-month-old child. David Vincent Akins was convicted of four counts of aggravated sexual assault of a child last week. The 38-year-old opted to let a judge, rather than a jury, render his […]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Authorities say a 6-year-old boy who fell into a frozen Ohio pond was unresponsive when he was pulled from the water, and a police officer who tried to rescue him also was taken to a hospital. Columbus firefighters say the boy fell through ice on a pond near an apartment complex […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Scott Walker says he’s offering Kimberly-Clark “the same deal for jobs as Foxconn” to stop the consumer products giant founded in Wisconsin from cutting 600 jobs. Walker made the comment on Twitter Monday without providing any additional details. The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation says in a tweet it is working […]

MINOT, N.D. (AP) — Minot officials have withdrawn a request to rezone land for a landfill expansion, citing concerns raised by the public. City Manager Tom Barry tells the Minot Daily News that the decision to withdraw the rezoning application is to ensure that the city recognizes and addresses residents’ concerns. He says it gives […]

ROCKFORD, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan couple with 13 sons is expecting a 14th child in April but waiting until birth to learn the sex. WOOD-TV reports that Jay and Kateri Schwandt say adding another child to their large family won’t be too big of a logistic change or financial burden. Kateri Schwandt says she’s […]

A group plans to work to improve anti-hazing programs in schools, strengthen laws and change the culture on college campuses.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Villanova, Virginia and Purdue are making themselves comfortable atop the AP Top 25. The Wildcats are ranked No. 1 in Monday’s latest poll, followed by the second-ranked Cavaliers and the third-ranked Boilermakers. It marked the fourth straight week that with the trio sitting 1-2-3 in the poll as they continue extended […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — City officials in Sioux Falls say at least five taxi companies plan to call it quits a year after the railing-hailing service Lyft arrived. The city’s licensing specialist, Jamie Palmer, says eight cab companies missed the recent deadline for renewal and five of them have informed her they won’t be […]

CHICAGO (AP) — Election officials say early voting could be delayed by nearly two weeks for millions of Chicago-area voters because of candidate ballot challenges. Early voting starts statewide Thursday. However, Chicago Board of Election Commissioners spokesman Jim Allen said Monday that because of ongoing candidate objections, ballots won’t be ready on time. He estimates […]

ANCHOR POINT, Alaska (AP) — A 24-year-old Homer woman was charged with felony and misdemeanor forgery after Alaska State Troopers determined she had passed fake currency at Kenai Peninsula businesses. Troopers say Rheanna Tussey twice Friday tried buying items at the Anchor River Store using fake cash and bought a drink Saturday with fake bills […]

PHOENIX (AP) — The director of the Arizona agency that serves as the human resources department for all 33,000 state workers quit his job last month because he was clashing with a new hire in Gov. Doug Ducey’s office, according to emails obtained by a news outlet. The Arizona Capitol Times reported last week that […]

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez is describing a House-approved budget as soft on crime in a push to increase salaries for state police, corrections officers, prosecutors and public defenders. The Senate Finance Committee on Monday was preparing amendments to a $6.3 billion state general fund spending plan for the coming […]

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam is endorsing a major overhaul of electric regulations sought by utilities that the state’s attorney general say hurts customers Northam said Monday in a statement that he supported legislation backed by Dominion Energy and Appalachian Power to impose new limits on state regulators’ ability to adjust rates. […]

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa caucuses will take place as planned despite snow that is expected to make travel difficult in much of the state. The state Republican and Democratic parties issued a joint statement Monday morning stating that officials realized the wintry weather would make it difficult for some people to reach […]

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Police Department is leading a team of law enforcement agencies to combat the fastest growing crime in the city: carjackings. The Chicago Sun-Times reports that Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson is announcing the formation of a team that will include members of his department, the FBI, the Alcohol Tobacco, Firearms and […]

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A SpaceX “Starman” is aboard the company’s new rocket that’s set to make its launch debut from Florida SpaceX chief executive Elon Musk revealed pictures of the surprise passenger Monday. The figure is in the driver’s seat of Musk’s red Tesla Roadster, the cargo for Tuesday’s first test flight of […]

EAST GREENWICH, R.I. (AP) — Police say a 61-year-old woman has died in a late night head-on crash in East Greenwich. The accident was reported at about 10:45 p.m. Sunday. Responding officers found two vehicles with heavy front-end damage. Witnesses told police that the victim’s vehicle was driving on the wrong side of the road […]

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas Gov. Jeff Colyer plans to require all employees and interns working for executive branch agencies to undergo annual sexual harassment training. Colyer announced the new policy Monday during a Cabinet meeting and planned to sign an executive order to put it into effect. He allowed The Associated Press into the […]

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Authorities are investigating after a body was found inside a burning Kansas City, Kansas, home. The discovery was made late Sunday as firefighters battled the blaze. Police Chief Terry Zeigler said on Twitter that police are assisting in the investigation. Zeigler says the circumstances leading up to the person’s death […]

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Police say a man being held in a suspected drunken driving crash that killed Indianapolis Colts linebacker Edwin Jackson has twice been deported from the U.S. Indiana State Police said Monday that 37-year-old Manuel Orrego-Savala is a citizen of Guatemala and gave officers a fake name following the Sunday accident. Investigators say […]