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Instead of going home after a long 24-hour shift, Polk County firefighters are being forced to work hundreds of hours of mandatory overtime to make up for staffing shortages.
Instead of going home after a long 24-hour shift, Polk County firefighters are being forced to work hundreds of hours of mandatory overtime to make up for staffing shortages.
Wisconsin voters with disabilities should be able to cast their ballots electronically and failure to provide that option for the upcoming Aug. 13 primary and November presidential election is discriminatory and unconstitutional, a lawsuit filed Tuesday in the battleground state alleges. The lawsuit seeks to require that electronic absentee voting be an option for people with disabilities, just as it is for military and overseas voters. Under current Wisconsin law, people with disabilities are “treated unequally and face real and considerable hurdles to participating in absentee voting," the lawsuit argues.
Second baseman Ozzie Albies was put on the 10-day injured list by the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday because of a broken right big toe. Albies was hit on his foot by a curveball from Houston rookie Spencer Arrighetti in the second inning of Atlanta's 6-1 win on Monday night. Albies remained in the game and went 1 for 3 with a walk.
Ecuador on Tuesday began to ration electricity in the country's main cities as a drought linked to the El Niño weather pattern depletes reservoirs and limits output at hydroelectric plants that produce about 75% of the nation’s power. The power cuts were announced on Monday night by the ministry of energy, which said in a statement that it would review its decision on Wednesday night. “We urge Ecuadorians to cut their electricity consumption in this critical week,” the statement read.
Canadians shattered a pair of world records at the Para swimming World Series event on Tuesday in Indianapolis.Saskatoon's Shelby Newkirk set a new mark of 37.40 seconds in the women's S6 100-metre backstroke in the preliminaries on her way to winning multi-class gold in the event.Newkirk also added bronze in the 50 free."It was definitely a goal for this meet to go for that record," Newkirk, 27, said. "I know that I've done it before and to be able to get an all-time personal best at an event l
CALGARY — TC Energy Corp. says it is actively responding to an incident involving its NGTL natural gas pipeline system in west-central Alberta. The Calgary-based pipeline company did not provide further details about the nature of the incident, which it said took place approximately 40 kilometres northwest of Edson, Alta. in Yellowhead County. TC Energy says its emergency response procedures have been activated and the affected section of the pipeline has been isolated and shut down. The company
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Across Evergy’s full service area in both Kansas and Missouri, about 19,000 customers were without power as of 3 p.m.
A tornado watch was in effect for several counties in Iowa on Tuesday, April 16, as severe weather moved through the region.Video captured by Jamie Tooker shows a dark cloud hovering over Orange City, northeast of Sioux City, as a tornado siren blares.Weather officials said wind gusts up to 40 mph were possible in parts of the state, and warned drivers to “keep a firm grip on the steering wheel.” Credit: Jamie Tooker via Storyful
A man has been charged after another man was mistakenly shot in the face in downtown Vancouver nearly two weeks ago, Vancouver police said Tuesday.Officers responded to the incident on the night of April 3 near Homer Street and West Pender Street, where they found a 46-year-old man suffering from a gunshot wound to the face. Police said the man was rushed to hospital for treatment.The victim was not the intended target of the shooting and was in fact "an innocent bystander," according to Insp. M
In 2020, a racehorse costing eight grand was bought by a syndicate of blokes from a council estate in Darlington. Two years later Showtime Mahomes won at York. This improbable triumph at the Ascot of the north would have made a lovely documentary, but not even Nostradamus could have predicted such a bargain-basement nag would cover itself in glory.
Fed chief Jerome Powell cited "a lack of further progress" on inflation, but stocks rose, including AI leaders Nvidia and Super Micro. ASML earnings loom.
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced that former Michigan House Speaker Lee Chatfield is facing 13 charges related to alleged embezzlement of nonprofit funds.
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The actor, who faces 18 months in prison if convicted of involuntary manslaughter, lost the chance to plead to a misdemeanor and avoid potential time behind bars