More than five-and-a-half years ago, a woman in rural Adams County was driving past a place where corn mash had been spilled the day before. She lost control of her vehicle and was injured. Now, officials say a Nebraska Supreme Court decision concerning a resulting lawsuit could change the way emergency personnel and government officials respond to some calls.
- PUB DATE: 7/6/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Grand Island Independent

Gardner Fire Chief Richard Ares, who was injured fighting the Templeton fire, was in stable condition Saturday morning at UMass Memorial Medical Center — University Campus in Worcester, according to a nursing supervisor. The chief suffered a concussion and a back injury, according to fire officials. The 59-year-old chief and an EMT from Templeton were hurt fighting the blaze at 165 North Main St.
- PUB DATE: 7/6/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Telegram.com

The nation’s pitched and passionate debate over the display of the Confederate flag has found its voice in the northern state of Minnesota, where a firefighter flew the most enduring symbol of the Civil War South alongside Old Glory on a fire truck in a July 4th weekend parade in Albert Lea. The Confederate flag flew at the same height as the U.
- PUB DATE: 7/6/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Star Tribune

Two teenagers were arrested Saturday for lighting off fireworks that caused a fire in Vancouver. "It was a big one, we almost lost it," said Sgt. Randon Walker of the Clark County Sheriff's Office of the fire. The fire began Saturday afternoon off of Padden Parkway near Northeast 78th Street. "When we arrived, the fire was probably three stories high and getting ready to jump 78th Street," Sgt.
- PUB DATE: 7/5/2015 12:39:56 PM - SOURCE: Northwest Cable News