Abandoned mine discovered when sinkhole formed in South Dakota community could extend underneath I-90
RAPID CITY, S.D. — An abandoned gypsum mine in Black Hawk, South Dakota, that was exposed by a sinkhole in 2020 may extend farther than
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Indiana bridge over Wabash River closed for inspection after detour causes traffic increase
BATTLE GROUND, Ind. — A northwest Indiana bridge that spans the Wabash River has been closed to traffic indefinitely for a structural inspection after large
Trucker who drove into Floyd protest in Minneapolis could have charges dropped
MINNEAPOLIS — A truck driver who drove through a large crowd of protesters on a Minneapolis highway last year during demonstrations over George Floyd’s death
Colorado governor signs $5.3 billion transportation plan
EVERGREEN, Colo. — Colorado’s Democratic Gov. Jared Polis has signed into law an ambitious transportation funding bill that addresses Colorado’s long-neglected highway infrastructure while promoting
Dems eye $6T infrastructure plan that includes Medicare, immigration
WASHINGTON — Democrats are eyeing a $6 trillion infrastructure investment plan that goes far beyond roads and bridges to include core party priorities, from lowering
Impatient Democrats prepare to go it alone on infrastructure plan
WASHINGTON — Patience running thin, Democratic leaders are laying the groundwork for a go-it-alone approach on President Joe Biden’s big jobs and families infrastructure plans
White House to assess infrastructure talks after next week
WASHINGTON — The White House plans to give the bipartisan infrastructure negotiations another week to 10 days before assessing next steps, which could include pursuing
US regulators to seek automated braking requirement for heavy trucks
DETROIT — In a reversal from Trump administration policies, U.S. auto safety regulators say they will move to require or set standards for automatic emergency
Bipartisan group of senators eye $579 billion in new infrastructure spending, $1 trillion plan
WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of senators is eyeing an infrastructure deal with $579 billion in new spending as negotiators try to strike a nearly $1
Biden ends GOP infrastructure talks, but new group emerges
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden ended talks with a group of Republican senators on a big infrastructure package on Tuesday, June 8, and started reaching
US traffic deaths up 7% last year; fatalities involving large trucks down by 2%
DETROIT — U.S. traffic deaths rose 7% last year, the biggest increase in 13 years even though people drove fewer miles due to the coronavirus
Highways closed, rural Arizona residents wait as wildfire spreads uncontained
PHOENIX — Firefighters in Arizona were fighting Tuesday, June 8, to gain a foothold into a massive wildfire, one of two that has forced thousands
Colonial Pipeline CEO: Ransom payment among my ‘toughest decisions’
WASHINGTON — The chief executive of the massive fuel pipeline hit by ransomware last month told senators Tuesday, June 8, that authorizing a multimillion-dollar payment
US has recovered ransom payment made after Colonial Pipeline hack
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department has recovered the majority of a multimillion-dollar ransom payment to hackers after a cyberattack that caused the operator of the
No deal: Volvo truck workers striking again in Virginia
DUBLIN, Va. — Nearly 3,000 workers at Volvo’s New River Valley truck plant in southwest Virginia went back on strike Monday, June 7, after they
Arizona wildfires force more evacuations, highway closures
PHOENIX — Authorities ordered additional evacuations and closed several stretches of highways in south-central Arizona on Sunday, June 6, as hundreds of firefighters battled two
Biden rebuffs GOP infrastructure offer, citing broader goals
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Friday, June 4, dismissed a fresh Republican infrastructure proposal that offered modestly more spending but fell short of “his
Senate GOP rejects Biden infrastructure plan, preps new offer
WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans on Friday, June 4, panned President Joe Biden’s latest infrastructure proposal and were expected to make a revised offer as talks
House Dems unveil $547B infrastructure bill amid Biden talks
WASHINGTON — House Democrats released a plan Friday, June 4, for spending $547 billion over the next five years on road, mass transit and rail
Buttigieg visits closed I-40 bridge in Tennessee; no timeline set for reopening, TDOT says
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg traveled to Tennessee Thursday, June 3, to learn how the closure of the Interstate 40