Morton County has strengthened outdoor burning restrictions put in place early this year, as dry conditions and wildfire threats worsen in central and western North Dakota.

Forecasts throughout the state's lower peninsula predict warmer and drier conditions, increasing the likelihood of a wildfire ...

CONWAY, S.C. (WMBF) - The City of Conway says it’s continuing its local ban on open burning within city limits. The Conway Fire Department provided an update Thursday, saying the ban remains in ...

The Michigan Supreme Court has made sweeping changes to the state’s sentencing law. The court struck down automatic, ...

Muscatine County is considering changing how burn bans work to have bans in place whenever the National Weather Service issues a red flag warning for heightened fire danger. A public hearing on ...

The Supreme Court, in a 5-2 opinion, said mandatory life sentences for people who were 19 and 20 at the time of the crime violate a ban against “cruel or unusual punishment” in the Michigan ...

The Michigan Supreme Court ruled that mandatory life sentences without the possibility of parole for 19-year-olds and 20-year-olds are unconstitutional.

Fire officials sent notice of the ban Thursday morning, citing dry vegetation and warm, windy conditions on the way this ...

In a 5-2 majority opinion, Justice Elizabeth Welch wrote automatic sentences of life without parole for 19- and 20-year-olds with murder convictions violates the Michigan Constitution's ban ...

Michigan. Carlos Osorio/AP Photo In a 5-2 opinion, the court said mandatory life sentences for people who were 19 and 20 at the time of the crime violate a ban against "cruel or unusual punishment ...