Tag: Recreation accidents
Iowa amusement park became a political force before accident
IOWA CITY, Iowa — The Iowa amusement park where a ride accident killed one boy and critically injured another has become increasingly influential in...
Davidson: Sudden death of goalie has “far-reaching effects”
COLUMBUS — Matiss Kivlenieks traveled to Michigan with teammate and close friend Elvis Merzlikins for the wedding of the daughter of Columbus Blue Jackets'...
911 callers urge help for hockey player killed by fireworks
A woman told a 911 dispatcher that Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Matiss Kivlenieks was “getting ready to go into convulsions” after he was struck...
ANOTHER VIEWPOINT: Time to upgrade Anderson Falls’ security
This editorial was originally published June 23 in The (Columbus) Republic.
Sprawled across 44 acres of Hoosier forest and featuring a cascading waterfall, Anderson Falls...
Blaze at Moscow fireworks warehouse injures 4
MOSCOW — A warehouse holding a reported 15 metric tons (16.5 tons) of fireworks in central Moscow caught fire on Saturday, sending a huge...
Switzerland: 5 killed in crashes of 2 aircraft in Alps
GENEVA — Five people have been killed when a glider and a small plane crashed about a kilometer (0.6 miles) apart in the Swiss...
US agency: Fatal tour bus crash shows safety shortcomings
SALT LAKE CITY — More than a dozen people were thrown out of a tour bus that crashed and rolled on a remote Utah...
Rays’ Kiermaier has eye irritation stemming from eyelash
DUNEDIN, Fla. — Tampa Bay Rays center fielder Kevin Kiermaier has another freaky injury: left eye irritation stemming from an eyelash.
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Witnesses: Man who killed Arkansas woman lured out neighbors
<p>FORT SMITH, Ark. — An Arkansas man who authorities say fatally shot an 87-year-old neighbor was trying to lure residents of his apartment complex...