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MercyOne, community celebrate helicopter and patient shuttles
3+ hour, 25+ min ago (100+ words) Adam Haut, EMS Transport Director for Mercy One, speaks Wednesday at the ribbon cutting ceremony at the Clinton hospital marking not only the basing of a helicopter here. but the launch of a patient shuttle service. Members of the Air…...
Jury awards $49.5M to the family of a woman killed in 2019 Boeing Max crash
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (318+ words) A federal jury in Chicago has awarded $49.5 million to the family of a 24-year-old nonprofit global health worker killed in the 2019 crash of a Boeing 737 Max jet in Ethiopia. Samya Stumo was traveling to Uganda for her first major assignment…...
ITC Midwest conducts aerial patrols May 11-22
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (185+ words) CEDAR RAPIDS â ITC Midwest will be conducting aerial patrols of high-voltage transmission structures and lines in Clinton and other areas of its service territory from May 11-22. Frost Advisory from SAT 1:00 AM CDT until SAT 8:00 AM CDT CEDAR RAPIDS â…...
'COULD HAPPEN ANYTIME': Low Moor FD hosts grain bin rescue training
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (207+ words) Assistant Fire Chief Rick Schmidt is pictured partially-submerged in grain inside a grain bin simulator from which he was extracted Saturday during grain bin rescue training hosted by the Low Moor Volunteer Fire Department. Low Moor Assistant Fire Chief Rick…...
US audit finds gaps in the FAA's oversight of United Airlines maintenance
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (286+ words) A federal government audit says FAA staffing shortages and high employee turnover have hindered the agency's oversight of airplane maintenance at United Airlines. The Transportation Department's inspector general said in a report issued on Friday that the the FAA lacks…...
Crews restoring power in Wisconsin while Iowa airport tries to reopen after plane left icy runway
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (133+ words) A person walks down a snowy sidewalk in Lowville, N.Y., on Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025. Snow covers the local fairgrounds in Lowville, N.Y., on Sunday, Nov.30, 2025. A snowplow sets out in Lowville, New York, on Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025. Utility crews worked to restore power Sunday…...
Boeing defense workers ratify new contract to end 3 month strike in the Midwest
8+ mon, 2+ day ago (281+ words) Boeing machinists on Thursday approved a five-year labor agreement to end a strike that began on Aug. 4 at three Midwest plants. The union representing about 3,200 workers says they won a 24% pay raise across the life of the contract and a…...
By the Numbers: The government shutdown's toll on air travel in the US
8+ mon, 3+ day ago (134+ words) Travelers line up at a TSA checkpoint at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025. Travelers walk through the skyway leading to terminal 3 at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025. Travelers line up to check their tickets at O'Hare…...
Thanksgiving air traffic could 'slow to a trickle' if shutdown persists, transport secretary says
8+ mon, 6+ day ago (401+ words) Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warns that U.S. air traffic could slow significantly if the federal government shutdown continues into the Thanksgiving travel season. The Federal Aviation Administration has already ordered flight cuts at major airports. Some air traffic controllers, who have…...
Criminal case against Boeing over deadly 737 Max plane crashes is dismissed by a US judge
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (244+ words) A federal judge in Texas has dismissed a criminal conspiracy charge against Boeing related to two 737 Max crashes that killed 346 people. U.S. District Judge Reed OâConnor approved the federal governmentâs request on Thursday. The deal requires Boeing to pay…...