Multiple cows were killed after being struck by a passing semi truck in Fillmore County, Minnesota. The crash occurred shortly before 4:30 a.m. on May 31, 2025, in Fountain Township, Minnesota, according to a crash report from the Minnesota State Patrol.Fifty-seven year old Minnesota resident James Brian Gregoire was driving a 1998 Volvo semi truck ...more
A truck driver is facing charges after falling asleep behind the wheel in Virginia on Tuesday morning. The accident happened on Tuesday, June 3rd on Interstate 64 in Newport News, Virginia at about 3:34 a.m. According to WAVY 10, the tractor trailer was heading east on I-64 near Oyster Point Road when the driver fell asleep ...more
A trucking company owner was sentenced to decades in prison for a cocaine trafficking scheme. On June 2, 2025, Lexington resident Alejandro Galvan Gomez, 51, was sentenced to 28 years in prison on charges of conspiracy to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine, possession with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine, and ...more
A bridge that buckled and eventually collapsed after being hit by a semi truck has now been demolished. The accident happened on May 27th when a southbound semi truck hauling a crane on Interstate 27 hit the FM 928 bridge. According to ABC 7, the bridge initially buckled after the impact, but completely collapsed later that ...more
Trump Seeks Xi Call as Rare Earth Clash Escalates
Trump accused China of violating the agreement struck last month and sought a call with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping to sort things out. (Jim Lo Scalzo/Bloomberg) After the U.S. and China agreed in Geneva to lower tariffs from astronomical heights, tensions are now surging over access to chips and rare earths. And Beijing increasingly ...more
US-China Trade Tensions Flare Again as Talks Stall
Beijing accused the U.S. of unilaterally introducing new discriminatory restrictions. (Callaghan O'Hare/Bloomberg) China accused the U.S. of violating their recent trade deal and vowed to take measures to defend its interests, dimming the prospect of an immediate leadership call that Donald Trump wants to have to further bilateral talks. The Chinese Ministry of Commerce issued ...more
Trump to Roll Back Biden-Era Alaska Oil Drilling Limits
The reserve holds an estimated 8.7 billion barrels of recoverable oil, according to a 2017 assessment by the U.S. Geological Survey. (Lance King/Getty Images) The Trump administration is moving to repeal Biden-era curbs blocking oil drilling across most of the mammoth petroleum reserve in Alaska that’s home to an estimated 8.7 billion barrels of recoverable ...more
Carney Fights Trump Tariffs With Domestic Trade Push
Ontario Premier Doug Ford with Carney. (David Kawai/Bloomberg) Prime Minister Mark Carney is pushing to offset the economic pain caused by U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs by compelling Canadian provinces to liberalize trade with one another. Trump’s erratic policy announcements have sent Canadian companies scrambling to find new buyers, as economists see exports declining sharply ...more
Steel and Aluminum Prices Jump on Trump Tariff Move
Trump hopes the increased levies will protect margins for domestic mills and spur investment in new production capacity. (Rebecca Droke/Bloomberg) Futures tracking the prices U.S. manufacturers pay for aluminum and steel surged after President Donald Trump said he will double tariffs on the metals this week. Contracts linked to the all-in price of aluminum delivered ...more