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Sioux City Worker Reaches $805,000 Settlement in Methane Gas Explosion Lawsuit

SIOUX CITY, Iowa – A worker who was injured in a methane gas explosion at the Citizen’s Convenience Center in 2018 has recently settled a lawsuit for $805,000 with the city and three companies involved in the incident. Douglas Mallette, along with another worker, sustained injuries when the gas ignited and caused an explosion at the convenience center on December 27, 2018. Mallette, along with his wife Sandra, filed a lawsuit in November 2020, claiming …

Island Pond Woman Reaches Plea Agreement in Fatal Accident Case Resulting in Deaths of Two Teenagers, Jury Already Selected

NEWPORT, Vt. – A plea agreement was reached by a 25-year-old woman from Island Pond, Katelyn Deslandes, just as the jury was selected. This came during the trial for charges stemming from a fatal accident that claimed the lives of two 18-year-olds, Logan Costa of Charleston and Taylor Warren of Lunenburg. Initially facing two felony charges of grossly negligent driving resulting in death, Deslandes agreed to plead guilty to two lesser charges of negligent driving …