Ohio Train Derailment Illuminates Waste Disposal Predicament April 12, 2023 By John Flesher When word surfaced that soils and liquids laced with chemicals from the East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment were being sent...
Wildfire Burns Nearly 700 Acres in Southeast Nebraska April 12, 2023 UNION, Neb. (AP) – Overnight rain helped firefighters get control of two wildfires Monday in southeast Nebraska near the Missouri...
Family of Missouri Man Who Died Canoeing Sue, Blaming Dangerous Dam April 11, 2023 CHESTERFIELD, Mo. (AP) – The family of a man who drowned on a canoe trip is suing two state agencies,...
Iowa Court: Husband Eligible for Work Comp Death Benefits Despite Separation April 11, 2023 The husband of a deceased worker is not ineligible for workers’ compensation death benefits merely because he no longer lived...
Ohio Food Plant Faces $1.9M in Fines After Worker’s Leg Amputation April 10, 2023 While working the overnight sanitation shift at an Ohio food processing plant, a 29-year-old temporary worker – on the job...
Detroit Apartment Fire Injures 11 April 10, 2023 DETROIT (AP) – About a dozen people were hurt in an apartment building fire early Friday morning on Detroit’s west...
Kansas Passes Anti-ESG Bill April 10, 2023 By John Hanna TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) – A proposal designed to thwart investing that considers environmental, social and governance factors has cleared the...
Wright Flood Expands Private Flood Insurance Offering in Illinois April 6, 2023 Wright National Flood Insurance Services has announced its entrance into Illinois by introducing an admitted, stand-alone private flood insurance product...
Amtrak Train Strikes Pickup Truck in North Dakota; 2 Teens Killed April 6, 2023 SPRINGBROOK, N.D. (AP) – An Amtrak passenger train has struck a pickup truck in North Dakota, killing two teenage boys...
Hub Acquires Minnesota’s Horizon Agency April 6, 2023 Hub International announced that it has acquired the assets of Horizon Agency, Inc. (Horizon Agency). Terms of the transaction were...