Week Before Trump’s Visit, Wildfire Burns Near Mount Rushmore June 26, 2020 South Dakota brought in more resources on June 25 to fight a wildfire burning near Mount Rushmore ahead of next...
Missouri Appeals Court Upholds Owned-Vehicle Uninsured Motorist Exclusion June 26, 2020 By Kent Bevan In Johnson v. State Farm Mutual Auto Insurance Company, Johnson appealed a Missouri trial court’s grant of summary judgment in...
7 States Now Report Illness Linked to Bagged Grocery Store Salad June 25, 2020 A recalled bagged salad distributed to a dozen Midwestern states by grocery stores has sickened 122 people in seven states...
Iowa Lawmakers Dispute Finding of No Violations at Tyson Plant Despite Deaths June 25, 2020 By Ryan J. Foley Iowa’s workplace safety agency says an inspection did not uncover any violations at Tyson Foods’ largest pork processing plant, where...
Bill Sent to Michigan Governor Requires Reports on Firefighting Foam June 25, 2020 Fire departments that use a foam containing a group of chemicals known as PFAS would be required to report its...
Minnesota AG Sues Exxon, Koch and API over Climate Change ‘Deceptions’ June 25, 2020 By Valerie Volcovici The state of Minnesota has filed a lawsuit against the American Petroleum Institute, Exxon Mobil Corp. and Koch Industries for...
100s of Virus Deaths Draw Focus on Missouri Nursing Home Industry June 24, 2020 By Nassim Benchaabane and Jack Suntrup After years of failed attempts, advocates for nursing home residents this year won approval of legislation that allows families to...
Michigan Requests Closure of Enbridge Pipeline; EPA Fines Company $6.7M June 24, 2020 Michigan’s attorney general has asked a judge to shut down a pipeline in the Great Lakes after an energy company...
Ratings of Missouri’s Cameron Mutual Insurance Downgraded June 24, 2020 AM Best has downgraded the Financial Strength Rating to B (Fair) from B+ (Good) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating...
Court Rejects J&J Bid to Toss Baby Powder Verdict But Cuts Damages to $2.1B June 23, 2020 By Jonathan Stempel A Missouri appeals court on Tuesday rejected Johnson & Johnson’s bid to throw out a jury verdict in favor of...