NTSB: Feed Truck Shifted Track Before Kansas Amtrak Accident March 17, 2016 By Roxana Hegeman A truck used to deliver feed to a business where cattle are fattened hit a train track and shifted it...
Jury Awards $5.2M in St. Louis Fatal Tent Collapse March 17, 2016 A St. Louis, Mo., jury has awarded $5.2 million in a wrongful death and personal injury lawsuit filed over a...
NWS Confirms F-1 Tornado Caused Damage in Southwest Ohio March 17, 2016 The National Weather Service confirms a tornado caused damage in a southwest Ohio village near Dayton. There were no immediate...
Police: Rash of Burglaries in Minot ‘Almost Overwhelming’ March 16, 2016 A spike in burglaries in Minot, N.D. last year has continued into this year, and police say the rash of...
CNA Appoints Dieter Korte VP Underwriting, Manufacturing March 16, 2016 Chicago-based CNA has appointed Dieter Korte as vice president, Underwriting for the company’s Manufacturing Segment. He will report to John...
Investigators Looking at Rail Condition in Kansas Amtrak Derailment March 16, 2016 By Michael Balsamo and Roxana Hegeman Investigators looking into the derailment of an Amtrak passenger train in southwest Kansas will review rail conditions and other factors...
ATF Investigating $5M Fire at South Dakota Mink-Processing Business March 16, 2016 Federal authorities are investigating the cause of a fire that destroyed a mink-processing business in Arlington. A team from the...
Parr Insurance Launches Ridesharing Policy for Electric Vehicle Fleets in Chicago March 15, 2016 Parr Insurance Brokerage, an independent insurance agency, has created a new policy for electric vehicles (EV) ridesharing in Chicago. Parr...
At Least 32 Injured in Amtrak Train Derailment in Kansas March 15, 2016 By Michael Balsamo and Roxanna Hegeman An engineer noticed a significant bend in a rail and applied the emergency brakes before a passenger train derailed in...
Distracted Driving Crashes Increase in Wisconsin March 15, 2016 The number of traffic crashes associated with distracted driving is on the rise in Wisconsin, including the number of fatal...