Midwest News for June 2024
- House Collapses Into Flood-Swollen River Near Minnesota Dam Amid Storms
- Ex-Staffers of Missouri Boarding School Face Suit Alleging Abuse of Students
- Insurers Seek Subrogation Against Norfolk Southern Over Ohio Train Derailment
- Kansas Department of Insurance Distributes Over $18M to Firefighters
- Cause Determined in Ohio Refinery Fire That Killed 2
- Severe Thunderstorms Cut Power to Thousands in Western Michigan
- People Moves: Wyrick Joins Powers Insurance & Risk Management; Western National Adds Archulaeta and Jenson to Leadership Team
- Floodwaters Inundate Midwest, Where Flood Insurance is Rarely In Force
- Minnesota Dam Risks Failure During Wave of Intense US Weather
- NTSB Proposes Major Safety Changes After 2023 Ohio Train Derailment
- Roller Coaster Strikes Man in Restricted Area of Ohio Theme Park
- Floodwaters Force People From Homes in Some Parts of Iowa
- Ohio Pork Processing Plant Faces 43 Violations for Ammonia Exposure
- Facial Recognition Startup Clearview AI Settles Privacy Suit for $50M
- Norfolk Southern Says it Will Examine Vent and Burn Decisions
- Trucking Company Fined $65K for Refusing to Give Ohio Employee the Sabbath Off
- Bird Flu Hits Texas, Kansas Milk in First Sign of Impact
- Chicago Health Care Company to Pay $2M To Settle False Claims Act Suit
- Heat Wave Sweeps Across Midwest and Northeast, Bringing Safety Measures
- Over 1,300 North Dakotans Targeted in Deceptive Insurance Solicitation Scheme
- Federal Appellate Panel Sends Michigan Pipeline Challenge to State Court
- Iowa Nurse Charged With Insurance Fraud
- Ex-Browns QB Sues Digital Media Company Over Firing for Sportsbook Bet
- Family of Bystander Killed in Minneapolis Police Chase Sues City
- Illinois Contractor Faces $264K Fine for Exposing Workers to Deadly Fall Hazards
- People Moves: Krause Group Names Westervelt Vice President of Sales
- For Shrinking Mississippi River Towns, Frequent Floods Worsen Fortunes
- Former Iowa Insurance Agent Sentenced 19 Years for Defrauding the Elderly
- Four Tops Singer Sues Detroit-Area Hospital for Racial Discrimination
- USDA to Enhance Crop Insurance for Michigan Blueberry Producers
- Nebraska Funeral Home Discovers Hospice Patient Declared Dead Was Actually Alive
- Mississippi River Flooding is Pushing People Out of Their Homes, Data Shows
- Missouri Appeals Court Sides With Transgender Student in Discrimination Case
- DOXA Acquires Illinois MGA CPH Insurance
- People Moves: Alliant Grows Midwest Benefits Team with Richard as VP, Schmidt as SVP
- Attempted Bribe Doesn’t Stop Jurors From Convicting Defendants in $40M Fraud Scheme
- Freighter Ship in Lake Superior Collided with Something Underwater: Coast Guard
- Man’s Body Found After Suburban Chicago Home Explodes
- Brown & Brown Acquires Minnesota’s McNamara Company
- Tornadoes Touch Down Across US, Killing Toddler in Michigan and Injuring 5 in Maryland
- Green Bay Packers’ Jordan Love Named American Family Insurance Brand Ambassador
- Iowa to Pay $3.5M to Family of Student Who Drowned in Rowing Accident
- Wisconsin Manufacturer Faces $177K Fine After Worker Fatally Struck
- Kansas Man Sentenced to Probation for Auto Insurance Fraud
- Hilb Group Acquires German American for $40M
- Dozens More Former Youth Inmates Sue Over Alleged Sexual Abuse at Illinois Detention Centers
- Ohio Explosion Caused by Cut Gas Line Thought to be Turned Off: Investigators
- USDA Offers Disaster Assistance to Agricultural Producers Impacted by Recent Storms
- Sentry Expands to Marine Cargo With Falvey Partnership
- Kansas Workers’ Comp Bill Increases Some Benefits, Streamlines Processes
- Manufacturer Faces $222K Fine for Worker’s Severe Burns at Ohio Facility
- Kansas Storm Claims Total $442 Million for 2023