Midwest News for August 2026
- Wisconsin Car Dealership Sued for Retaliation
- People Moves: Jewelers Mutual CEO Murphy to Retire at End of 2026; Alexander Named Successor
- Amazon to Expand Drone Deliveries to Suburban Chicago, Atlanta
- Burst of New Solar Power Makes Midwest Grid the Biggest in US
- Indiana Attorney General Warns Residents of Scammers Following Storms
- Death Toll From Indiana Floods Up to 7 as Recovery Gets Underway
- Picasso Etching Stolen From Wisconsin Art Gallery Found in Vacant Apartment
- Ohio City to Pay $4.7M to Family of Teenager Killed by Police
- Severe Storms and Flooding Claim at Least 5 Lives in Indiana
- Kansas Town Settles Lawsuit With Former Reporter Over Controversial Police Raid
- Hawaii Faces Rare Hurricane Strike as Storms Batter Indiana
- Midwest States Grapple With Recovery From Latest Severe Storms
- Kansas Woman Sentenced to Probation for Insurance Fraud
- Washington University in St. Louis Sued for Retaliation
- People Moves: Lockton Names Knop as Yacht Practice Leader
- Sunstar Acquires Minnesota’s RJR Faribo Insurance Agency
- Marsh McLennan Agency Acquires Iowa’s Accel Holdings
- Severe Thunderstorms Across US Midwest Trigger Flood Warnings
- Illinois Lawsuit Alleges Companies Violated Environmental Laws at Chicago Site
- Remains of 56 Bodies Found at Chicago Funeral Home, License Suspended
- Pritzker Signs Bills Giving Insurance Department Power to Overturn Rate Changes
- People Moves: Paulk Named COO of Old Republic Excess & Surplus
- Minnesota Insurance Hall of Fame Announce 2026 Inductees
- Federated Acquires Illinois-Based HDVI
- Illinois Agrees to $20M Settlement With Distributor of Popular Vape Brands
- Kansas Insurance Commissioner Schmidt Loses GOP Primary for Governor
- Kansas Launches Program for First Responders Recovering From Trauma
- Taco Bell Met With Michigan on Parasite Weeks Before Recall
- Parasite Outbreak Tied to Two Deaths in Michigan, CDC Says
- FBI Investigates Cyberattacks on Water Systems in Michigan and Minnesota