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3 Dead, 14 Injured in Illinois Crash Involving Greyhound Bus and Tractor-Trailers

HIGHLAND, Ill. (AP) __ Three people were killed and 14 others injured, some seriously, early Wednesday when a Greyhound bus crashed into three tractor- trailers parked along a highway exit to a rest area in southern Illinois, state police said. …

Marsh McLennan Acquires Illinois-Based Trideo Systems

-Marsh McLennan Agency, a subsidiary of Marsh, today announced the acquisition of Arlington Heights, Illinois-based Trideo Systems, a risk management information system (RMIS) provider for health care organizations. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Founded in 2008, Trideo’s RMIS …

Railroad Industry Sues to Block Limit on Crew Sizes That Ohio Imposed After Derailment

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The railroad industry has sued to block a new minimum crew- size requirement that Ohio imposed after a fiery train derailment in East Palestine in February. The new rule was part of a $13.5 billion state …

Wisconsin Wildfire Consumes Nearly 1,000 Acres, Forces Evacuations

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A wildfire in central Wisconsin has consumed almost 1000 acres (405 hectares) and forced evacuations of scores of properties. State Department of Natural Resources officials said at a news conference Tuesday that the fire began Monday …

Insurance Agency EverQuote to Lay Off Nearly 100 Employees

Online insurance agency EverQuote will lay off nearly 100 employees at its Evansville, Indiana office as part of plans to reduce its non-marketing operating expenses by over 15%. A Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) submitted to the Indiana Department …

Conrade Insurance Group Announces Kansas Acquisitions

Newton, Kansas-based Conrade Insurance Group (CIG) announces three business acquisitions that have taken place in the first half of 2023, moves the company said expand the firm’s capabilities and strengthen their commitment to client service excellence. In January, Wichita-based The …

1 Dead, 15 Injured After SUV Traveling Wrong Way Collides With Bus in Chicago

CHICAGO (AP) – An SUV traveling the wrong way along a Chicago lakefront road collided with a city bus Sunday morning, killing one of the SUV`s passengers and injuring 15 other people, authorities said. A man was driving a Dodge …

Kansas Plumbing Company Fined $333K After Trench Collapse

In a trench 9 feet below the surface, a worker employed by Precision Plumbing LLC was connecting a plumbing line to the municipal sewer in Salina, Kansas in January when he was buried under dirt and rocks after a trench …

Meat Processor Agrees to Reform Hiring After Two Teens Found at a Minnesota Plant

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) __ A second company involved in meat processing has agreed to reform its hiring practices after investigators recently discovered teenagers working there. The Labor Department said Friday that Monogram Foods will pay a more than $30, 000 …

Kansas Attorney General Sues to Prevent Transgender People From Changing Driver’s Licenses

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) – The Republican attorney general of Kansas sued Friday to block transgender residents from changing their sex on their driver`s licenses and to rebuke the Democratic governor for defying his interpretation of a new law. Attorney General …

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