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Chicago Mother Sues City After Murder Charges Were Dropped Against Her and Her Son

CHICAGO (AP) – A Chicago mother who was accused of telling her teen son to shoot a man at a fast food restaurant is suing the city and arresting officers, a day after murder charges against her and her son …

Smoke from Canadian Wildfires Causes Unhealthy Air Quality in Minnesota

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Wildfire smoke from Canada promoted officials on Tuesday to issue a record 23rd air quality alert for much of Minnesota through late Wednesday night as smoky skies obscure the Minneapolis and St. Paul skylines. Smoke …

Tornado and Other Severe Weather Kill 3, Damage Homes, and Knock Out Power in Multiple States

SHOALS, Ind. (AP) – A tornado struck an Indiana home, killing a man and injuring his wife while two people died in Arkansas after a tree fell onto a house there as severe weather rumbled through several states. The tornado …

Michigan’s Hagerty Raises $105M

Hagerty, Inc., an automotive lifestyle brand and a leading specialty insurance provider focused on the global automotive enthusiast market, announced that the company is raising $105 million in capital from existing strategic investors including State Farm, Markel Group and the …

OSHA cites Wisconsin Processing Plant for Multiple Violations After Worker Suffers Crushing Injuries

Federal safety inspectors responded to a Wisconsin employer’s report of an amputation found workers at a Green Bay, Wisconsin beef processing plant exposed to multiple hazards, including inadequate guards to protect employees from machines in operation. Inspectors with the U.S. …

Firefighters Struggled to Identify the Toxic Freight in Ohio Train Derailment, Chiefs Say

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – Firefighters who responded to February’s fiery train derailment in Ohio struggled to immediately identify the hazardous chemicals the train was hauling due to a lack of communication from the railroad, officials said Thursday. During a public …

Teenage Volleyball Player Who Lost Legs in St. Louis Accident Sues Drivers, City

ST. LOUIS (AP) – A teenage volleyball player from Tennessee is suing the Missouri city of St. Louis and two drivers who struck her in February, causing her to lose both legs. The lawsuit on behalf of Janae Edmondson was …

East Palestine Community Struggles to Trust Authorities and Norfolk Southern After Train Disaster

The Norfolk Southern Corp. train was on fire when it passed Jessica Conard’s backyard in East Palestine, Ohio. Conard was lying in bed, blinds closed, unaware of the catastrophe barreling into her hometown. “My first realization that something was up …

Insurance Quantified Acquires Michigan’s Groundspeed Analytics

Insurance Quantified, a commercial P&C underwriting technology provider, announced it has acquired Ann Arbor, Michigan-based Groundspeed Analytics, an ingestion and data solutions provider for the commercial P&C industry. The combination strengthens Insurance Quantified’s market leadership in underwriting technology and furthers …

Illinois Pizza Manufacturer Fined $2.8M After Sanitation Worker’s Death

The operator of a specialty frozen pizza manufacturing plant in Illinois could have prevented the death of a 29-year-old sanitation worker by following proper machine safety procedures, a federal investigation has found. Inspectors with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational …

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