Lawmakers Probing Amazon Labor Practices Following Illinois Tornado Deaths April 5, 2022 By Julia Love The U.S. House Oversight Committee is opening an investigation into Amazon.com’s labor practices during extreme weather events, following the death...
Lawsuit Over Iowa Beef Farm in Trout Stream Watershed May Proceed April 5, 2022 By David Pitt A state court judge said environmental groups may proceed with a lawsuit seeking to halt expansion of a cattle farm...
Appeals Court Upholds $25M Judgment Against College in Ohio April 5, 2022 By Mark Gillispie An Ohio appeals court has upheld a $25 million judgment for a business that successfully claimed it was libeled by...
Workers Hurt When Building Collapses in Indiana April 5, 2022 A building under construction collapsed, injuring at least two construction workers, authorities said. The building was under construction in the...
Minnesota Lawmakers Reach Deal to Extend Reinsurance Program April 5, 2022 By Steve Karnowski Legislative leaders announced a bipartisan deal to extend Minnesota’s health care reinsurance program, beating a deadline by one day in...
Fire Damages Century-Old Indiana Lumber Yard, Hardware Store April 4, 2022 An overnight fire heavily damaged a century-old hardware store and lumber yard that abuts a southern Indiana city’s historic downtown...
Iowa Insurance Agent’s License Permanently Revoked After Violating Order April 4, 2022 Iowa Insurance Commissioner Doug Ommen recently issued an enforcement order against Gary D. Marcum formerly of Clive, Iowa, and now...
Iowa to Kill 1.5 Million More Hens and Turkeys Because of Bird Flu April 4, 2022 By David Pitt Iowa agriculture officials announced two more bird flu outbreaks in commercial flocks that will require the killing of more than...
Sixth Circuit Sides With Distributor in Ohio Opioid Lawsuit Jurisdiction Dispute April 2, 2022 By Ezra Amacher An Ohio district court correctly granted a pharmaceutical distributor’s motion to remand to state court a case regarding whether its...
Kansas City Police to Pay $325,000 to Teen After Violent Arrest April 1, 2022 A Black Kansas City teenager will receive a $325,000 settlement after three white police officers hit him more than 10...