Record-Setting Drought Devastates Wheat Crop in Kansas May 26, 2026 By Alexa St. John and Charlie Riedel Orville Williams has had a healthy wheat crop on his 2,600-acre farm in Montezuma, Kansas, every year since he was...
Ohio Man Sentenced for Causing $860K in Computer Fraud Losses May 22, 2026 A 36-year-old Ohio man has been sentenced for computer fraud after causing more than $860,000 in losses, Acting U.S. Attorney...
People Moves; Church Mutual Names Kim as CFO, Promotes Schmeltzer to VP of Underwriting, Religious Markets May 22, 2026 Church Mutual announced several leadership appointments to support its continued growth and operational focus. The company announced Daniel Kim has...
US Finalizes Easement for Dakota Access Crude Oil Pipeline May 22, 2026 By Christopher Charleston The US Army Corps of Engineers finalized an easement for a stretch of the Dakota Access pipeline that passes under...
One of World’s Largest Energy Storage Plants Launches in South Dakota May 21, 2026 By Bart Pfankuch, South Dakota News Watch This small city in rural northeastern South Dakota has established itself as an energy hub for the entire Great Plains...
AM Best Revises Outlooks to Stable for Missouri Valley Mutual May 21, 2026 AM Best has revised the outlooks to stable from negative and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of B+ (Good) and...
Michigan Secures Settlement With Car Financing Company Over Auto-Repair Agreements May 20, 2026 Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has secured an agreement with West Creek Financial, Inc., a Virginia corporation doing business under...
Man Wrongly Convicted of Killing 2 Michigan Hunters Agrees to $5M Settlement May 20, 2026 By Ed White A man who spent nearly 21 years in prison for the deaths of two Michigan hunters agreed to a $5.25...
Missouri AG Resolves Litigation with Gas Company After Fatal Explosion May 19, 2026 Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway announced that her office has resolved litigation with Liberty Utilities, a gas company that failed...
US Farmers Dial Crop Adjusters as Wild Weather Hammers Wheat May 19, 2026 By Erin Ailworth From drought to ping-pong size hail and unseasonable warmth, weather extremes have wheat farmers reaching for their phones to ring...