Drought Shrivels the Mississippi River and Threatens to Disrupt US Food Exports September 6, 2024 By Brian K. Sullivan and Tarso Veloso Drought across the central US is shrinking the Mississippi River, sending barge rates soaring and threatening to roil shipments of...
Collision Between Jail Transport Van and Vehicle Injures 19 in Illinois September 6, 2024 ROUND LAKE, Ill. (AP) — Nineteen people have been hurt after a jail transport van collided Wednesday with another vehicle...
Indiana Steel Mill to Pay $248K Over Clean Air Act Violations September 5, 2024 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a settlement with Cleveland Cliffs Burns Harbor LLC in Burns Harbor, Indiana, for alleged...
Bishop Street Enters Commercial Lines With Acquisition of MGA Conifer September 5, 2024 Bishop Street Underwriters, a multi-boutique insurance platform owned by RedBird Capital Partners, announced it has acquired Conifer Insurance Services a...
Burglary Ring Accused of Targeting Rural Pharmacies in Iowa and Nebraska September 5, 2024 OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Five members of an alleged burglary ring are facing federal charges for break-ins that targeted rural...
AM Best Downgrades Credit Rating of Iowa’s IMT Insurance September 4, 2024 AM Best has downgraded the Financial Strength Rating to A-(Excellent) from A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings to...
Man Drives Car Through Restaurant Patio in Minneapolis Suburb, Killing 2 September 4, 2024 ST. LOUIS PARK, Minn. (AP) — A man drove his car through a restaurant patio where a group of medical...
Kansas Woman Sentenced to Probation for Insurance Fraud September 4, 2024 Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt announced an Arkansas City woman has been sentenced to 18 months of probation for insurance...
Michigan’s Conifer Holdings Sells Insurance Agency Operations September 3, 2024 Conifer Holdings announced that it completed the sale of its insurance agency operations for consideration equal to $45 million (subject...
Tornadic Winds Derail 43 Train Cars in North Dakota September 3, 2024 STEELE, N.D. (AP) — Tornadic winds knocked nearly four dozen train cars off a track in North Dakota, part of...