EPA’s Lax Enforcement Leaves Thousands of Lead Pipes in Chicago Drinking Water July 10, 2023 By Michael Phillis and Camille Fassett Even though lead in drinking water damages children`s development, the Environmental Protection Agency has forced very few cities to replace...
Federal Disaster Funds Approved for North Dakota Flood Damage Following Record Snowfall July 7, 2023 By Jack Dura BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Federal disaster funding has been made available to North Dakota to deal with damages caused by...
Norfolk Southern: Other Companies Should Share Blame in Fiery Ohio Derailment July 7, 2023 By Josh Funk OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – Norfolk Southern says the owner of the rail car that caused the fiery Ohio derailment in...
Wisconsin Officials Probe How Roller-Coaster Riders Became Trapped Upside For Hours July 7, 2023 CRANDON, Wis. (AP) – State officials are investigating how eight people became trapped upside down on a roller coaster –...
People Moves: Harter joins Iroquois in Ohio; Donaldson Named Account Administrator at RT Specialty July 6, 2023 Harter joins Iroquois in Ohio Andy Harter joined Iroquois Mid-Atlantic, headquartered in Midlothian, Va., as regional manager, servicing agents in...
Train Derails Outside Rural Wisconsin Village, Authorities Say No Hazardous Materials Leaked July 6, 2023 REESEVILLE, Wis. (AP) __ Investigators are looking into what caused a freight train to derail outside a small village in...
Chicago Flooding a Reminder of Vulnerability of Major Cities During Extreme Weather July 6, 2023 By Todd Richmond and Olga R. Rodriguez Heavy rains that flooded Chicago neighborhoods, rendered freeways impassable and wreaked havoc on NASCAR street races downtown Sunday are serving...
Insurtech Honeycomb Given Approval to Write Policies in Indiana July 5, 2023 The Indiana Department of Insurance has given Honeycomb Insurance approval to write policies statewide. The digital insurer has built proprietary...
Western Michigan Fireworks Explosion Kills Woman, Damages Several Homes and Vehicles July 5, 2023 PARK TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) __ A fireworks explosion in western Michigan killed one woman left nine other people with injuries...
Springfield, Illinois Residents Go Days Without Power After ‘Widespread, Devastating’ Derecho Winds July 5, 2023 By John O'Connor SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – The fierce derecho that tore through Springfield late last week snapped massive utility poles and trees,...