Bastrop County in Texas has settled a federal lawsuit for $775,000 with the family of a high school student who suffered a brain injury after a deputy shot him with a Taser. The attorney representing Noe Niño de Rivera said …
Gov. Pat Quinn has vetoed legislation aimed at increasing the speed limit from 65 to 70 miles per hour on interstate highways around Illinois. The Legislation was sponsored by Republican state Sen. Jim Oberweis. It follows the passage of law …
The southern Indiana tourist town of Nashville has reached a settlement with a Michigan man who accused a deputy marshal of shocking him with a Taser gun while he was having a seizure. The Herald-Times reports the terms of the …
The Lafourche Parish Council in has approved a measure to tighten ownership restrictions for dangerous and vicious dogs. As with a similar law passed by the Terrebonne Parish Council this summer, The Courier reports the ordinance is not breed specific. …
Federal authorities say an East Texas man has admitted to deliberately driving his $1 million car into Gulf waters so that he could collect insurance on the vehicle. Authorities announced that 39-year-old Andy Lee House of Lufkin has pleaded guilty …
IFG Companies announced Louis D. Levinson has joined the company as its new president in New York. Levinson was originally hired in August of 2013 but had to sit out a year until this month to assume the post because …
Portage, Mich.-based property/casualty MGA and surplus lines broker, J.M. Wilson, has promoted Crystal Russell to accounting operations supervisor. Russell is responsible for payment and account reconciliation of company accounts and assisting the treasurer with the preparation of monthly financial statements. …
Brian Macy, Brett Fellows and Wendy Schermerhorn have joined joined Leavitt Great West Insurance Services in Billings, Mont. Macy will focus on commercial insurance for the oil, gas and hospitality industries. Fellows is an employee benefits advisor specializing in risk …
The National Transportation Safety Board has released its final report on systemic flaws leading up to a 2012 train derailment that leaked a dangerous gas in southern New Jersey. The report issued Tuesday was approved by the NTSB last month, …
Longmont is pushing ahead in its legal battle to ban fracking and is inviting other cities to join an appeal to the Colorado Court of Appeals. City councilors voted unanimously Tuesday night to appeal a state judge’s ruling against its …
