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Severe Storm Batters St. Louis, Leaving At Least 4 Dead

At least four people died and authorities were searching from building to building for people who were trapped or hurt after severe storms including a possible tornado swept through St. Louis. The storms Friday afternoon tore roofs off buildings, ripped …

Severe Storms Sweep Through Midwest, Leaving Thousands Without Power

Storms accompanied by deep, booming thunder, lightning displays and powerful winds swept through parts of Wisconsin, Illinois, northern Indiana and Michigan overnight — leaving scores of trees down and thousands of homes without power. The National Weather Service issued tornado …

Morton Salt Settles Ohio Discrimination Case With $75,000 Payment

Morton Salt, Inc. will pay $75,000 and provide other relief to settle a race, disability and retaliation discrimination case filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced. According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, the affected employee …

Sweltering Heat Wave Hits US From Dakotas to Texas

Sweltering heat more commonly seen in the throes of summer than in the spring was making an unwelcome visit this week to a large portion of the U.S. – from the Dakotas to Texas and other parts of the South …

Coterie Relocating Headquarters to Appleton, Wisconsin

Coterie, a small business MGA, announced it is relocating its headquarters from Cincinnati to Appleton, Wisconsin. Coterie said relocating the company’s headquarters to Appleton provides a reduction in operational costs and improved efficiencies. Coterie said it will realize an immediate …

People Moves: Advocus Names Moore SVP of Illinois Operations

Advocus National Title Insurance Company, headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, named Mike Moore senior vice president of Illinois operations. Moore has been part of Advocus (formerly ATG) for over 30 years, and most recently served as vice president of special markets, …

Missouri Lawsuit Filed Against Natural Gas Company Over Fatal Home Explosion

Missouri’s attorney general sued a natural gas company Monday over the explosion of a home in a small town that killed a 5-year-old boy, accusing the utility of violating a state safety law. Attorney General Andrew Bailey’s lawsuit came less …

Michigan County Settles Lawsuit Over Official Flashing Rifle During Zoom Meeting

A Michigan county has settled a lawsuit over an elected official who flashed a rifle during a COVID-19-era public meeting on Zoom. Patricia MacIntosh accused Ron Clous of trying to silence her right to free speech when he displayed the …

Grid Warns Extreme Heat Risks Summer Power Shortages in Midwest to East

PJM Interconnection LLC, the largest US electric grid serving about 20% of Americans from the Midwest to East Coast, warned that extreme heat this summer could trigger supply shortages for the first time. While PJM expects to have enough power …

Residents Jumped From Windows in Wisconsin Apartment Fire That Killed 4

Residents jumped from the windows of a four-story apartment building in Milwaukee during a Mother’s Day fire that killed four people, critically injured four others and grew so intense that the blaze outmatched the first firefighters to arrive, authorities said. …

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