April 4, 2024
Progressive Insurance is doubling up its commitment with the Cleveland Guardians. Progressive and the Cleveland Guardians this week announced a 13-year deal for Progressive to remain the official insurance provider of the Major League Baseball club and continue the naming …
April 4, 2024
An Iowa man was sentenced in March after pleading guilty to one count of Theft 3rd Degree (Aggravated Misdemeanor) following an investigation by the Iowa Insurance Division’s Fraud Bureau. Khalil Justin Crawley, age 22, of Waterloo was sentenced on March …
April 4, 2024
Thousands of homes and businesses were without power Tuesday as severe weather roared through several states, causing at least one death and spawning possible tornadoes. Parts of Ohio, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, West Virginia, Virginia and Georgia were under …
April 3, 2024
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A weekly central Kansas newspaper and its publisher filed a federal lawsuit Monday over police raids last summer of its offices and the publisher’s home, accusing local officials of trying to silence the paper and causing …
April 3, 2024
Sis-Bro, Inc., a hog farm in New Athens, Illinois, violated federal law when it allowed an employee to be harassed because of her sex and gender identity, forcing her to quit, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in …
April 2, 2024
Storms and tornadoes are in the forecast for states across the Midwest in the US, with further weather warnings and advisories stretching further east. There is a moderate risk of severe thunderstorms — which could bring hail, tornadoes, and straight-line …
April 2, 2024
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Families of five men killed by police have reached a settlement with the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension in their lawsuit seeking the investigative files on the fatal shootings. The $165,000 settlement was reached last …
April 1, 2024
Acuity Insurance, headquartered in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, promoted several team members to new positions. Promotions include: Katrina Freund, senior claims representative. Freund started her Acuity career in 2020 as a claims representative. Cori Kreif, associate actuary. Kreif joined Acuity in 2018 …
April 1, 2024
Despite citations from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration for similar hazards at its Shelby, Ohio facility in 2022, ArcelorMittal Tubular Products USA LLC — a subsidiary of one of North America’s largest steel suppliers — …
April 1, 2024
Highly pathogenic avian influenza has been discovered in dairy herds in Michigan and Idaho, indicating the virus is spreading into new US states. The National Veterinary Services Laboratories has confirmed the presence of bird flu in a Michigan herd that …