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NTSB Begins Investigation of Deadly Ohio Bus Crash Involving High School Students

ETNA, Ohio (AP) – A National Transportation Safety Board team was planning to start work Wednesday at the scene of a deadly highway crash in Ohio involving a charter bus filled with high school students that left six people dead …

Ohio Business Owner Sues Norfolk Southern for $500 Million

A business owner with companies near where a Norfolk Southern train derailed and caught fire in February has sued the railroad for $500 million, saying most of his eastern Ohio companies have remained closed and he hasn’t been able to …

Charter Bus Collision With Semi-Truck Leaves 3 Dead, 15 Injured in Ohio

ETNA, Ohio (AP) – A charter bus carrying students from a high school was rear- ended by a semi-truck on an Ohio highway Tuesday morning, leaving three people dead and 15 others injured, according to an emergency official. The charter …

EWG Report Finds Rapidly Rising Crop Payouts As Climate Change Hits U.S. Agriculture

Drought, heat, hail, rain and freezing temperatures – the five horsemen of crop insurance. A new report from EWG found that crop insurance payouts for the top five weather-related losses totaled over $118.7 billion between 2001 and 2022, making up …

Ohio Court Revives Dog Bite Injury Claim Against Insurer Due to Ambiguous Policy Exclusion

An Ohio appellate court revived a dog bite injury claim against an insurer after finding that the terms of an exclusion in the homeowners’ insurance policy, intended to bar coverage for dogs with a history of violence, may not have …

1.2 Million Chickens Will be Slaughter At Iowa Egg Farm Where Bird Flu Was Found

An additional 1.2 million chickens will be slaughtered to prevent the spread of the bird flu after the virus was confirmed on an Iowa egg farm in the second massive case this week. The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land …

Specialty Program Group Acquires Illinois’ Insurance Allies

Specialty Program Group LLC (SPG), an operator of specialty insurance brokerages and underwriting facilities, announced that it has acquired the assets of Insurance Allies LLC (Insurance Allies), an industry leader in the axe throwing and sports and entertainment industry operating …

Kansas Judicial Branch Slowly Restoring Court Information Amid Ongoing Ransomware Investigation

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) – Nearly a month after a “security incident” with all the hallmarks of a ransomware attack, Kansas judicial officials are slowly renewing public access to court information. But for now, that access requires a trip to the …

Nearly 1M Chickens Will be Killed on a Minnesota Farm Due to Bird Flu

Nearly 1 million chickens on a Minnesota egg farm will be slaughtered to help limit the spread of the highly contagious bird flu after it was confirmed there, officials said Monday. The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that the virus …

Peace Corps to Pay $750,000 to Family of Illinois Woman Who Died After Misdiagnosis

The Peace Corps has agreed to pay $750,000 to the family of a 24-year-old volunteer from Illinois who died in 2018 in East Africa after the agency’s doctors misdiagnosed a case of malaria, a law firm announced Tuesday. Bernice Heiderman …

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