Amazon is facing a $28,000 state fine over safety violations from when a worker at a suburban Indianapolis warehouse was killed when a forklift fell on him. The Indiana Department of Labor’s order says Amazon didn’t provide adequate training and …
Authorities say a western Iowa county supervisor has died in a grain bin accident. Harrison County Sheriff Pat Sears says 63-year-old Russ Kurth, of Logan, died in the bizarre Tuesday morning accident outside a grain bin just north of Missouri …
Nearly two dozen Wisconsin counties say in a federal lawsuit that “nefarious and deceptive” marketing campaigns from pharmaceutical companies are responsible for the nation’s opioid overdose epidemic. The lawsuit filed Nov. 7 says local governments’ health and law enforcement services …
ISMIE Mutual Insurance Co. and ISMIE Indemnity plan to expand their medical professional liability coverage for health professionals, groups and health care facilities in Wisconsin. With a recently updated state rate filing, Wisconsin health professionals, groups and facilities will have …
Indianapolis-based MJ Insurance has appointed Chris Novotney director of business development in the Personal Insurance department. Novotney will be responsible for developing strategic sales and marketing initiatives in the newly-created role at MJ Insurance. Bringing more than 10 years of …
State records show that opioid overdose deaths continue to rise in Wisconsin despite fewer opioids being prescribed. Wisconsin’s Prescription Drug Monitoring Program says the state saw 17 million fewer opioid prescriptions from April to June. The Wisconsin Department of Safety …
Severe storms that battered parts of Indiana damaged the Muncie Fieldhouse, caused other sporadic damage and brought some flooding. The (Muncie) Star Press reports that part of the brick facade at the top of the Muncie Fieldhouse fell Sunday onto …
At least eight people have been injured after a possible tornado hit a small Ohio city. Mercer County officials say six people were hurt when a restaurant in Celina was damaged during Sunday’s storms. One person was injured at another …
A bill to reduce auto insurance premiums was defeated late on Nov. 2 by the Michigan House, another blow for longstanding efforts to rein in medical costs contributing to the highest average rates in the country. After hours of behind-the-scenes …
Ohio is suing the company building a $4.2 billion natural gas pipeline from West Virginia to Michigan over what it says are numerous water pollution violations during construction. The lawsuit says work on the Rover Pipeline flooded a protected wetland …
