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Poorly Designed Railroad Crossing in Rural Missouri Contributed to Fatal Amtrak Derailment, Investigators Find

A dump truck driver last year may have never seen an oncoming Amtrak train before it was too late, federal investigators concluded in a report, finding that a steep, poorly designed railroad crossing in rural Missouri contributed to last year’s …

Report Says 3 Died of Blunt Force Injuries, Asphyxiation in Iowa Building Collapse

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) – Three men killed in a downtown Davenport apartment building collapse more than two months ago died of blunt-force injuries and asphyxiation, Iowa’s health agency said. The finding released Monday by the Iowa Department of Health and …

Ohio Utility That Agreed to $230M Penalty Says It`s Now Being Investigated By a State Commission

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – An Ohio-based utility company says it`s being investigated by a state office focused on organized crime in connection with payments the company made to the state`s former House speaker and a top utility regulator, a news …

Pipeline Operators to Pay $12.5M After Crude Oil Spills in Montana, North Dakota

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Monday announced the settlement in a 2022 federal court lawsuit. Belle Fourche Pipeline Company and Bridger Pipeline LLC will pay the $12.5 million to resolve the claims made under the Clean Water Act and …

Ohio’s Largest Rivers Show Great Improvement Since 1980s, Officials Say

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio officials say a first-ever comprehensive study of the state`s largest rivers indicates great improvement in water quality over the past few decades. Gov. Mike DeWine and state environmental protection officials said Tuesday that the study …

Norfolk Southern Changes Policy on Overheated Bearings After Ohio Derailment

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – A minor coal train derailment in Virginia in early July prompted Norfolk Southern to rethink the way it responds to problems with overheating bearings, but it`s not clear why the railroad didn`t make similar changes months …

People Moves: Ryan Specialty Appoints Cornelli to Board of Directors

Ryan Specialty Appoints Cornelli to Board of Directors Ryan Specialty Holdings, Inc., headquartered in Chicago, Ill., appointed Francesca Cornelli, dean of Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management, to its board of directors. She will serve as a member of its …

Progressive to Consolidate Corporate Headquarters in Ohio

Progressive Insurance said it will consolidate its corporate headquarters in Northeast Ohio as more employees opt to work from home. Progressive will consolidate Campus One (on Wilson Mills Rd.) location to Campus Two (on North Commons Blvd.) in Mayfield, Ohio. …

Wisconsin Aircraft Crashes Kill 4

MADISON, Wis. (AP) – Devyn Reiley, the daughter of two-time Super Bowl winner Bruce Collie, was one of four people who died in two separate crashes at a Wisconsin aircraft convention over the weekend, event organizers say. Reiley, 30, was …

Recreational Marijuana Now Legal in Minnesota

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Minnesotans can legally possess and grow their own marijuana for recreational purposes starting Tuesday, Aug. 1, subject to limits meant to keep a lid on things while the state sets up a full-blown legal cannabis industry. The …

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