May 9, 2016
A full day of activities is planned in Delmont, S.D. on Tuesday to observe the one-year anniversary of the tornado that damaged the city. On the morning of May 10, 2015, an EF-2 tornado struck the city and damaged or …
May 9, 2016
A second lawsuit is set for trial against a U.S. gun shop after a jury in October found the store negligently sold a gun used to injure two Milwaukee police officers. The new case involves two different injured officers who …
May 6, 2016
Adrian Peterson grew up in Palestine, Texas, and has felt the support of its people as he rose to prominence in the NFL and when he endured the hardships that followed. Now, in his hometown’s hour of need, the Minnesota …
May 6, 2016
Minnesota is expected to have eight medical marijuana clinics open this summer, but some observers are wondering whether there’s enough patient demand. Minnesota Public Radio News reported that the state had predicted about 5,000 patients would quickly flood to the …
May 6, 2016
The National Weather Service confirmed this week that a tornado touched down briefly in western Indiana on Sunday. The weather service rated the tornado as an EF-0, estimating it had peak winds of 70 mph. The weather service said the …
May 6, 2016
The Main Street America Group has named Scott Simmons assistant secretary in its Omaha, Neb., office. Simmons reports to Dan Gaynor, the company’s vice president and head of commercial lines. He is responsible for leading Main Street America’s Austin Mutual …
May 6, 2016
Ohio’s high court says a New York man who was hit by a foul ball at a baseball game and blinded in one eye can seek damages from the Cleveland Indians. Lawyers for Keith Rawlins of Rochester, New York say …
May 5, 2016
Saline County in Kansas and a former interim director of the Saline County Health Department have reached a $75,000 settlement over a sexual discrimination claim. The Salina Journal reported the county said that it denied liability associated with the claim, …
May 5, 2016
USI Insurance Services has acquired Hanratty & Associates Inc. in Plymouth, Minn. The employees will remain at their current Plymouth location. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Hanratty & Associates has been providing employee benefits and consulting for nearly …
May 4, 2016
Johnson & Johnson must pay $55 million to a 62-year-old South Dakota woman who blamed her ovarian cancer on the company’s talcum powder in the second such trial loss this year. J&J is accused in more than 1,000 lawsuits in …