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Wisconsin Manufacturing Plant Faces $277K in Fines Over Employees’ Hand Injuries

The operator of a north central Wisconsin meat and sausage manufacturing plant might have spared two employees from suffering serious hand injuries by following required machine safety standards, a U.S. Department of Labor investigation found. Inspectors with the department’s Occupational …

First MainStreet Adds Four Agencies in Iowa

First MainStreet Insurance L.C. (FMSI), an affiliate of TrueNorth Companies L.C., announced the addition of four new agencies. Lauer & Lauer Insurance, based in West Union, Iowa was FMSI’s first acquisition of 2023. Established in 1954 and led by fourth-generation …

Michigan State Students Wounded in Shooting Take Steps Toward Lawsuit

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) – Two students who were among eight killed or wounded in a winter shooting at Michigan State University are taking steps toward suing the school. Attorneys for Nate Statly and Troy Forbush, who survived the shooting, …

Crews Begin Demolishing Remains of Collapsed Iowa Building

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) – Crews on Monday started demolishing the remains of a six- story apartment building in Davenport, Iowa, that partially collapsed more than two weeks ago, killing three people and leaving dozens homeless. Workers were using large excavators …

Man Arrested for Setting Fire in Lobby of Indiana Jail

CROWN POINT, Ind. (AP) – A 26-year-old man has been arrested and charged with arson for walking into a northwestern Indiana jail, pouring an accelerant on the floor and starting a small fire, a sheriff said. The man was taken …

Missouri Man Pleads Guilty to $1.1M Insurance Fraud Scheme

A Missouri man has pleaded guilty in federal court to his role in a $1.1 million insurance fraud conspiracy that involved false claims of injuries suffered in car accidents, as well as to his role in a conspiracy to fraudulently …

Ohio Plastic Manufacturer to Pay $252K Over Sex Discrimination Lawsuit

Pretium Packaging, LLC, a manufacturer of plastic bottles and containers, will pay $252,768 and furnish other relief to settle a sex discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. The EEOC charged …

Residents Reported Cracked Floors, Bowed Walls at Iowa Building Before Deadly Collapse

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – So many people knew something wasn’t right at the 116- year-old Davenport apartment building. The structural engineer who documented the shaky wall. The head of a masonry company who wouldn’t let his workers onto the …

Archdiocese of St. Louis to Pay $1M to Settle Sex Abuse Lawsuit

ST. LOUIS (AP) – The Archdiocese of St. Louis will pay $1 million to settle a lawsuit filed by a man who was sexually abused as a child by a priest who previously spent 12 years in prison for abusing …

People Moves: VIAA Names Von Ruden Personal Foundation Coach; Holmes Murphy Names Tanny Property Casualty VP

Valley Insurance Agency Alliance Hires Von Ruden as Personal Foundation Coach Valley Insurance Agency Alliance (VIAA), headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, recently hired Trish Von Ruden as personal foundation coach. Von Ruden will coach new and existing team members on …

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