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Body of Missing Man Recovered at Iowa Apartment Collapse Site; Two Others Still Missing

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) – The body of one of three men who had been missing after the partial collapse of an apartment building in Davenport, Iowa, has been found, a city official confirmed Sunday. Branden Colvin Sr.’s body was recovered …

People Moves: Alliant Adds McGrath to Chicago Team; UFG Appoints Allsup as Assistant VP

Alliant Insurance Services Names Matt McGrath as Vice President, Americas Division Matt McGrath has joined Alliant Insurance Services’ Alliant Americas division as vice president. Based in Chicago, McGrath will focus on designing, implementing, and managing comprehensive risk and insurance solutions …

Kansas Insurance Commissioner: No Workers’ Comp Fund Assessment for FY 2024

Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt announced there will not be a Workers Compensation Fund assessment this year. Carriers, pools, and self-insured businesses will not be required to pay into the assessment fund for fiscal year (FY) 2024. This will reduce …

Amputation Frees Woman From Collapsed Iowa Building

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) – One moment Lexus Berry and her wife were rushing toward the door of their fourth-floor apartment, and the next, Quanishia “Peach” Berry was gone. Their apartment had disappeared into a heap of bricks and steel far …

World Insurance Associates Acquires Michigan’s Morris Insurance Group

World Insurance Associates LLC announced that it acquired the business of Morris Insurance Group, Inc. of Clinton Township and Rochester, Michigan on April 1, 2023. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Morris was founded over 60 years ago, and …

Minnesota Governor Signs Bill Legalizing Recreational Marijuana

ST. PAUL, Minnesota (AP) – Surrounded by dozens of cheering people in green clothes, Minnesota Democratic Gov. Tim Walz signed a bill Tuesday to legalize recreational marijuana for people over the age of 21 starting in August, making Minnesota the …

Iowa Apartment Collapse Leaves Residents Missing, Rubble Too Dangerous to Search

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) – Five residents of a six-story apartment building that partially collapsed in eastern Iowa remained unaccounted for Tuesday, and authorities feared at least two of them might be stuck inside rubble that was too dangerous to search. …

People Moves: VIAA Promotes, Hires Team Members

Valley Insurance Agency Alliance Promotes, Hires Team Members Valley Insurance Agency Alliance recently promoted Amy Russell to lead pod marketer and hired Michael Welch as commercial marketer. Russell, who previously served as marketing specialist and account manager, has over 30 …

Minnesota Governor Prepares to Sign Bill Legalizing Recreational Cannabis

ST. PAUL, Minnesota (AP) – Minnesota Democratic Gov. Tim Walz is scheduled to sign a bill Tuesday that legalizes recreational marijuana for people over the age of 21, making Minnesota the 23rd state to legalize the substance for adults. Former …

Mayor: 5 Unaccounted For, 2 Likely in Wreckage of Collapsed Iowa Apartment Building

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Five people remain unaccounted for, including two people whose remains may be in a pile of rubble at the site of a partially collapsed apartment building, officials of the city of Davenport, Iowa, said Tuesday. …

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