April 25, 2023
R&L Carriers, Inc. and R&L Carriers, Shared Services, LLC (R&L Carriers), a nationwide trucking company headquartered in Wilmington, Ohio, will pay $1,250,000 to a class of female applicants and take steps to prevent future discrimination against female applicants to settle …
April 24, 2023
WOOD RIVER, Neb. (AP) – One worker died and four others were injured in an explosion at an ethanol plant in eastern Nebraska. The explosion was reported last Monday afternoon at a Green Plains ethanol plant in Wood River, which …
April 24, 2023
A federal grand jury in Des Moines, Iowa returned an indictment on April 19, 2023, charging a Clive man with seventeen counts of mail and wire fraud, one count of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, and two counts …
April 21, 2023
BLUE ISLAND, Ill. (AP) – About 15 cars of a freight train derailed Wednesday night just south of Chicago. No injuries or leaks were reported and no hazardous materials were involved in the derailment around 9:30 p.m. in Blue Island, …
April 21, 2023
Ryan Specialty Holdings has announced that Sara Kendall has joined Ryan Specialty as deputy chief compliance officer. Kendall will support and assist with managing the firm’s global strategic initiatives on ethics, compliance, privacy, and risk management. Kendall’s primary focus is …
April 21, 2023
Following an investigation by the Iowa Insurance Division’s Fraud Bureau, a Jasper County man and woman have pled guilty to insurance fraud. Jarod Hirbar, age 44, of Kellogg, pled guilty on April 17, 2023, to one count of Fraudulent Submission …
April 20, 2023
MADISON, Wis. (AP) – A bipartisan bill designating carjacking as a criminal offense and creating harsher penalties for people who use a weapon to steal a vehicle was set for final approval in the Wisconsin Legislature on Tuesday. Passage by …
April 20, 2023
STILLWATER, Minn. (AP) – The Metropolitan Airports Commission temporarily shut down flight operations for much of Tuesday at the St. Paul Downtown Airport while crews installed flood control barriers to hold back rising water on the Mississippi River. St. Paul, …
April 20, 2023
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Lawmakers in Iowa’s Senate passed a controversial bill Tuesday that would allow minors to work longer hours and work in currently banned roles, like serving alcohol at restaurants, the Des Moines Register reported. Supporters of …
April 19, 2023
DETROIT (AP) – An Ohio doctor acquitted in the deaths of 14 patients who died after they were given painkillers has filed a lawsuit against a national Catholic health system that operates the hospital where he worked in the intensive …