Air quality has turned unhealthy for parts of the Upper Midwest in the US, including the Twin Cities of St. Paul and Minneapolis, as smoke drifts south from ongoing Canadian forest fires, according to AirNow.gov. The US National Weather Service …
Sarah Rahm, age 39, of Bondurant, Iowa was charged with one count of Å˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³» Fraud – Presenting False Information (Class D Felony), following an investigation by the Iowa Å˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³» Division’s Fraud Bureau. The charges against Rahm stem from an investigation …
Approximately 700 preliminary tornado reports have been filed so far in 2024, above the historical average for this time of year, according to AccuWeather Global Weather Center. The roughly 700 preliminary tornado reports through May 9 is above the historical …
Responding to an employer’s report that a worker needed hospitalization after being struck by a semi-tractor-trailer and suffering severe injuries at a Fremont, Nebraska grain yard, federal workplace safety inspectors identified 23 violations by the worker’s employer, including failing to …
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the acquisition of Cedar Rapids, Iowa-based Acumen Advisors, Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Acumen is an employee benefits consultant serving small and mid-size businesses throughout Iowa. Andrew Morf, Kirby Moss and …
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A pair of Wisconsin wedding barns sued the state Tuesday seeking to block enactment of a new law that requires them to get liquor licenses similar to other establishments that host events. Owners and operators of …
CHICAGO (AP) — Three men who say they were sexually abused as children while incarcerated at Illinois juvenile detention centers came forward Tuesday as part of a lawsuit that chronicles decades of disturbing allegations of systemic child abuse. Calvin McDowell, …
Federal workplace safety inspectors have cited a Missouri roofing contractor for 21 violations for illegally exposing roof workers — five times in seven weeks — at six Wentzville residential worksites to the dangers of fall hazards, the construction industry’s leading …
Leif Assurance, a full-service insurance agency that exclusively handles construction insurance, has promoted Melinda Langworthy to the role of Enterprise Relationship Manager. Prior to this new position, she served as the company’s Senior Sales Account Executive. Langworthy will be responsible …
DETROIT (AP) — Severe storms battered the Midwest on Tuesday, unleashing a curtain of heavy rain, gusty winds and tornadoes throughout the region a day after a deadly twister ripped through a small Oklahoma town and killed at least one …
