Worsening Floods Pose Threat to U.S. Dam Safety
Article 0 Comments ST. LOUIS (AP) — Early last week, floodwater in rural Minnesota pushed debris against a more than century-old dam and then carved a path around it, eroding so much of the...
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Ohio Company to Pay $23K Over Disability Discrimination Suit
Article 0 Comments Pearl Interactive Network, Inc., a Columbus, Ohio-based telecommunications company, resolved a charge of disability discrimination filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency’s Cleveland Field Office announced....
NTSB Proposes Major Safety Changes After 2023 Ohio Train Derailment
Article 0 Comments The National Transportation Safety Board opened a meeting Tuesday to determine the probable cause of a February 2023 Norfolk Southern NSC.N train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio and is making sweeping...
Heat Wave Sweeps Across Midwest and Northeast, Bringing Safety Measures
Article 0 Comments TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Stifling heat blanketed tens of millions across United States on Tuesday, forcing people and even zoo animals to find ways to cool down as summer arrives in...
Iowa Nurse Charged With Insurance Fraud
Article 0 Comments An Iowa woman was charged with one count of Insurance Fraud – Presenting False Information (Class D Felony), following an investigation by the Iowa Insurance Division’s Fraud Bureau. Amanda Manatt, age...
People Moves: Krause Group Names Westervelt Vice President of Sales
Article 0 Comments Holly Westervelt Krause Group, headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa, named Holly Westervelt to the newly created role of vice president of sales, a part of the leadership team for Krause Group’s...
Missouri Appeals Court Sides With Transgender Student in Discrimination Case
Article 0 Comments BLUE SPRINGS, Mo. (AP) — A $4.2 million verdict that jurors ordered a Missouri school district to pay a transgender student is under consideration again. The Western District Missouri Court of...
Freighter Ship in Lake Superior Collided with Something Underwater: Coast Guard
Article 0 Comments AULT STE. MARIE, Mich. (AP) — A freighter in Lake Superior hit something underwater on Saturday and started taking on water, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. The Coast Guard Great...
Dozens More Former Youth Inmates Sue Over Alleged Sexual Abuse at Illinois Detention Centers
Article 0 Comments Dozens more former youth inmates filed lawsuits seeking millions of dollars in damages for sexual abuse they allegedly endured at Illinois detention centers dating back to the late 1990s. Thirteen women...
Caterpillar to Pay $800K Over Systemic Hiring Discrimination at Illinois Plant
Article 0 Comments Heavy equipment company Caterpillar has agreed to pay $800,000 to resolve allegations of systemic hiring discrimination against Black applicants at an Illinois plant, the U.S. Labor Department said on Tuesday. The...