The Henson Robinson Zoo in Springfield, Ill., is back open after a storm blew down branches and trees and damaged at least two exhibits. The (Springfield) State Journal-Register reports crews have been working to repair the damage after Monday’s severe …
Auditors say a Michigan agency failed to routinely inspect dairy farms, grocery stories and food processing plants for safety. An audit released Thursday also found that the state didn’t do enough mandatory follow-up inspections at sites with safety violations. Michigan’s …
Nestle SA, the world’s biggest food and drink company, is boosting research to tackle the threat of ever-stronger strains of bacteria and germs in food manufacturing. The Vevey, Switzerland-based company said Thursday it will initially focus on several types of …
Florida’s second largest property insurer is being hit with a fine of nearly $1.3 million. Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty announced Thursday that his office was assessing a fine against Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Company. Universal has roughly 542,000 …
The Oklahoma Insurance Department and the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) are working together to make sure victims of the May 20 tornado are not victimized by insurance fraud. NICB representatives and Commissioner John Doak toured the impacted areas in …
Severe storms spawned a dozen reported tornadoes in Oklahoma and Arkansas on Thursday, injuring at least five people and sending residents scrambling for cover 10 days after a powerful twister killed 24 people in Oklahoma. One tornado warning included Cushing, …
The alleged leader of an $800 million South Florida insurance fraud scheme was found competent to stand trial Wednesday despite severe pain from a spinal cord ailment that requires him to take powerful drugs including morphine. U.S. District Judge Robert …
The state Court of Appeals has thrown out a $700,000 judgment against the city of Jackson involving an accident during a police chase in 2001 in which two women were injured and a third killed. The Court of Appeals ruled …
Tom Christmas and his wife argue that they didn’t discover the 84-plus alligators on land next to their homestead until four years after they bought the property in southwest Mississippi. ExxonMobil Corporation counters that the Christmases’ real estate agent told …
An investigative report of day care centers statewide finds “shocking” violations and inadequate oversight of persistent violators. Most cases involve failure to take certain precautions, leaving children unattended and unlicensed operation. A few of the most egregious cases include corporal …