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North Dakota Grain Elevator Fire Damage Expected to Surpass $1M

Fire damage to a grain elevator complex in Colfax, N.D., is expected to surpass $1 million. Authorities are still searching for the cause of the Dec. 6 blaze that destroyed the Farmers Elevator’s main structure and offices and two structures …

Illinois Grain Elevator Operator Pleads Guilty to Fraud

A southern Illinois grain elevator operator has pleaded guilty to federal fraud charges. The Belleville News-Democrat reports 47-year-old John Kniepmann of Breese in Clinton County pleaded guilty to two counts of mail fraud Monday in U.S. District Court in East …