All the headlines from our Minnesota Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 9 2020 // Property/casualty insurer The Travelers Companies Inc. said it is committing $1 million to assist nonprofits dedicated to advancing racial equality across the United States and rebuilding damaged businesses in Minnesota,...
Jun 5 2020 // At least one tornado moved through west-central and southern Minnesota, but there are no reports of injuries or widespread damage, according to the National Weather Service. The tornado was reported near Garden City about...
Jun 1 2020 // A construction worker from Minnesota who was electrocuted and fell from a building is suing the city of Sibley, Iowa, for negligence.Victor Maldonado, of Worthington, Minnesota, alleges in a lawsuit that the city knew the...
Jun 1 2020 // An initially peaceful demonstration in New York City over the death of George Floyd, a black man killed by police in Minnesota, spiraled into chaos as night fell Friday, as protesters skirmished with police officers,...
May 20 2020 // Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has signed a bill that stops farm foreclosures until Dec. 1 for farmers struggling with the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic who elect to take part in creditor mediation. Minnesota’s...
May 20 2020 // CSDZ, a Holmes Murphy company, has added Cal Beyer to its Minnesota team as vice president of Workforce Risk and Worker Wellbeing.Beyer has over 30 years of safety, insurance, and risk management experience, with 24 of...
May 19 2020 // Summit Insurance Agency LLC, in Moorhead, Minnesota, has joined Midwest Insurance Agency Alliance Inc. (MIAA), a network of insurance agencies across seven states. A full-service insurance agency, Summit Insurance serves...
May 13 2020 // Workers have protested what they consider dangerous working conditions at the Pilgrim’s Pride chicken processing plant in the central Minnesota town of Cold Spring, site of one of the largest COVID-19 workplace...
May 13 2020 // United Natural Foods Inc. said it is voluntarily recalling some Wild Harvest Organic Basil distributed to Minnesota retailers over a possible health risk.The organic basil was distributed from the company’s Hopkins...
Apr 7 2020 // The Minnesota Legislature is reconvening to pass a bill to ensure that first responders and health care workers who contract COVID-19 qualify for workers’ compensation without having to prove that they contracted the...
Mar 26 2020 // While leaders in Fargo and Moorhead, Minnesota, have been taking steps to limit the coronavirus, it appears they won’t have to deal with a significant flood on top of the pandemic.Fargo Mayor Tim Mahoney tells KFGO...
Mar 12 2020 // A bankruptcy judge has approved a $34 million settlement between the Diocese of New Ulm in Minnesota and nearly 100 people who say they were sexually abused by priests and others.Bishop John LeVoir apologized to sexual...
Mar 4 2020 // AM Best has assigned a Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and a Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a-” to SFM Mutual Insurance Co. and its affiliates, SFM Safe Insurance Co. and SFM Select Insurance...
Feb 27 2020 // Investigators worked to learn what caused a massive fire that wiped out part of downtown Alexandria in western Minnesota.More than 100 firefighters battled a blaze on Feb. 25 that destroyed RM Tattoo, Raapers Eatery &...
Feb 21 2020 // With the threat of spring flooding looming, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has asked lawmakers to approve $30 million to replenish a state disaster aid fund that was drained by a string of disasters last year.Walz said an updated...
Feb 5 2020 // A personal injury attorney in Minnesota’s Twin Cities has pleaded guilty to defrauding auto insurance companies by making false health care claims. On Feb. 3, William Sutor III entered the plea to one count of...
Jan 17 2020 // The parents of two students are suing the Bemidji school district, alleging it was negligent in allowing a former assistant principal to sexually exploit their children.Brandon Bjerknes, who was arrested in 2017, is...
Jan 16 2020 // Keystone Insurers Group (Keystone) has signed on two new pioneer partners in Minnesota: Cartier Agency of Duluth and Moores Insurance Management of St. Paul.The agency partnership group said the signing of the two new...
Jan 14 2020 // Integrity Insurance, a property and casualty carrier headquartered in Appleton, Wisconsin, has added Jake Huber as territory sales manager for Minnesota. Based in Minnesota, Huber will be responsible for developing and...
Jan 7 2020 // The number of people in Minnesota arrested for driving while impaired grew by nearly 5% last year, partly due to people driving with cannabis, opioids and methamphetamine in their system, according to a state...