All the headlines from our Minnesota Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Mar 9 2015 // An annual report on patient safety shows more errors but fewer deaths in Minnesota hospitals in the past year.The Department of Health found 277 so-called “adverse events” in categories that have long been...
Mar 6 2015 // Officials in the south-central Minnesota city of Gaylord have agreed to pay tens of thousands of dollars to a Mexican immigrant to settle a federal lawsuit that alleged racial profiling.Minnesota Public Radio News reports...
Feb 26 2015 // An annual report on patient safety shows more errors but fewer deaths in Minnesota hospitals in the past year.The Department of Health found 277 so-called “adverse events” in categories long been tracked, such...
Feb 20 2015 // The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies has presented its State Legislator of the Year Award to Minnesota state Sen. James Metzen.NAMIC said it honored Metzen for his support of free-market principles and...
Feb 19 2015 // A lack of adequate testing before the Minnesota’s health insurance exchange launched in 2013 and other issues meant the exchange’s “failures outweighed its achievements” in its first year, the...
Feb 17 2015 // The end of Target’s Canadian operations is having a financial impact on businesses in Minnesota that supplied the retailer.Target’s Canadian division filed for bankruptcy protection last month and owes nearly...
Feb 13 2015 // Minnesota lawmakers could decide whether to regulate the ride-hailing industry this year.House and Senate legislators say they plan to introduce bills soon to toughen insurance regulations for companies like Uber and Lyft....
Feb 13 2015 // The Minnesota Supreme Court has upheld a state law making it illegal for suspected drunken drivers to refuse a breath test.The high court rejected a man’s claim that the law violated due process by preventing him...
Feb 12 2015 // State public safety officials say it’s been a deadly start to the month on Minnesota roads.The Department of Public Safety says 13 people have died since February 1. Seven of those deaths happened during a four-day...
Feb 9 2015 // The Builders Association of the Twin Cities is suing the state of Minnesota over a new sprinkler mandate. The law requires a sprinkler system for all new homes that are 4,500 square feet or larger. The Builders Association...
Feb 5 2015 // A federal jury in Minneapolis found that Toyota Motor Corp. must pay nearly $11 million to victims of a fatal 2006 crash after deciding that a design flaw in the 1996 Camry was partly to blame for the Minnesota...
Feb 4 2015 // A jury in Hennepin County, Minn., has awarded more than $13 million to the family of a young boy who was beaten and sexually assaulted at a child care center at the Grand Casino Mille Lacs in 2008. A lawyer for the family...
Jan 29 2015 // The Builders Association of the Twin Cities is suing the state over a new sprinkler mandate. The law which took effect requires a sprinkler system for all new homes that are 4,500 square feet or larger. The Builders...
Jan 20 2015 // Associated Banc-Corp (Associated) announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Ahmann & Martin Co., a risk and benefits consulting firm in Minnesota, through Associated’s subsidiary, Associated Financial...
Jan 20 2015 // The Archdiocese of Saint Paul & Minneapolis is the 12th U.S. diocese to seek bankruptcy protection to deal with sexual-abuse claims.The Chapter 11 filing on Jan. 16 in St. Paul follows legislation passed by Minnesota...
Jan 15 2015 // Prosecutors in Minnesota have accused a woman of defrauding an insurance company of $2 million in her ex-husband’s staged death and her son is accused of helping cover up the scheme.Irina Vorotinov, 47, is charged...
Jan 4 2015 // A malpractice case for a Minnesota woman who died after receiving a transplant of a cancerous pancreas may be headed for a trial.The Minnesota Court of Appeals has ruled the case against Dr. Ty Dunn should head to court in...
Jan 2 2015 // An insurance company has asked a court to limit or eliminate its responsibility to cover some clergy sex abuse claims against the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis.Last month, the archdiocese sued about 20 insurers...
Dec 15 2014 // The Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis in Minnesota said it is suing some 20 insurance companies to try to force them to cover its liabilities for clergy sex abuse claims.The complaint, filed in federal court, says...
Dec 11 2014 // State legislators are working on ways to better identify Minnesota residents who drive without auto insurance.Motorists don’t have to show proof of insurance when renewing a vehicle’s registration. People who...