All the headlines from our Minnesota Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jul 24 2023 // Groundwater containing low levels of radioactive material may have reached the edge of the Mississippi River, the energy company responsible for the leak from its nuclear power plant in Monticello, Minnesota, announced...
Jul 19 2023 // COOK, Minn. (AP) – No one was injured and no hazardous material spilled when nine Canadian National Railway cars derailed in northern Minnesota, officials there said.The derailment happened just before 8:30 p.m. Monday...
Jul 10 2023 // OMAHA, Neb. (AP) __ A second company involved in meat processing has agreed to reform its hiring practices after investigators recently discovered teenagers working there.The Labor Department said Friday that Monogram...
Jun 28 2023 // ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Wildfire smoke from Canada promoted officials on Tuesday to issue a record 23rd air quality alert for much of Minnesota through late Wednesday night as smoky skies obscure the Minneapolis and...
Jun 7 2023 // ROCHESTER, Minn. (AP) – Less than a week after an apartment building partially collapsed in Iowa, more than 140 people were evacuated from a condominium in Minnesota after a structural engineer expressed concerns...
Jun 1 2023 // ST. PAUL, Minnesota (AP) – Surrounded by dozens of cheering people in green clothes, Minnesota Democratic Gov. Tim Walz signed a bill Tuesday to legalize recreational marijuana for people over the age of 21 starting...
May 31 2023 // ST. PAUL, Minnesota (AP) – Minnesota Democratic Gov. Tim Walz is scheduled to sign a bill Tuesday that legalizes recreational marijuana for people over the age of 21, making Minnesota the 23rd state to legalize the...
May 11 2023 // ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Minnesota is on the verge of banning non-essential uses of “forever chemicals.” And lawmakers say they are naming the legislation after a woman who spent the last months of her life...
Apr 20 2023 // STILLWATER, Minn. (AP) – The Metropolitan Airports Commission temporarily shut down flight operations for much of Tuesday at the St. Paul Downtown Airport while crews installed flood control barriers to hold back...
Apr 18 2023 // MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Minnesota announced a settlement Monday in its lawsuit against Juul Labs and tobacco giant Altria – the first of thousands of cases against the e-cigarette maker to reach trial – just...
Apr 17 2023 // Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison personally opened his state’s case against Juul Labs, accusing the e-cigarette maker of using “slick products, clever ads and attractive flavors” to hook children...
Apr 6 2023 // Hub International announced that it has acquired the assets of Horizon Agency, Inc. (Horizon Agency). Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Located in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, Horizon Agency is an independently...
Mar 31 2023 // RAYMOND, Minn. (AP) – A train hauling ethanol and corn syrup derailed and caught fire in Minnesota early Thursday and nearby residents were ordered to evacuate their homes, authorities said.The BNSF train derailed in...
Mar 30 2023 // MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison personally opened his state’s case against Juul Labs on Tuesday, accusing the e-cigarette maker of using “slick products, clever ads and...
Mar 29 2023 // MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison is slated to lead off opening statements expected for Tuesday in his state’s lawsuit against Juul Labs – marking the first time any of the...
Mar 27 2023 // MONTICELLO, Minn. (AP) – A Minnesota utility began shutting down a nuclear power plant near Minneapolis on Friday after discovering water containing a low level of radioactive material was leaking from a pipe for the...
Mar 17 2023 // A meat processing company in Minnesota employed children as young as 13 to work in hazardous conditions, such as operating meat grinders, while they worked overnight shifts and longer hours than allowed by law, the...
Mar 9 2023 // ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Immigration status will no longer disqualify more than 80, 000 people from getting Minnesota drivers licenses under a bill signed by Gov. Tim Walz on Tuesday.Supporters of the effort, dubbed...
Feb 15 2023 // ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Minnesota health officials have urged workers at the Federal Ammunition company plant in Anoka to get their children tested for lead exposure after four kids with family members who work there were...
Feb 7 2023 // Greenlight Capital Re, through its Greenlight Re Innovations, announced an investment in Vertical Insure, Inc., a Minneapolis, Minnesota-based embedded insurance program. Vertical Insure addresses distribution...