All the headlines from our Minnesota Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Mar 22 2021 // Pollution regulators said that contamination from toxic man-made “forever chemicals” has been detected in groundwater at nearly 60 closed landfills in Minnesota, with amounts exceeding levels for safe drinking...
Mar 12 2021 // Heavy snow and high winds in northeastern Minnesota left hundreds without power and caused hazardous travel conditions while the southeastern region of the state experienced rain, large hail and tornado warnings.The St....
Mar 11 2021 // Insurance professionals in Minnesota may now take their pre-license examinations online, according to the Minnesota Department of Commerce.“This new ability to take pre-licensing examinations online benefits those...
Mar 9 2021 // Workers’ compensation carrier, SFM Mutual Insurance Co., headquartered in Bloomington, Minn., has promoted Cody Allen to a newly established business development specialist role. This position will focus on growth in...
Feb 23 2021 // Dominion Voting Systems has filed a $1.3 billion defamation lawsuit against the founder and CEO of Minnesota-based MyPillow, saying that Mike Lindell falsely accused the company of rigging the 2020 presidential...
Feb 18 2021 // Owners of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minn., businesses that were raided and burned during the violent protests over the death of George Floyd are appealing to state lawmakers for help with rebuilding.Several store owners in...
Feb 12 2021 // The Diocese of Winona-Rochester in Minnesota says it has reached a $21.5 million settlement with 145 individuals who were sexually abused by its clergy members.It’s the last Catholic diocese in the state to settle...
Feb 9 2021 // Minnesota transportation and public safety officials have launched a traffic enforcement crackdown and awareness campaign amid a spike in deaths related to speeding during the coronavirus pandemic.Public safety,...
Jan 29 2021 // Minnesota House Democrats have teamed up with meatpacking workers to announce legislation that would protect individuals who work at statewide meatpacking and food processing plants amid the coronavirus pandemic.The bill,...
Dec 15 2020 // The Minnesota Senate has voted on Dec. 14 to pass a $216 million relief package aimed at businesses and workers who took the biggest hit from a four-week “pause” ordered by Gov. Tim Walz as increasing...
Dec 15 2020 // Kraus-Anderson Insurance in Burnsville, Minn., has promoted Jon Diessner to executive vice president.Diessner will oversee the agency’s property/casualty, employee benefits and surety operations, and Kraus-Anderson...
Dec 14 2020 // The owner of a historic St. Cloud, Minn., bar has been indicted on federal arson and wire fraud charges for allegedly setting fire to the business and submitting a fraudulent insurance claim, prosecutors announced.Andrew...
Nov 24 2020 // While Minnesota insurance regulators saw an uptick in the number of fraud case referrals during 2019, agent and broker fraud referrals were down significantly that year, the most recent for which insurance fraud statistics...
Nov 19 2020 // A Minnesota insurance agent has been charged with client theft of approximately $524,000, the U.S. Justice Department says.On Nov. 18, U.S. Attorney Erica H. MacDonald reported that John David Paulson, 56, is under federal...
Oct 21 2020 // One person was killed and another critically injured Friday when a construction truck boom fell near Litchfield, Minn., according to the Meeker County Sheriff’s Office. The Star Tribune reports the accident occurred...
Oct 19 2020 // A Minnesota-based transportation company will pay $165,000 and furnish other relief to settle a retaliation case, federal officials say.The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) sued Stan Koch & Sons Trucking...
Oct 7 2020 // St. Paul, Minn., police said they have recovered six collector cars stolen from a body shop and are searching for suspects. The vintage vehicles were found abandoned in a wooded area of Woodbury, St. Paul police spokesman...
Sep 30 2020 // A Minnesota man who was shot by a sheriff’s deputy during a raid last year has settled a federal lawsuit for about $6 million.Shawn Olthoff, 35, was left paralyzed and uses a wheelchair after a Carlton County deputy...
Sep 28 2020 // Minnesota recorded a grim milestone on Saturday as health officials reported that over 2,000 people have died from COVID-19.The state also posted an all-time high for cases reported in a day with 1,478 people testing...
Sep 22 2020 // Patients and donors to at least four different health care providers in Minnesota are being notified that their personal information may have been compromised.The potential data breach involves hundreds of thousands of...