Latest Minnesota Headlines
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Minnesota AG Sues Exxon, Koch and API over Climate Change ‘Deceptions’
Jun 25 2020 // The state of Minnesota has filed a lawsuit against the American Petroleum Institute, Exxon Mobil Corp. and Koch Industries for what it called a decades-long campaign to deceive the public about climate change. The lawsuit...
Bagged Salads Linked to Illness in 13 Minnesotans
Jun 23 2020 // The Minnesota Department of Health said 13 people in Minnesota have gotten sick with an intestinal illness linked to bagged salads. The Minnesotans ranged in age from 24 to 79 and fell ill between June 1 and 9, the Health...
Minnesota Lawmakers Push $300M Plan to Rebuild from Unrest
Jun 17 2020 // Democrats who control the Minnesota House announced a $300 million economic aid proposal June 15 for businesses that were damaged or destroyed during the civil unrest over the death of George Floyd. The legislation is...
Reassuring Customers Part of Job for Minnesota Agent in Aftermath of Riots
Jun 15 2020 // Dan Gutlovics did a lot of virtual hand holding during the first days of the violent protests in Minneapolis and St. Paul following the death of George Floyd while in the custody of Minneapolis police on May 25. Gutlovics,...
Travelers Pledges $1M to Support Racial Justice Efforts, Minnesota Communities
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,...
West-Central, Southern Minnesota Hit with Tornado, Large Hail
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...
Minnesota Worker Sues Iowa City after Electrocution
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...
Chaos and Destruction as New York City Protest Turns Violent
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,...
Minnesota Governor Signs Bill Aiding Farmers Facing Foreclosure
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...
Holmes Murphy’s CSDZ Adds Beyer to Minnesota Risk Management Team
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...
Minnesota’s Summit Insurance Joins Midwest Insurance Agency Alliance
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...
Workers Protest Virus Outbreak at Minnesota Poultry Plant
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...
Organic Basil Recalled in Minnesota over Possible Contamination
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...
Minnesota Lawmakers to Ensure Workers’ Comp Coverage to Responders with COVID-19
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...
Favorable Flood Forecast Offers Relief to Parts of Minnesota
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...
Judge OKs $34M Settlement with Minnesota’s New Ulm Diocese in Sex Abuse Case
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...
AM Best Assigns A- Credit Ratings to Minnesota’s SFM Companies
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...
Cause of Fire that Destroyed Businesses in Minnesota Town Still Unknown
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 &...
Minnesota Governor Wants $30M to Replenish State Disaster Aid Fund
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...
Minnesota Attorney Pleads Guilty in Insurance Fraud Scheme
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...
