Latest Minnesota Headlines
All the headlines from our Minnesota Topic Page, ordered by recency.
How Food Safety Officials Cracked the Peanut Poison Case
Feb 11 2009 // A century ago, at the dawn of food safety laws, inspection amounted to little more than opening a bin of flour and looking for something wiggly. It’s a different story now. Solving the case of the poison processed...
Bill Would Seal Minnesota Bridge Victim Fund Records
Feb 4 2009 // The Minnesota Senate has given preliminary approval to a bill that would keep records about the Interstate 35W bridge victim compensation fund under wraps. The bill would keep the records out of court proceedings and...
Fireman’s Fund Brings ‘Green’ Homeowners Insurance to Minnesota
Feb 3 2009 // Fireman’s Fund Insurance Co. is now offering ‘green’ homeowner’s insurance to consumers in the state of Minnesota. This is the first-ever admitted green insurance available to homeowners in the...
People
Jan 25 2009 // The Insurance Marketing and Communications Association named Richard Look president. He is a marketing communications veteran with agency and insurance company experience, and currently serves as vice president of...
Minnesota Committee Chair Pushes for Primary Seat Belt Law
Jan 22 2009 // The chairman of the Minnesota Senate Transportation Committee says 2009 should be the year when Minnesota passes legislation to allow authorities to ticket any motorist for not buckling up. The so-called primary seat belt...
Family of Minnesota Salmonella Victim to Sue Peanut Butter Firms
Jan 20 2009 // The family of a woman who died after contracting salmonella plans a lawsuit against the companies that made and distributed peanut butter blamed in a recent outbreak, an attorney said. Shirley Mae Almer, 72, died Dec. 21...
Minnesota to Report Monies Paid to Bridge Victims
Jan 13 2009 // Minnesota finance officials are required to disclose details this week on how much the state has spent so far to compensate victims of the Interstate 35W bridge collapse. Last year’s Legislature approved $38 million...
Minnesota Family Blames Poor Construction, Not Tornado, for Death
Jan 13 2009 // The family of a 10-year-old girl who died in a 2006 tornado in Rogers is blaming a homebuilder for the girl’s death. In a wrongful death lawsuit in Hennepin County District Court, the family of Jaymi Wendt claims...
More Than 2,600 Arrested in DWI Crackdown Across Minnesota
Jan 12 2009 // The Minnesota Department of Public Safety says a statewide crackdown on drunken driving in December netted 2,655 arrests. The results were reported last Friday. Those arrested had an average blood alcohol content of 0.14,...
Schroeder Heads New Minnesota Surplus Lines Insurance Association
Jan 9 2009 // Nicholas Schroeder is the first executive director of the new Surplus Lines Association of Minnesota (SLAM), a non-profit organization of brokers of insurance that is placed with companies that are not licensed in...
Number of Fatal Minnesota Crashes Lowest in 64 Years
Jan 7 2009 // Preliminary results show Minnesota in 2008 had the fewest number of traffic deaths in 64 years. The Minnesota Department of Public Safety says preliminary results show that 424 people died in crashes involving a vehicle...
Workers’ Comp Assigned Risk Rate to Rise in Minnesota
Dec 31 2008 // Minnesota’s Commerce Commissioner has issued a rate order approving a 2.6 percent increase in the overall level of the assigned risk rates for workers’ compensation insurance. The increase is effective April 1,...
Minnesota Mold Expert Wishes Homeowners Would Take Control
Dec 23 2008 // On the surface, Michael Ring’s business is about finding mold in people’s houses and getting rid of it. But shortly after he started Moldex eight years ago, Ring discovered he’s actually in the education...
Insurance CEO Buys Actress Lange’s Minnesota Home for $1.8 Million
Dec 12 2008 // The buyers of Jessica Lange’s home in Stillwater, Minn. have been revealed. According to the Washington County Assessor’s Office, the buyers are Patrick and Jane Thiele. Patrick Thiele is a former top executive...
Four Victims Sue Consulting Firm in Minnesota 35W Bridge Collapse
Nov 18 2008 // Four victims of the Minneapolis bridge collapse are suing the consulting firm that evaluated the Interstate 35W bridge and the contracting company that was repaving the structure when it fell. Minneapolis attorney Jim...
Minn. Fines Agency for Ad Exploiting AIG Situation
Nov 2 2008 // The Minnesota Department of Commerce has taken action against a Duluth insurance agent and agency for publishing a newspaper advertisement that solicited business from current policyholders of American International Group...
Report: Flaw in Bridge Design Likeliest Cause of Minnesota Bridge Collapse
Oct 28 2008 // Minnesota State Rep. Jim Oberstar on Oct. 26 criticized the National Transportation Safety Board after a published report said investigators for the agency have determined an original design flaw is the likeliest reason...
Minnesota Judge Throws Out I-35W Replacement Bridge Lawsuit
Oct 27 2008 // A judge has thrown out a lawsuit challenging ow Minnesota transportation officials awarded the contract for the recently opened Interstate 35W replacement bridge in Minneapolis. Ramsey County District Judge Edward Cleary...
Minnesota Fines Agency for Advertisement Exploiting AIG Situation
Oct 23 2008 // The Minnesota Department of Commerce has taken action against a Duluth insurance agent and agency for publishing a newspaper advertisement that solicited business from current policyholders of American International Group...
Minnesota Welcomes Homeless Pups
Oct 20 2008 // More than 100 dogs displaced by Hurricane Ike will soon be awaiting new families in Minnesota. The Animal Humane Society received 59 dogs in the Twin Cities on Oct. 1 and expects to get another 60 during the month of...
