Latest Minnesota Headlines
All the headlines from our Minnesota Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Minnesota Poultry Producers Wary of Bird Flu’s Return
Feb 10 2022 // Minnesota’s poultry producers are monitoring cases of bird flu found in wild birds in other parts of the United States and Canada. A state veterinarian says it’s an early warning for producers in Minnesota...
Minnesota Groups Unite in Recreational Marijuana Opposition
Feb 1 2022 // Several businesses, trade groups and social organizations announced the formation of a coalition on Monday opposing legalization of recreational marijuana in Minnesota as the measure’s supporters signal another push...
New Year’s Day Explosion Levels Minnesota Garage, Injuring One
Jan 3 2022 // A New Year’s Day explosion and fire leveled one Minneapolis garage, set another one ablaze and sent a man to the hospital with serious injuries. The Star Tribune reports that Just after 11 a.m. Saturday, fire crews...
Minnesota Medical Device Company to Pay S.D. $400K in Kickback Settlement
Dec 27 2021 // Minnesota-based Medtronic has agreed to pay $400,000 to South Dakota to resolve allegations that it paid kickbacks to a neurosurgeon, Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg. The settlement resolves allegations that Medtronic...
Minnesota Trucking Company to Pay $500,000 Settlement over Sex Discrimination Lawsuit
Dec 9 2021 // Stan Koch and Sons Trucking, based in Minneapolis, will pay $500,000 and furnish other relief to settle a sex discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. According to the EEOC’s...
Minnesota Winter Storm Causes Hundreds of Car Crashes, No Fatalities
Dec 7 2021 // Snowfall reached nearly 1 foot on Sunday, Dec. 5 in some parts of northern Minnesota. The Minnesota State Patrol reported hundreds of car crashes during the storm. Authorities said 26 of the crashes resulted in injuries,...
Minnesota Man Awarded $25 Million in Amputation Lawsuit
Nov 24 2021 // Federal jurors say a Twin Cities plastic surgeon is entitled to nearly $25 million because an emergency medical provider declined to fly him back to the United States after a ziplining injury in Mexico led to a leg...
Minnesota Payroll Services Company to Pay $95,000 Over Disability Discrimination Suit
Nov 10 2021 // Employer Solutions Group, LLC, a payroll services company operating in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, has agreed to pay $95,000 to resolve a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity...
Minnesota Furniture Retailer Fined $60,000 for Denying Hire to Transgender Applicant
Oct 28 2021 // Frizzell Furniture, a furniture retailer with locations in northern Minnesota, has agreed to pay $60,000 and has committed to providing training and revising its policies to resolve a finding of gender identity...
Enbridge Fails to Meet Minnesota Aquifer Cleanup Deadline
Oct 19 2021 // Enbridge has failed to meet a deadline set by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources for cleaning up a site where an aquifer ruptured during construction of the Line 3 oil pipeline, DNR officials said. The agency...
People Moves: Grange Insurance Executive Changes; Butzke President of PIA Wisconsin; Lowe Joins Player’s Health in Minnesota
Oct 6 2021 // Executive Changes at Grange Insurance Grange Insurance Co. in Columbus, Ohio, named John North president of Commercial Lines and Cheryl McRae Lebens president of Personal Lines, both effective Jan.1, 2022. Mike Winner...
Minnesota Orders Enbridge to Pay $3M for Groundwater Leak
Sep 20 2021 // Minnesota regulators have ordered Enbridge to pay more than $3 million for allegedly violating state environmental law by piercing a groundwater aquifer during construction of the Line 3 oil pipeline replacement. The state...
67% of Northern Minnesota Wildfire Contained
Sep 13 2021 // Authorities said on Sept. 12 that a vast majority of the Greenwood Lake wildfire in northern Minnesota is contained, one month after lighting ignited the blaze in the Superior National Forest. The U.S. Forest Service...
Minnesota Company to Pay $65K to Settle Religious Discrimination Lawsuit
Sep 9 2021 // Federal employment officials say a Minnesota debt collector has settled a lawsuit alleging the company fired Christian employee after he refused to be fingerprinted due to his religious beliefs. AscensionPoint Recovery...
Bears Emerge as Threat in Fight Against Minnesota Wildfire
Sep 1 2021 // Officials leading the fight against wildfires in northeastern Minnesota warned Aug. 30 about a new threat: bears attracted by generous donations of food and other supplies. “Donations have far out-stripped our need...
Minnesota Tops 300 Pre-Labor Day Traffic Deaths
Aug 31 2021 // Minnesota reached 300 traffic accident deaths before Labor Day for the first time in more than a decade, prompting state public safety officials to issue a plea for people to slow down. The state reported its 300th...
Homes, Outbuildings Burned in Minnesota Blaze
Aug 27 2021 // Dozens of homes, cabins and outbuildings have been destroyed or damaged in northeastern Minnesota as the state’s largest wildfire continues burning uncontained, according to Superior National Forest...
Forest Service: Lightning Caused Minnesota Wildfire
Aug 23 2021 // A wildfire in the Superior National Forest of northeastern Minnesota has grown to 6 1/4 square miles (16 square kilometers), but U.S. Forest Service officials said on Aug. 19 that it grew little overnight. The Forest...
Wildfire Grows to 5 Square Miles in Northeastern Minnesota
Aug 19 2021 // A wildfire in the Superior National Forest of northeastern Minnesota has grown to 5 square miles (13 square kilometers) as hot, dry and windy conditions persist, officials said. U.S. Forest Service and other crews have...
Dozens of Homes Evacuated as Minnesota Wildfire Spreads
Aug 18 2021 // Dozens of residences have been evacuated as a wildfire in northeastern Minnesota continues to spread, according to the U.S. Forest Service. The fire in the Superior National Forest near Greenwood Lake had expanded to about...
