Latest Minnesota Headlines
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Minnesota Bar Owner Faces Federal Arson, Insurance Fraud Charges
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...
Minnesota Fraud Bureau: Insurance Fraud Referrals Up in 2019 but not for Agents
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...
Minnesota Insurance Agent Charged with Stealing $524K From Clients
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...
1 Killed, Another Injured in Minnesota Construction Accident
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...
Minnesota Trucking Firm to Pay $165K to Settle Federal Retaliation Lawsuit
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...
6 Stolen Vintage Vehicles Recovered in Minnesota
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...
Minnesota Man Shot During Raid Settles Lawsuit for $6M
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...
Minnesota Hits 2,000 COVID-19 Deaths, Daily Case High
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...
Minnesota Warns of Possible Health Care Patient, Donor Data Breach
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...
Holmes Murphy Adds Fitzpatrick as VP, Client Service, in Minnesota
Sep 15 2020 // Insurance services firm Holmes Murphy has hired Barry Fitzpatrick as vice president, Client Service, for the company’s growing Minneapolis, Minnesota, Employee Benefits team. Fitzpatrick brings more than 20 years of...
About Half of Bars, Restaurants Complying with Minnesota COVID-19 Rules
Sep 11 2020 // State and local inspections of dozens of bars and restaurants for compliance to coronavirus requirements found about half were following the rules in Minnesota. Inspections were done at 167 establishments outside the Twin...
Berkley One Collector Vehicle Product Now Available in Minnesota
Sep 8 2020 // Berkley One has launched its Collector Vehicle product in Minnesota and and made rating enhancements to its coverage in Michigan. Berkley has provided collector vehicle owners coverage since 1974 and most recently...
Owners Say Insurance Inadequate to Cover Demolition of Riot-Destroyed Buildings
Sep 4 2020 // Some commercial property owners whose businesses were torched by rioters are learning that they don’t have enough insurance to clear away the debris. The StarTribune newspaper reported that many property owners in...
$1.6M Out-of-Court Settlement Reached in Minnesota Excessive Force Suit
Aug 31 2020 // An out-of-court settlement has been reached in a federal civil rights lawsuit filed by a man who said he suffered a serious brain injury during an arrest by an Otter Tail County, Minnesota, sheriff’s deputy. The...
Man Pleads Guilty to Burning Minnesota Courthouse During Unrest
Aug 28 2020 // A man accused of causing fire damage to a courthouse in Minnesota’s Dakota County in the days after George Floyd’s death in police custody has pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting arson. Fornandous Henderson,...
Weather Service: Storms Spawn at Least 6 Tornadoes in Minnesota
Aug 17 2020 // The National Weather Service has confirmed that storms on Aug. 14 spawned at least six tornadoes in Minnesota. Survey crews determined the strongest tornado was an EF1 in McLeod County packing winds estimated at up to 95...
Minnesota Governor Makes Another Request for Federal Aid to Rebuild After Unrest
Aug 5 2020 // Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is again asking for federal help to rebuild from the unrest that followed George Floyd’s death. Walz said Monday he has requested a U.S. Small Business Administration disaster declaration that...
Lawsuit Claims North Dakota Refinery Developer Owes Workers Wages
Jul 23 2020 // Some current and former employees of a company developing an oil refinery near Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota filed a lawsuit claiming they are owed wages and bonuses. Meridian Energy Group first proposed...
Thousands of Acres of Crops Destroyed by Hailstorm in Minnesota
Jul 20 2020 // Agricultural experts have been tallying the crop damage caused by a recent storm that packed 50 mph winds and baseball-sized hail in parts of Minnesota. The storm was a blow for farmers from Kandiyohi County to Nicollet...
1 Dead After Tornado Hits Western Minnesota, Authorities Say
Jul 10 2020 // At least one powerful tornado damaged farms, left one person dead and two others injured in western Minnesota as severe storms moved across parts of the Midwest, authorities said. A 30-year-old man was killed near Dalton...
