Latest Minnesota Headlines
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Meat Processor Agrees to Reform Hiring After Two Teens Found at a Minnesota Plant
Jul 10 2023 // OMAHA, Neb. (AP) __ A second company involved in meat processing has agreed to reform its hiring practices after investigators recently discovered teenagers working there. The Labor Department said Friday that Monogram...
Smoke from Canadian Wildfires Causes Unhealthy Air Quality in Minnesota
Jun 28 2023 // ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Wildfire smoke from Canada promoted officials on Tuesday to issue a record 23rd air quality alert for much of Minnesota through late Wednesday night as smoky skies obscure the Minneapolis and...
Week After Iowa Building Collapse, Minnesota Condo Evacuated Over Stability Concerns
Jun 7 2023 // ROCHESTER, Minn. (AP) – Less than a week after an apartment building partially collapsed in Iowa, more than 140 people were evacuated from a condominium in Minnesota after a structural engineer expressed concerns...
Minnesota Governor Signs Bill Legalizing Recreational Marijuana
Jun 1 2023 // ST. PAUL, Minnesota (AP) – Surrounded by dozens of cheering people in green clothes, Minnesota Democratic Gov. Tim Walz signed a bill Tuesday to legalize recreational marijuana for people over the age of 21 starting...
Minnesota Governor Prepares to Sign Bill Legalizing Recreational Cannabis
May 31 2023 // ST. PAUL, Minnesota (AP) – Minnesota Democratic Gov. Tim Walz is scheduled to sign a bill Tuesday that legalizes recreational marijuana for people over the age of 21, making Minnesota the 23rd state to legalize the...
Minnesota on Verge of Banning Forever Chemicals
May 11 2023 // ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Minnesota is on the verge of banning non-essential uses of “forever chemicals.” And lawmakers say they are naming the legislation after a woman who spent the last months of her life...
Minnesota Prepares for Flooding on Mississippi, Other Rivers
Apr 20 2023 // STILLWATER, Minn. (AP) – The Metropolitan Airports Commission temporarily shut down flight operations for much of Tuesday at the St. Paul Downtown Airport while crews installed flood control barriers to hold back...
Minnesota Settles Lawsuit Against Juul
Apr 18 2023 // MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Minnesota announced a settlement Monday in its lawsuit against Juul Labs and tobacco giant Altria – the first of thousands of cases against the e-cigarette maker to reach trial – just...
At Trial, Minnesota Says E-Cigarette Maker Juul Targets Kids
Apr 17 2023 // Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison personally opened his state’s case against Juul Labs, accusing the e-cigarette maker of using “slick products, clever ads and attractive flavors” to hook children...
Hub Acquires Minnesota’s Horizon Agency
Apr 6 2023 // Hub International announced that it has acquired the assets of Horizon Agency, Inc. (Horizon Agency). Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Located in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, Horizon Agency is an independently...
Fiery Train Derailment in Minnesota Forces Evacuations
Mar 31 2023 // RAYMOND, Minn. (AP) – A train hauling ethanol and corn syrup derailed and caught fire in Minnesota early Thursday and nearby residents were ordered to evacuate their homes, authorities said. The BNSF train derailed...
At Trial, Minnesota Says Juul Targets Kids
Mar 30 2023 // MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison personally opened his state’s case against Juul Labs on Tuesday, accusing the e-cigarette maker of using “slick products, clever ads and...
Minnesota Suit Against Juul Goes to Trial
Mar 29 2023 // MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison is slated to lead off opening statements expected for Tuesday in his state’s lawsuit against Juul Labs – marking the first time any of the...
Minnesota Nuclear Plant Shuts Down For Leak
Mar 27 2023 // MONTICELLO, Minn. (AP) – A Minnesota utility began shutting down a nuclear power plant near Minneapolis on Friday after discovering water containing a low level of radioactive material was leaking from a pipe for the...
Minnesota Meat Processing Company Accused of Employing Minors
Mar 17 2023 // A meat processing company in Minnesota employed children as young as 13 to work in hazardous conditions, such as operating meat grinders, while they worked overnight shifts and longer hours than allowed by law, the...
Minnesota Governor Signs ‘Drivers License For All” Law
Mar 9 2023 // ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Immigration status will no longer disqualify more than 80, 000 people from getting Minnesota drivers licenses under a bill signed by Gov. Tim Walz on Tuesday. Supporters of the effort, dubbed...
Officials Urge Lead Tests for Kids of Minnesota Ammo Plant Workers
Feb 15 2023 // ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Minnesota health officials have urged workers at the Federal Ammunition company plant in Anoka to get their children tested for lead exposure after four kids with family members who work there were...
Greenlight Re Invests in Minnesota-Based Vertical Insure
Feb 7 2023 // Greenlight Capital Re, through its Greenlight Re Innovations, announced an investment in Vertical Insure, Inc., a Minneapolis, Minnesota-based embedded insurance program. Vertical Insure addresses distribution...
Univ. of Minnesota Football Players’ Discrimination Lawsuit Dismissed
Feb 2 2023 // MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by nine former University of Minnesota football players who were accused of sexual assault in 2016 in a case that roiled the school’s football...
Minnesota Art Professor Sues After Firing Over Prophet Muhammad Images
Jan 20 2023 // ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Attorneys for an adjunct art professor said Tuesday she is suing the Minnesota university that dismissed her after a Muslim student objected to depictions of the Prophet Muhammad in a global art...
