Latest Minnesota Headlines
All the headlines from our Minnesota Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Smoking Rate Falls Dramatically Among Minnesotans
Sep 10 2008 // Findings from the latest Minnesota Adult Tobacco Survey (MATS), released today, show that Minnesota is making significant progress in reducing tobacco use. The survey, conducted by ClearWay Minnesota(SM), Blue Cross and...
Minn. GOP Convention Officials Bought Liability Coverage in First Time Deal
Sep 5 2008 // Taxpayers should be off the hook for any damages stemming from claims of police misconduct related to the Republican National Convention under a first-of-its-kind agreement. The deal required the Republican Party’s...
Minnesota Pool Owner Settles for $8 Million in Case with Girl Fatally Hurt
Sep 5 2008 // The Minneapolis Golf Club says it has reached an $8 million settlement with the family of Abigail Taylor, the 6-year-old girl who was fatally wounded by a swimming pool drain. Taylor died of injuries she suffered last...
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Sep 1 2008 // Aon Corporation recently announced that Karen Reutter has joined Aon Construction Services Group in a newly created position of senior vice president. Based in Minneapolis, Reutter is one of a number of strategic hires...
Two Men Charged in Minnesota Arsons
Aug 14 2008 // Two Fosston men are charged with first-degree arson in a string of fires that burned buildings in northwestern Minnesota. Levi Coyer and Nick Schouviller, both 19 years old, were arrested on August 8 in Fosston. The August...
Hockert Joins Wausau Signature Agency in Minnesota Office
Aug 13 2008 // George Hockert has joined Wausau Signature Agency (WSA) as the director of sales in the agency’s Eagan, Minnesota office, with responsibility for Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Western...
Minn. Experts: Garage Doors Can be Weak Point in Tornado Damage
Jul 8 2008 // When high winds from tornados and severe storms hit, a house’s garage door can be a weak point. And sometimes if a garage door goes, it can be the first step in a disastrous chain reaction. Minnesota has recently...
Minnesota to Increase Holiday Drunk Driving Enforcement
Jul 3 2008 // Minnesota Law enforcement officers are promsing stepped up patrols during the Fourth of July weekend in an attempt to fight the usual rash of DWI-related crashes. The Department of Public Safety says it’s leading the...
Minnesota Official: Money Didn’t Affect Bridge Problem
Jun 26 2008 // A top Minnesota highway manager insisted on June 23 that money woes didn’t compromise bridge safety, responding to a harsh assessment of the maintenance of the interstate bridge that collapsed last summer, killing 13...
Deadline Draws Near for New Minnesota Pool Safety Law
Jun 24 2008 // Public pool operators in Minnesota have until July 1 to complete a state survey required under a new law designed to weed out faulty drain covers. The survey is a condition to renew or receive a license to operate. It asks...
Tipped Battery Cart Led to Death of Minnesota Hospital Worker
Jun 16 2008 // A Minnesota hospital worker who died in November in a motorized shelving unit was the victim of a battery cart that tipped over and tripped a switch activating the moving shelves, an investigation has found. Rice Memorial...
Minnesota Sees More Bridge Closed Signs After 35W Bridge Collapse
Jun 6 2008 // Minnesota transportation officials have cut off traffic at three busy river crossings since March, betting that motorists will put up with the hassle of lengthy detours to avoid a repeat of the deadly Minneapolis bridge...
Tipped Battery Cart Led to Death of Minnesota Hospital Worker
Jun 6 2008 // A hospital worker who died in November in a motorized shelving unit was the victim of a battery cart that tipped over and tripped a switch activating the moving shelves, an investigation has found. Rice Memorial Hospital...
Minnesota Hospital to Pay $50,000 Fine in Workers’ Death
Jun 5 2008 // A Willmar hospital will pay a $50,000 fine because of safety violations discovered after a worker died in motorized shelves. The fine will be paid to Minnesota’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Rice...
Midwest Meeting Planned to Discuss Lead Fragments Found in Venison
Jun 3 2008 // Experts on wildlife, public health and food safety from five states are meeting in Minnesota this week to talk about lead fragments in deer shot by hunters. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is hosting a...
Three Attorneys Named to Award Aid to Minnesota Bridge Collapse Victims
Jun 2 2008 // Three Twin Cities lawyers make up a special panel determining how much state money victims of the Interstate 35W bridge collapse will get. Minnesota Chief Justice Russell Anderson has appointed Susan Holden to chair the...
Residents, Agents Pitch In as Minnesota Town Recovers from Storm
May 29 2008 // Crews in Hugo, Minn. worked to restore electricity and natural gas and insurance agents went door-to-door as this small suburb got back on its feet after the devastating storm that killed a toddler and flattened...
Wisconsin Avoids Upper Midwest Storms that Hit Iowa, Minnesota
May 28 2008 // Wisconsin emergency-management officials breathed a sigh of relief on May 25 as a series of storms that caused death and destruction in two neighboring states left Wisconsin with only minor damage. The series of...
Tornadoes Kill 1 Child in Minnesota; Iowa Twister Kills 6
May 27 2008 // While most of the country was celebrating Memorial Day with picnics and parades, people in two states were fighting to stay alive. A town official says a 2-year-old child has died and 20 are missing after a severe storm...
Minnesota Governor Signs Flood Insurance Disclosure Bill
May 20 2008 // Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty signed a bill on May 14th that requires insurance companies and agents to notify homeowners annually if their insurance policies do not include flood coverage. The required notice will say the...
