At Trial, Minnesota Says Juul Targets Kids March 30, 2023 By Steve Karnowski MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison personally opened his state’s case against Juul Labs on Tuesday, accusing the...
Minnesota Suit Against Juul Goes to Trial March 29, 2023 By Steve Karnowski MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison is slated to lead off opening statements expected for Tuesday in his...
Midwest Meat Plant Cleaning Service Fined $1.5M for Hiring Minors March 20, 2023 By Steve Karnowski One of the country’s largest cleaning services for food processing companies employed more than 100 children in dangerous jobs at...
Midwest Meat Plant Cleaning Service Fined $1.5M for Hiring Minors February 22, 2023 By Steve Karnowski MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – One of the country’s largest cleaning services for food processing companies employed more than 100 children in...
Family of Minneapolis Man Killed in No-Knock Search Warrant Sues City February 7, 2023 By Steve Karnowski MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – The parents of Amir Locke, who was shot to death by a Minneapolis police officer when a...
Minnesota Lawmakers Start Down Path to Legalizing Recreational Marijuana January 18, 2023 By Steve Karnowski ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – The Minnesota Legislature embarked on a path toward legalizing recreational marijuana for adults last Wednesday...
Probe Finds Race Discrimination by Minneapolis Police April 29, 2022 By Steve Karnowski and Mohamed Ibrahim The Minneapolis Police Department has engaged in a pattern of race discrimination for at least a decade, including stopping and...
Minnesota Lawmakers Reach Deal to Extend Reinsurance Program April 5, 2022 By Steve Karnowski Legislative leaders announced a bipartisan deal to extend Minnesota’s health care reinsurance program, beating a deadline by one day in...
Bears Emerge as Threat in Fight Against Minnesota Wildfire September 1, 2021 By Steve Karnowski Officials leading the fight against wildfires in northeastern Minnesota warned Aug. 30 about a new threat: bears attracted by generous...
Wildfire Grows to 5 Square Miles in Northeastern Minnesota August 19, 2021 By Steve Karnowski A wildfire in the Superior National Forest of northeastern Minnesota has grown to 5 square miles (13 square kilometers) as...