Essentia Health Enters Merger Agreement with Marshfield Clinic Health System

Essentia Health and Marshfield Clinic Health System announced Thursday that the two providers have entered into an agreement to form a new integrated regional health...

Oil Pipeline Construction in Minnesota Ruptured an Aquifer. Officials Say It’s the 4th Time

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A fourth aquifer breach has been confirmed in northern Minnesota stemming from a Canadian oil company’s construction of an oil pipeline replacement...

MnDOT Spent Record Amount Last Winter to Clear Roads During Severe Weather

We may be in the heart of summer during a massive heatwave, but one state organization has been looking back at last winter and how it was one for the record books. The...

22 Attorneys General Oppose 3M Settlement Over Water Systems Contamination with ‘Forever Chemicals’

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Twenty-two attorneys general urged a federal court Wednesday to reject a proposed $10.3 billion settlement over contamination of U.S. public...

Minnesota Agencies Partner to Expand $10 Billion Outdoor Recreation Industry

Four Minnesota agencies have announced a partnership to expand the state’s $10 billion outdoor recreation industry. The Department of Employment and Economic...

State Rep. Matt Grossell Convicted of DWI for February Incident

A local state Representative has been convicted in Clearwater County Court for driving while intoxicated. Republican Rep. Matt Grossell of District 2A was convicted on...

With Legal Cannabis Use Beginning Aug. 1, MN Reminds Drivers to Stay Sober

One week from today on August 1, Minnesotans can legally possess and use recreational cannabis and cannabis products. What isn’t changing? It’s still illegal...

MN DNR Requiring Non-Toxic Ammo for State Park Special Deer Hunts

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is requiring non-toxic ammunition for state park special deer hunts this year, as well as at the 56 scientific and natural...

Ex-Officer Derek Chauvin to Ask US Supreme Court to Review His Conviction in Murder of George Floyd

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to review his conviction for second-degree murder in the killing of...

No Injuries or Hazardous Spills in 10-Car Train Derailment in Northern Minnesota, Officials Say

COOK, Minn. (AP) — No one was injured and no hazardous material spilled when 10 Canadian National Railway cars derailed in northern Minnesota, officials there said. The...

Minnesota Agency’s Plan to Delete Emails After a Year Stirs Criticism from Open Records Advocates

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Department of Human Services plans to delete emails more than a year old starting next month unless its employees decide the messages...