Family of late US Rep. Jim Hagedorn sues his widow over medical expenses
minnpost.com > glean...Two lawsuits filed by his sister, mother and stepfather say Hagedorn and his widow, Jennifer Carnahan, asked for their help paying for his treatment in Arizona after Mayo Clinic said it had exhausted its options for treating him in January.... ...District Court and Court of Appeals judges initially sided with Walz in the case, but a Wednesday opinion written by Supreme Court Justice Paul Thissen sent the matter back to its original jurisdiction to determine whether the government physically took over properties belonging to Carvin...
Blomkest Firefighter Killed By Falling Grain Bin To Be Memorialized Friday
minnesota.cbslocal.com...BLOMKEST, Minn. (WCCO) -- Funeral services for a small town Minnesota firefighter killed in the line of duty during severe weather last week are set for Friday. Ryan Erickson, 63, will be remembered at Refuge Church in Willmar beginning at 1:30 p.m.... ...All Minnesota firefighters are invited to celebrate Erickson's life. There will be a visitation Thursday night at Petersen Funeral Home in Willmar from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., as well as the church on Friday starting at 12:30 p.m....
St. Cloud State Student Awarded $111 Million In Botched Surgery Case
minnesota.cbslocal.com...Anuj Thapa, a citizen of Nepal, suffered "permanent" and "disabling" damage as a "direct result of the negligence" of two St. Cloud Ortho doctors, documents say. In January of 2017, Thapa was a first-year student at St. Cloud State University.... ...He was taken by ambulance to St. Cloud Hospital. There, doctors determined he had a fracture in his leg. Chad Holien, who was the on-call orthopedic surgeon at the time, was called in to evaluate Thapa. Holien recommended surgery which Thapa contested, according to the complaint....
Minnesota Capitol temporarily locked down due to pursuit
m.startribune.com...Minnesota Capitol temporarily locked down due to pursuit. -- Glen Stubbe, Star Tribune file. PAUL, Minn. -- A police pursuit that ended outside the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul caused officials to temporarily lock down the complex Wednesday night.... ...A State Patrol helicopter tracked the vehicle which ran over some stop sticks, causing three boys to jump into another stolen vehicle from Edina being driven by a 15-year-old. Officials say while the vehicle made its way toward the Capitol, it hit a squad car....
For lasting change, continued investment in BIPOC businesses is needed
minnpost.com > community-voicesArt Hounds: Photographer's art reflects on parenthood and the pandemic
mprnews.org > story...Beth Bergman, former owner of the art store Wet Paint, recommends a visit to the Form + Content Gallery in Minneapolis during its 15th anniversary exhibit."You never know exactly what you're going to see," says Bergman.... ...Robert "Bobby" Zimmerman was born in Duluth on May 24, 1941 and his family moved to Hibbing when he was 6 years old.The festival begins with a free concert by Cowboy Angel Blue at The Rex at Fitger's in Duluth starting at 7 p.m....
Kayakers On Minnesota River Found Human Skull That Turned Out To Be Nearly 8,000 Years Old
minnesota.cbslocal.com...According to the Renville County Sheriff's Office, the kayakers happened upon the skull fragment in September while coursing the Minnesota River south of Sacred Heart, a city roughly 100 miles west of Minneapolis.... ...This fossil finding marks another in Minnesota belonging to Archaic period of cultures in North America, which archeologists mark from lasting between 1,000 to 8,000 BCE....
Family suing widow of late U.S. lawmaker for medical expenses
mprnews.org > story...mother, stepfather and sister allege they helped pay for cancer treatments he received at Envita Medical Centers in Arizona.... ...He was told in January that there were no more treatments available for him at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, which is his congressional district, so he sought additional treatments at the facility in Scottsdale, Arizona, the Star Tribune reported.A suit filed by Hagedorn's mother...
Letters: The difference between voting at a convention and voting at large
twincities.com...The paper trail and accountability. A letter writer June 15 implies that because the Minnesota Republican convention employed electronic voting that should then be OK in the public vein.... ...And it prevents scofflaws from gaming the system that, with proper monitoring, fosters credibility. Isn't your vote as important as your purchase of a few gallons of gasoline?. Art Thell, West St. So thankful that the states, including Minnesota, are required to operate within a budget....
South Education Center will install metal detectors after student was shot, killed outside school
m.startribune.com...South Education Center will install metal detectors after student was shot, killed outside school. -- David Joles, Star Tribune.... ...District officials boosted security measures at South Education Center in the wake of the February shooting, when a dispute between students led to a shooting in the parking lot that killed 15-year-old Jahmari Rice....