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Charges: Minnesota drywall employees stiffed out of workers' comp
Merit Drywall owners avoided paying more than $300,000 in workers’ compensation premiums when they misrepresented employees as independent contractors, according to charges announced Tuesday by Hennepin County prosecutors.
Airport officials consider joining move to $15 minimum wage
The ordinance would cover thousands of workers and bring the airport into line with similar measures in Minneapolis and St. Paul. But business owners tied to the airport are concerned about the costs.
Minnesota man exposed as commander of Nazi-led unit dies
A retired Minnesota carpenter whom The Associated Press exposed as a former commander of a Nazi-led unit accused of war atrocities has died.
Hidden for decades, work of Minnesota photographer gets its own museum exhibit
After sitting unseen and largely forgotten for more than a quarter century, a trove of images taken by a Minnesota photographer in the 1940s and 1950s are on display in a new museum exhibit in Winona.
Prince wrongful death case dismissed; estate case continues
A wrongful death lawsuit filed by Prince's family members has been quietly dismissed in recent months, suggesting family members have reached settlements with defendants including the Minnesota doctor who saw Prince in the weeks before his death and the Illinois hospital that treated him for an opioid overdose seven days before he died.
Youthful curators present a younger world in 'Just Kids'
Minneapolis Institute of Art exhibit of photographs of children and young adults was designed and documented by Twin Cities school students.
Minnesota taking steps to boost lagging sales of cross-country ski pass
A state fund to help maintain cross-country ski trails has been running low on money as ski pass sales have declined in recent years. Increasing the cost of the pass and informing skiers how the funds are used may be reversing the trend.
It can be a challenge to determine a precise number of the number of people experiencing homelessness in Minnesota and around the country. One way that officials approach that challenge is the annual Point-in-Time count.
Reading, writing, and agriculture: Minnesota teacher honored for efforts to educate students about farming
“These are the people that are going to be leading our communities someday,” says kindergarten teacher Tiffany Kortbein. “I have that chance starting so young to teach these children, so that way they understand and they have the correct information. Food doesn't just come from the grocery store.”