Paul Walsh at the Star Tribune reports on a lawsuit by three former nurses at Anoka County jail who claim they were fired “for reporting troubling lapses in medical care for inmates in the Anoka County jail, where three inmates fell fatally ill last year.”
Tom Kertscher at Wisconsin Watch is reporting health systems in Wisconsin have quietly ended vaccine mandates.
Fox9 reports on hundreds of crashes during winter storms early this week, including two that were fatal.
Dana Ferguson with MPR News reports following a 2023 Supreme Court decision, state lawmakers will provide counties with $109 million to “pay back property owners who lost out on earnings when their forfeited properties were sold.”
Background from MinnPost: Supreme Court decision on Minnesota forfeiture law may result in flood of lawsuits
This week’s snowfall brought nearly a month’s worth of precipitation which will help drought conditions, via KSTP.
Also via MPR News: “Gov. Tim Walz last week said a donor had inquired about placing a space shuttle in central Minnesota. Walz told MPR News’ Politics Friday about the offer but gave few details about the project.”
Kare11’s Samantha Fischer reports plans to build a waterpark at Mall of America have reemerged after being scrapped due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “The group plans to present financial proposals to the Bloomington City Council on Thursday.”
