Health officials with the state and the U of M say the proportion of uninsured Minnesotans is holding steady at nine percent. The job market has improved since 2009, but apparently many of the new jobs do not come with health insurance.
There's something different about Kirk Cousins, but what is it?
Cousins's "swag" has fueled a hot start to the season.
Cameron Dantzler tweets out frustration over playing time
The second-year corner has been benched while Bashaud Breeland continues to struggle.
Chaska Papa Murphy's to temporarily close due to worker shortage
The closure is "due to a lack of employees and applicants across the company," the manager wrote.
Authorities find body, vehicle in search for missing WI woman
Hailey Anderson was supposed to be travelling to Hibbing, but never showed up.
Karl-Anthony Towns sounds off on Wolves' constant 'instability'
Gersson Rosas' firing was the latest in a string of problem situations the Wolves have been involved with.
Duluth man arrested after police chase in stolen pickup truck
He was driving a vehicle that had been reported stolen in North Dakota.
1 killed in crash between car and tractor in western MN
First responders arrived and found the vehicle off the roadway, in a cornfield.
New video, body cam footage shows police beating prone Jaleel Stallings
Stallings, who was acquitted, said he fired on the unmarked van not knowing officers were inside.
Body in dumpster leads to police chase with young child in car
A 911 call said they saw someone place a body into a dumpster outside a Bloomington apartment complex.
SUV driver crashes into bar patio, injuring woman; man hurt in related shooting
Two men were arguing on the patio prior to the incident, witnesses said.
Cyclist critically injured in hit-and-run in Plymouth
Police are seeking the public's help in locating the driver who fled.
Second person dies after head-on crash in Anoka County
The crash injured three others, including a 4-year-old boy.
Big surge in Minnesotans without health insurance
The state's Health Commissioner says federal undercutting of the Affordable Care Act is a factor in the rise.
Dayton starts two health care task forces for insurance exchange, cost cutting
One task force will design Minnesota's version of a health insurance exchange, which is required under the new federal health care law. The other will look more broadly at ways to cut costs and improve quality in the state's health care system.
Private version of health insurance exchange proving popular with employers
State officials are working on setting up a public health insurance exchange for Minnesota. Meanwhile, a private version of the same concept is catching on quickly with businesses looking to cut insurance costs.
Free surgeries from medical charity help Minnesotans see past lack of insurance
Operation Eyesight used donated equipment and volunteer labor to provide cataract, glaucoma, and corneal transplant surgeries to uninsured and under-insured Minnesotans.
Key to improving schools? How about better recesses
A nonprofit group maintains that better fitness, higher grades, and less bullying can all be achieved by improving recess. The group is working with nine Twin Cities area schools. It favors a revival of old-school organized games such as kickball, four square, and capture the flag.
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