Estelle Timar-Wilcox at MPR News reports: “The Minneapolis City Council is requesting an independent report and analysis of how police responded before and after a woman’s death a year ago, as her family alleges officers didn’t do enough to prevent or investigate her death.”
Frederick Melo at the Pioneer Press reports: “With low temperatures forecast to drop below zero in five of the next seven days, the Salvation Army has added 40 additional beds to its Harbor Light emergency shelter near Target Field in downtown Minneapolis and will keep seven service sites open across the Twin Cities as warming centers during daytime business hours.”
A.J. Lagoe, Kelly Dietz, Steve Eckert and Gary Knox of KARE 11 combine to report: “Mayo Clinic, one of the nation’s most prestigious medical centers, is being sued for allegedly failing to properly inform a heart transplant patient of risks including critical details about the donated organ. Mayo has denied the allegations.”
Star Tribune’s Bill Lukitsch reports: “Delta Air Lines is sharing the love with its workers through $1.4 billion in profit-share bonuses, amounting to approximately $122 million in extra paychecks to its Minnesota-based employees.”
Chloe Jackson at the Strib reports: “The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency failed to properly track complaints about a polluting foundry in south Minneapolis, according to a report released Thursday by the state Office of the Legislative Auditor.”
KTTC’s Ryan Harris reports: “The Hiawatha Valley Mental Health Center is expanding its harm reduction efforts by installing a 24-hour Naloxone (a medication that can reverse an opioid overdose) distribution box at its Winona clinic.”
KSTP’s Katrina Bailey reports: “The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children will display a teenager’s poster (Jeremy Jourdain, missing since 2016) at more than 1,900 gas stations across Minnesota and neighboring states throughout March.”
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