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Minnesota Health Plans at Risk to Lose $71.1 Million

The Move Could Result in Higher Rates for Consumers

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – A federal government decision to freeze risk adjustment payments under the health care law is threatening more than $70 million in funding for Minnesota health insurers and raising questions about the potential impact on premiums next year. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said Saturday it’ll hold the financial transfers, which shift money from some insurers…

University of Wisconsin-Madison Launches Tick Tracking App

Researchers are Especially Interested in Nymph Data

MADISON, Wis. (AP) – University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers are hoping a new smartphone app will help them gain a better understanding of where people come across ticks in the state. Wisconsin Public Radio reports that the Tick App helps people identify ticks and provides instructions on how to remove them from the body. The app gives users daily reminders to…

St. Paul Police dog bit man After Handler Lost Control

The Department has Tightended Rules Related to K-9's

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – A Minnesota man is recovering from injuries after a St. Paul police dog got loose from its handler and bit the man outside his home. The Star Tribune reports 33-year-old Glenn Slaughter was leaving for work Friday when the dog bit him. Anne Shomshor, who is engaged to Slaughter’s brother, says police were looking for…

Ashland man in Custody for Alleged Arson and Attempted Homicide

The Suspects Identity is Being Withheld Pending Formal Charges

ASHLAND, Wis. – An Ashland man has been arrested and is pending charges for alleged arson, attempted homicide, first degree reckless endangerment, bail jumping, and two counts of criminal damage to property. According to the Ashland Police Department officers were dispatched Saturday morning for an unrelated incident when an officer drove past 218 Beaser Avenue and noticed a flame in…

Couple Killed, Father Critically Injured in Motorcyle Crash

The Crash Remains Under Investigation

WILLMAR, Minn. (AP) – Police say a couple died and a relative was critically injured when a car turned into the path of three motorcycles in central Minnesota. The State Patrol says 42-year-old James Young Jr. and 44-year-old Michelle Young of St. Cloud, Minnesota, were pronounced dead at the scene of the crash Saturday on Highway 23 northeast of Willmar….

Swamped Kayakers Rescued on Cloquet River

INDEPENDENCE, Minn. – Two female kayakers were rescued by the St. Louis County Volunteer Sheriff’s Rescue Squad on Sunday after their kayaks became swamped on Cloquet River. The women were stranded in a swampy area between the Independence rest area and the Highway 8 bridge. Rescue crews launched a small boat to locate and retrieve the women who were brought…