The Minnesota Department of Corrections has penalized a county jail for depriving an inmate of food and water for more than two days as punishment after he smeared feces in his cell and refused to clean it up. The department … Continued
Harris Meyer | (TNS) KFF Health News Shelly Olson’s mother, who has dementia, has lived at the Scandia Village nursing home in rural Sister Bay, Wisconsin, for almost five years. At first, Olson said, her mother received great care at … Continued
WILLMAR, Minn. — The death of a Willmar man after a sheriff’s deputy shocked him with a Taser during an attempted eviction in January has been ruled a homicide by the Midwest Medical Examiner’s Office. According to medical examiners, 75-year-old Michael … Continued
COVID-19 wasn’t supposed to get to Antarctica. If any place had a hope of keeping the virus out, it would be a continent with no permanent residents and an annual visiting population of only 5,000. And every control measure was … Continued
A new study reports a 7% decrease in homelessness in Minnesota since 2018. The statewide study, conducted by Wilder Research, has been regularly carried out since 1991 as an effort to shed light on the causes and consequences of homelessness … Continued