>>Representative Morrison Swearing In
[Washington, D.C._ — Representative Kelly Morrison is sworn in this afternoon as Minnesota’s newest member of Congress. The former state senator from Deephaven won the U-S House seat of fellow Democrat Dean Phillips. Morrison says her top priorities include bringing down prescription drug costs, women’s access to reproductive health care, and veterans issues. She calls herself the only “pro-choice” O-B/G-Y-N in Congress.
>>11-Year-Old Detained for Weapon at Fosston Elementary School
(Fosston, MN) — Fosston Police responded to a report of a weapon at the elementary school Thursday. The weapon was seized, and an 11-year-old boy was detained. Police did not clarify what type of weapon was involved. The incident is under investigation. No other details are being released at this time.
>>Mayo Clinic Sues Sanford Health Plan for Unpaid $740K of Patient Care
(Rochester, MN) — Mayo Clinic is suing Sanford Health Plan for not paying a patient’s claims of nearly $740,000. In 2022, patient C. G. spent 52 days at the Mayo Clinic after being transferred from North Dakota. The lawsuit says the health insurer approved and authorized the patient’s stay, healthcare goods, and services. Once discharged, Snaford told Mayo the patient was on a tribal plan and a “payor of last resort” and said C.G.’s secondary insurance, Blue Cross Blue Shield, should be billed. BCBS denied the claims. Sanford declined to comment.
>>Two Minnesotans Come Forward in Millionaire Raffle
(Roseville, MN) — It didn’t take long for the state’s two newest millionaires to claim their prizes at Minnesota Lottery headquarters. Officials say the two one-million-dollar winners in the New Year’s Day Minnesota Millionaire Raffle claimed their prizes on Thursday – and both chose to remain anonymous. The man who bought his ticket in Nowthen in Anoka County said his grandma told him to play, “and she always has good advice. “ The other winner purchased three tickets in Tracy after learning less than one percent of the tickets remained. A winning ticket sold in Delano for the 2024 Minnesota Millionaire Raffle went unclaimed.
>>Gophers Play in Duke’s Mayo Bowl
(Minneapolis, MN) — Gopher head football coach P-J Fleck is 5-0 in bowl games during his time in Minnesota, and he has a chance to make it six straight bowl wins when his team takes on Virginia Tech tonight in Charlotte, North Carolina. Tonight’s Duke’s Mayo Bowl kicks off at 6:30. Minnesota and Virginia Tech have never faced each other in a football game.
