>>Minnesotans Encouraged to Check 2025 Medicare Coverage Plans
(St. Paul, MN) — One day after warning Minnesotans to check their 2025 Medicare coverage plans, Attorney General Keith Ellison sent a letter to Humana, requesting the health insurer correct alleged misformation that was reportedly shared with consumers. The Minnesota Star Tribune reported that Humana listed certain providers, including Essentia and Sanford, as in-network for their Medicare Advantage plans. These providers had already announced they were not part of those plans. With all this confusion, the attorney general advised families to go through the Medicare plans together this Thanksgiving Day weekend. Because of the changes, some healthcare providers will not be included in next year’s Medicare Advantage plans. That could leave many Minnesotans holding the bill. The deadline to sign up for next year is December 7.
>Snow and Icy Roads Contribute to 2 Fatal Crashes in Minnesota
(Brainerd, MN) — Snow and icy road conditions appear to have contributed to two fatal crashes Monday morning in Minnesota. The State Patrol says a Brainerd woman was killed when a pickup started sliding on Highway 210 and collided head-on with her S-U-V. The report says 67-year-old Pamela Beebe died at the scene. The truck driver had non-life-threatening injuries. In northwestern Minnesota’s Pennington County, troopers say an S-U-V left the road near Thief River Falls and rolled into the ditch. A man and woman were in the vehicle, but it’s unknown how many occupants died in the crash.
>>MN BCA Search for Stolen Grandfather Clock
(Isanti, MN) — The Minnesota BCA is searching for a stolen Grandfather Clock. Officials say the clock was stolen on September 21st and is valued at thousands of dollars. The clock is described as brown with wave design features and a gold-colored clock face. Anyone with information is asked to call Isanti Police investigators.
>>Fleet Farm Employee Recovering After Being Stabbed
(Carver, MN) — A 17-year-old Fleet Farm employee is recovering after being stabbed in the neck at the Carver store. Sheriff’s deputies say a 31-year-old man from Kansas City stabbed the teen Sunday and fled the scene. The teen from Jordan was taken to Hennepin County Medical Center in stable condition. Investigators say a witness described the suspect’s vehicle, and the Kansas man was arrested during a “high risk” traffic stop. They say there is no known connection between the victim and the suspect.
>>Kamala Harris Wins ‘Minnesota Students Voting’ Mock Election
(St. Paul, MN) — Vice President Kamala Harris would have won the November election if Minnesota students picked the next president. The Secretary of State’s Office says Harris received under 48 percent support in the “Minnesota Students Voting” mock election, and former President Donald Trump got 43-and-a-half percent. More than 130 thousand students in 536 schools across the state participated in the mock election. Harris claimed Minnesota’s ten electoral votes on November 5th, but Trump won the general election.
>>Holiday Lights Guide
(Undated) — The 2024 Minnesota Holiday Lights Guide—a free, online, interactive map of homes with dazzling holiday displays—is up and running. Creator Mike Marcotte started the guide after noticing newspapers no longer published holiday light hotspots. It features over 100 displays throughout Minnesota and western Wisconsin, most of which are residential.
Marcotte utilizes social media to find displays, starting his search in October. To list your home or learn more, visit give me the mike dot com. (https://givemethemike.com/minnesota-holiday-lights-2024/)
>>MN Healthcare Workers Rally for Palestine, Lebanon, National Campaign
(Minneapolis, MN) — Minnesota healthcare workers will rally outside U of M Health Fairview in Minneapolis today (TUES, 11:30 a.m.) in solidarity with colleagues starved in Palestine and Lebanon. The group will ask Minnesota to join a growing national campaign, Not Another Child Not Another Hospital (NACNAH), to protect children and healthcare in Gaza. This comes after Israel’s growing attacks on Gaza’s 36 hospitals since October 7th, 2023.
