Category Archives: State News
Police question man with gun thought to be similar to one used in killing of UnitedHeathcare CEO
NEW YORK (AP) - A man with a gun thought to be similar to the one used in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was taken into police custody Monday for questioning in Pennsylvania, a law...
Dec 09, 2024 Associated Press
How should the opioid settlements be spent? Those hit hardest often don't have a say
People with substance use disorder across the country are not getting a formal say in how most of the approximately $50 billion in opioid lawsuit settlement money is being used to stem the crisis, a n...
Dec 09, 2024 Unsplash
USDA Launches National Milk Testing Strategy to Combat H5N1 in Dairy Cattle
(KNSI) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has launched its National Milk Testing Strategy to enhance monitoring and containment of highly pathogenic avian ...
Dec 09, 2024 Jake Judd/KNSI News
Office of Inspector General Proposed to Oversee All State Agencies Receiving Government Funding
(KNSI) - A DFL lawmaker has put forth a measure to create a statewide Office of the Inspector General to keep an eye on fraud for all state agencies that receive government funding. Senator Heather Gu...
Dec 06, 2024 Jake Judd/KNSI News
Hunt for the gunman who killed UnitedHealthcare's CEO heads into third day as new clues emerge
NEW YORK (AP) - As the investigation into a masked gunman who stalked and killed the head of one of the largest U.S. health insurers moved into its third day Friday, possible leads emerged about his t...
Dec 06, 2024 AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura
Police release new photos as they search for the gunman who killed UnitedHealthcare CEO
NEW YORK (AP) - The masked gunman who stalked and killed the leader of one of the largest U.S. health insurance companies outside a Manhattan hotel used ammunition emblazoned with the words "deny," "d...
Dec 05, 2024 Associated Press
VA Launches Campaign Urging Veterans to Enroll in Health Care Amid Blast Exposure Concerns
(KNSI) - Amid concerns about blast exposure, the Department of Veterans Affairs is launching a new campaign to encourage eligible veterans to enroll in VA health care. It comes after reports of health...
Dec 05, 2024 Jake Judd/KNSI News
Why federal broadband dollars could go to waste in Minnesota
While Minnesota will be receiving $652 million from the federal Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) program to help fund broadband access projects across the state, many internet service pr...
Dec 05, 2024 Pixabay
UnitedHealthcare CEO kept a low public profile. Then he was shot to death in New York
NEW YORK (AP) - Brian Thompson led one of the biggest health insurers in the U.S. but was unknown to millions of people his decisions affected. Then Wednesday's targeted fatal shooting of the UnitedHe...
Dec 05, 2024 AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah
Police hunt for the gunman who killed UnitedHealthcare's boss in Manhattan
NEW YORK (AP) - Investigators are searching for clues that could help them identify the masked gunman who stalked and killed the leader of one of the largest U.S. health insurance companies on a Manha...
Dec 05, 2024 AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah