Andrew Krueger

Another proposed health system merger is poised to further reshape Minnesota’s healthcare industry. Bloomington-based HealthPartners and Duluth-based Essentia Health announced Tuesday that their respective boards of directors have approved a merger plan. ... See more

Another proposed health system merger is poised to further reshape Minnesota’s healthcare industry. Bloomington-based HealthPartners and Duluth-based Essentia Health announced Tuesday that their respective boards of directors have approved a merger plan. ... See more

Torrential rain caused mudslides and sent creeks and rivers out of their banks across much of south-central and southeast Minnesota late Friday and early Saturday. The National Weather Service received reports of more than 7 inches of rain overnight in La... See more

The National Park Service said two paddlers on Isle Royale found a hiker who’d been lost in the wilderness for more than a week. Craig Berg, 70, of Royal Oak, Mich., was found on the remote Lake Superior island on Saturday and airlifted by a U.S. Coast Gu... See more

Two months after lightning sparked wildfires that grew to cover tens of thousands of acres in the Boundary Waters, the national team managing firefighting efforts is ending its work in Minnesota. On Monday, command of the firefighting effort will be trans... See more