Pharmaceuticals in MN Begin Price Negotiation Program
Yesterday, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the first 10 drugs to participate in the new Medicare Drug Price Negotiation program. This program, part of the Inflation Reduction Act, allows Medicare to negotiate lower prices for prescription drugs. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D - Minnesota) commented [...]
Milford Woman Arrested on Possession Charges
37yo Stephanie Vigdal of Milford was recently arrested after a traffic stop near Sheldon last Thursday. According to the O’Brien County Sheriff’s Office, Vigdal was pulled over on Nettle Avenue at around 3 p.m. and a search of the 2009 Buick Enclave revealed various drug paraphernalia such as a THC [...]
Workplace accident takes life of Sleepy Eye Man
A tragic workplace accident that claimed the life of 27yo Austin Brett Trebesch on Tuesday morning is currently under investigation. Trebesch died at the Sleepy Eye Medical Center after sustaining severe injuries due to a farm implement accident at Miller Sellner Implement on Highway 4. Multiple 911 calls were received [...]
Fatal Crash On I-90 Near Alden
The Minnesota State Patrol has released the identity of a man involved in a deadly school bus collision on I-90. The State Patrol says the deceased driver is 55-year-old Mark Alan Tigner of Brandon, South Dakota. Tigner was wearing a seatbelt when the crash occurred according to the patrol report. [...]
Dickens Teen Busted for Possession
Clay County Sheriff's Office reported last Thursday that a juvenile male has been taken into custody after a traffic stop in the 3000 block of Highway 18 near Dickens. The 16-year-old was allegedly found to be in possession of drug paraphernalia, marijuana, methamphetamine and tobacco products. After being transported [...]
Gov. Walz Promotes Justice Natalie Hudson to Chief Justice
Governor Tim Walz and Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan announced the elevation of Justice Natalie Hudson to Chief Justice of the state's Supreme Court Wednesday. Hudson, who has served on the court since 2015, is the first Person of Color to assume this role. Both Walz and Flanagan expressed their trust [...]
