At least 19 people in Minnesota have been sickened by E. coli poisoning tied to a national recall of more than 167,000 pounds of potentially tainted ground beef, federal health officials said.

The recall has been initiated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) after the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) linked more than a dozen E. coli sicknesses to burgers served at Red Cow locations and the downtown Minneapolis restaurant Hen House Eatery.

Wolverine Packing Co. of Detroit is recalling 167,277 pounds of ground beef products after multiple people who ate at Twin Cities restaurants became ill.

Minnesota Power/ALLETE is donating $10,000 to local nonprofits in Duluth that help fight food insecurity, but also support youth programs.

Generosity was in full swing during Give to the Max Day as thousands of people donated more than $37 million to Minnesota nonprofits and schools on Thursday.

The number of eligible voters increased in 2023 when voting rights were restored for more than 55,000 Minnesotans who have left prison behind.