Group Health to end acupuncture, massage therapy and other alternative medicine
The Madison-based HMO’s complementary medicine program will end Dec. 31, as it expands behavioral health services. Source: LacrosseTribune.com
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Auto worker strike highlights disparities between temporary and permanent employees
Among the many changes being sought by striking United Auto Workers is an end to a system that pays workers much different wages for doing the same job. The biggest disparity is with temporary workers employed by the Detroit automakers… Source: LacrosseTribune.com
Read moreCounty agrees to $12.2M settlement with man who was jailed for drunken driving, then lost his hands
A Minnesota county has agreed to pay a $12.2 million settlement to a man who was jailed on suspicion of drunken driving but ended up losing both his hands — allegedly due to inaction of officials in the county jail.… Source: LacrosseTribune.com
Read moreSuspected getaway driver planned fatal Des Moines high school shooting, prosecutor says
A trial has begun for a former student accused of first-degree murder in a shooting at an Iowa school that left two students dead and the program’s founder injured. The Des Moines Register reports that in opening statements Wednesday, prosecutors… Source: LacrosseTribune.com
Read moreMinnesota oil executive found liable in securities fraud lawsuit
An oil industry executive from Minnesota who co-founded a business that loaded crude oil from the North Dakota oil patch onto rail cars has been found liable in a stock manipulation scheme. A federal jury earlier this week found Michael… Source: LacrosseTribune.com
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