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Delta releases some pilot information in Flight 4819 amid 'false and misleading assertions'
All 80 aboard the flight survived; the last of 21 injured was released from the hospital Thursday.

Marshall man recounts harrowing tale of surviving Delta Flight 4819
"This is how I'm going to die," the passenger in 9B thought as the plane slid down the runway and overturned.

Delta Air Lines offers $30K to each passenger on crash-landed Toronto flight
CEO Ed Bastian on Wednesday defended the pilots, saying they are trained to fly in wintry weather.
Delta Flight 4819 hit the ground 'hard,' which could cause parts of landing gear to shear off
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is leading the inquiry into how the plane crash-landed in Toronto on Monday afternoon.
Delta plane from Minneapolis crash-lands and ends up upside down at Toronto airport
No fatalities have been reported among the 80 passengers and crew members on board, though 18 were injured.
Delta Air Lines gives $122M in annual profit-sharing to Minnesota employees
The tradition of MSP's dominant carrier sharing year-end profits with employees on Valentine's Day dates back to 2007.

Wells Fargo removes ATMs from Minnesota Speedway stores as people go cashless
Lack of use and availability of other in-network cash machines nearby factored in to the San Francisco-based bank's decision to exit the gas station chain.

Sun Country bolsters booming cargo business as passenger traffic eases
The Minneapolis-based airliner is adding eight planes to its cargo fleet as its partnership with Amazon grows.

Sun Country, flight attendants reach tentative deal after five years of negotiations
Union employees for the Minneapolis-based airline had overwhelmingly moved to authorize a strike in August and previously voted down an earlier contract in 2023.

AG says founder of Brooklyn Center food bank misused charity funds
Edmund Ocansey of West African Family and Community Services allegedly spent almost $42,000 on fast food, retail and car expenses.

Property insurance rates in Minnesota climbing fast with no end in sight
"It's a disaster, quite frankly," a longtime agency owner said of the industry, which has suffered heavy losses in recent years.

AG shuts down Minneapolis landlord's 'sham' nonprofit used to dodge sales taxes
In 2021, a Hennepin County judge fined Steven Meldahl $133,500 for 'horrific' conditions at his rental properties.

Gunjan Kedia selected to succeed Andy Cecere as CEO of U.S. Bancorp
Kedia, serving most recently as the Minneapolis-based company's president, said she is "deeply honored" to lead the bank.

As Minnesotans keep buying more EVs, new Trump order could slow demand
Electric vehicles accounted for about 6% of new cars sold in the state last year, according to the Minnesota Auto Dealers Association.

St. Paul banker charged with goosing profits on Duck Donuts franchises, swindling buyer
Bremer Bank's chief risk officer sold two stores and is alleged to have left the buyer $300,000 in the hole.