HENNEPIN COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER

Teen Flown To Minneapolis After ATV Crash in Beltrami County

BELTRAMI CO., Minn. (KVRR) — A 14-year-old is flown to Hennepin County Medical Center with serious injuries after an ATV crash in Beltrami County. The sheriff says it happened around 1:30 Sunday afternoon in Kelliher, north east of Bemidji. The teen hit a washed-out, two to three foot ledge in the ditch along Highway 72, flipping the ATV. The teen…

1-Year-Old Flown To Minneapolis After House Fire in Verndale

VERNDALE, Minn. — A mother in Verndale, Minnesota tries to save her one-year-old girl during a house fire, but can’t find her. Fire crews from Verndale and Wadena arrived just before 10 p.m. Wednesday and entered through an upstairs window and found the girl. She was taken, along with her mother, to Tri-County Hospital before the girl was flown to…

Floyd family considers legal action after alleged hospital data breach

MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.  – The family of George Floyd is considering action against Hennepin County Medical Center for alleged multiple breaches of his confidential information. A family lawyer said they were recently informed of breaches of Floyd’s data and that the employees no longer work at the hospital. Attorney Antonio Romanucci said the family was very disappointed that “even in death,…

Man Pulled From Burning Apartment Last Week Airlifted To Minneapolis Burn Unit

Police were able to open a door and found the man a few feet away and pulled him to safety

WEST FARGO, ND — The man hurt in a fire last Thursday in West Fargo was airlifted to the burn unit at Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis. His name and condition are not being released. Fire Inspector Dell Sprecher says smoking materials started the fire in a back bedroom of the apartment at 1031 First Street East. The victim was…

Teen Charged After Attacking Paraprofessional At School

Prosecutors have charged 18-year-old Corey Burfield with two counts of assault

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — A high school employee in Minneapolis was critically hurt in an attack by a teenager. Authorities say a paraprofessional suffered significant injuries in the attack Tuesday at Harrison Education Center. He was taken to Hennepin County Medical Center where he is in critical condition. Prosecutors have charged 18-year-old Corey Burfield with two counts of assault. He knocked…