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Andy Monserud
Andy Monserud is a St. Paul, Minnesota local and South St. Paul native with a half-decade of professional journalism experience. He covers Minnesota courts and other events within and around the state. Andy can be found in his off time biking around town, playing the trombone and struggling to cook decent food.
Latest Articles by Andy Monserud
Top Minnesota court nixes sovereign immunity for police dog attacks
State law imposes liability on the owner of any dog who attacks or injures without provocation “any person who is acting peaceably in any place where the person may lawfully be.”
Sixth Circuit nixes trans women's challenge to Tennessee birth certificate rules
Changes to birth certificate rules, the appeals panel said, should be made by state legislatures, if at all.
Minnesota recognizes new tort claim establishing liability for negligent selection of contractors
A sugar beet truck driver succeeded in his effort to have Minnesota recognize a tort for negligent selection of independent contractors, but didn't live to see it.
Water conference promotes collaboration in competitive field
There's a whole lot of science to be done involving water and a conference in Saint Paul this week brought together those working in the field and discussions on some big changes ahead.
In the face of bigger storms, engineers reconsider stormwater solutions
Against a backdrop of flooding all over Minnesota, water scientists from the state took a hard look at adapting stormwater management for a changing climate.
NOAA seeks data for microplastics mapping project
Microplastics are endemic in the world's oceans, and not going anywhere. In a presentation at a recent water science conference, scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration discussed efforts to see just how bad the problem is, and where.
Beaver dam analogues offer stormwater solution in Pennsylvania stream
As flash floods struck around Minnesota, a conference presenter in the state's capital discussed an old-fashioned but effective way to slow stormwater.
Ojibwe members ask appeals court to confirm Minnesota reservation still exists
The Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe filed suit in 2017 to determine its law enforcement authority. With that question settled by state law, it's fighting against the argument that the band had no remaining reservation.