The caregiver of a 19-year-old man with muscular dystrophy has been charged in Dakota County with neglect after taking him to a party where he consumed alcohol and died.
A facility that offers residential services for people with disabilities in southeast Minnesota has been cited by the state for neglect of a vulnerable adult.
A St. Cloud Children's Home staff member has been cited after an incident where a teen resident on "risk status" for suicide attempts was left without supervision in a room at the facility. The alleged victim was a 14-year-old who was admitted to the facility in December 2014.
The parents of four special-needs children have been charged with neglect after authorities say they found their Rosemount home fly-infested, filthy and so cluttered that it was considered a fire trap.