A man was arrested near UnitedHealthcare’s headquarters in Minnetonka after threatening violence, months after the company’s CEO was killed, authorities said Monday.

The man was spotted around 11 a.m. in a parking lot outside the UnitedHealthcare corporate campus. City spokesman Andy Wittenborg said the man contacted the FBI’s field office in Minneapolis once he arrived, and an FBI negotiator made contact with him by phone.

“While the investigation is still in its early stages, there is currently no indication that the individual had specific grievances against UnitedHealthcare,” Wittenborg said in a statement.

City police and the FBI coordinated their response and had steady contact with the man, successfully encouraging him to peacefully surrender to authorities after about an hour with no threat to the public, Wittenborg said. The man, who had previous contacts with Minnetonka police, had showed up at a security checkpoint where he was not supposed to be.

News helicopter video of the aftermath showed over a dozen law enforcement vehicles from multiple agencies at the scene, as well as an ambulance that was standing by. There were no reports of injuries.

Wittenborg said the incident had nothing to do with the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, who was shot to death in New York City on Dec. 4 as he was walking to an investor conference in midtown Manhattan. The man accused of killing him, Luigi Mangione, 26, pleaded not guilty in December to state murder and terror charges.

The CEO’s killing and ensuing manhunt leading to Mangione’s arrest rattled the business community, with some health insurers hastily switching to remote work or online shareholder meetings. It also galvanized health insurance critics — some of whom rallied around Mangione as a stand-in for frustrations over coverage denials and hefty medical bills.

Mangione also faces federal charges, and U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said earlier this month she has directed federal prosecutors to seek the death penalty.

— Associated Press

Administrator assaulted during student fight

An assistant principal at Oak-Land Middle School in Lake Elmo was taken to the hospital on Friday afternoon after he was assaulted while trying to break up a fight between students during eighth-grade recess, officials said.

Assistant Principal Christopher Dunn, 44, was treated at a local hospital and released, officials said.

“An altercation took place between two students and then one of the students assaulted a staff member,” according to the Washington County Sheriff’s Office’s incident report. “I handcuffed the student and then investigated the incident.”

The incident, which caused a 25-minute modified lockdown at the school, remains under investigation, police said. It was reported around 12:10 p.m. Friday.

In a letter to families, Principal Ann Giardino wrote that “a physical altercation took place between two students, requiring an immediate response from our administrative team and our School Resource Officer to safely de-escalate the situation.”

The school was placed in a “hold” for 25 minutes “to ensure the safety of all students and staff,” Giardino wrote. During a hold, students remain in their classrooms and instruction continues without interruption, according to Giardino.

A hold might be used if there is a medical emergency in the building or when school officials need to limit traffic in the hallways, according to the district’s website. Students remain in their classrooms with doors locked, but classes continue as normal.

“Please know that the safety and well-being of everyone in our school community is always our top priority,” Giardino wrote.

Dunn was back at school on Monday, school officials said.

— Mary Divine

Oil pipeline restarted after rupture last week

The operator of the Keystone oil pipeline restarted the system Monday after a spill onto farmland in North Dakota last week shut down the line.

South Bow said it was watching inclement weather conditions before beginning “a carefully controlled restart” that will include 24/7 monitoring, reduced operating pressures, cleanup of the site and compliance with federal regulators’ requirements. The federal Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration said South Bow restarted the pipeline at a reduced pressure.

The failed section was dug out and replaced and will be taken to a metallurgical lab in Houston for testing, while the repaired pipeline will be tested at different pressures to ensure its integrity, PHMSA said.

The agency’s investigation is ongoing. It is unclear what caused the spill. An employee heard a “mechanical bang” and shut down the pipeline within two minutes, a state spill response official previously said.

The spill is estimated at 3,500 barrels, or 147,000 gallons. Vacuum trucks had recovered 1,170 barrels of crude oil, or 49,140 gallons, as of early Friday, according to PHMSA.

The spill occurred in a field north of Fort Ransom, North Dakota, a tiny town in a wooded area known for scenic views and outdoor recreation.

The 2,689-mile Keystone Pipeline carries crude oil from Alberta, Canada, to refineries in Illinois, Oklahoma and Texas.

— Associated Press

City clerk resigns amid ballot investigation

The municipal clerk in Wisconsin’s capital city has quit amid investigations into how she failed to count nearly 200 absentee ballots in the November elections.

Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway’s office announced City Clerk Maribeth Witzel-Behl’s resignation on Monday. The mayor’s spokesperson, Dylan Brogan, said Witzel-Behl submitted her resignation on Thursday but the mayor had to wait to announce it because Witzel-Behl’s contract granted her several days to change her mind.

The Wisconsin Elections Commission launched an investigation in early January after learning that Witzel-Behl had failed to count 192 ballots and didn’t inform the commission until Dec. 18, more than a month after the election and weeks after canvassing was complete.

The ballots didn’t affect the outcome of any races or referenda. But four Madison voters whose ballots went uncounted have filed claims for $175,000 each from the city and Dane County, the first step toward a lawsuit. It was another blunder for Witzel-Behl after she announced in September that her office erroneously sent out up to 2,000 duplicate absentee ballots.

The mayor suspended her in March and launched an internal investigation, saying that the move was necessary to maintain public confidence in the clerk’s office. Brogan said that investigation has ended and a report could be released as soon as the end of April. The elections commission is scheduled to discuss its investigation at a meeting Thursday.

Witzel-Behl made $152,300 annually. City Attorney Mike Haas has been serving as interim city clerk since she was suspended. The April 1 spring election appears to have gone off smoothly under his supervision.

— Associated Press