The lawsuit accuses the DNR of directing and encouraging visitors to go beneath Minneopa Falls despite knowing there were landslide risks in the area.

The family of a Minnesota State University-Mankato student who died in a landslide at a state park is suing the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. The lawsuit, filed in Blue Earth County District Court,

Patti Loso, 57, reads a poem at a vigil at Minneopa State Park on Nov. 30, 2024, for her son Jack, 19, who died from a landslide at the park a year earlier. The Robbinsdale, Minn., family said they intend to file a lawsuit against the state,

The family of Jack Loso, the Minnesota State University, Mankato student who died in a landslide at Minneopa State Park in December 2023, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.

Jack Loso, who was a student at Minnesota State Univeristy, Mankato, was visiting the park with his sister and cousin on December 2, 2023 when the landslide occurred.