 The total number of paid claims dropped by 45%, indemnity claims by 3%, and medical-only claims by 56% from 2002 to 2022. Compared to 2002, the average amount of time an injured worker received total disability benefits was 9% longer in 2022 for non-COVID claims. Ashley Walker, MNN. In other news, a 30-year-old from Duluth is in custody after stabbing a 29-year-old man in the neck early this morning in downtown Duluth. Investigators say the victim and the suspect were hanging out