KMSP Morning Anchor Alix Kendall has settled a lawsuit against the city of St. Paul.

While it wasn't exactly Gretchen Carlson money, she is starting the new year off with an extra $33,000 bucks in the old bank account.

 Kendall sued after St. Paul officers looked up her private driver’s license information for non-law enforcement purposes, the city council agreed yesterday to settle her federal lawsuit for $33,000.

The Pioneer Press writes that the lawsuit claimed Kendall’s driver’s license information was accessed more than 3,800 times during a 10-year period, but courts dismissed most of the instances, saying they were past the statute of limitations, said Sonia Miller-Van Oort, Kendall’s attorney.

Kendall’s initial lawsuit said St. Paul officers looked up her driver’s license information 225 times, though only a handful of instances remained on the table after the ruling about statute of limitations. 

Kendall’s lawsuit claimed that officers violated the federal Driver’s Privacy Protection Act and her civil rights.

St. Paul “expressly denied (Kendall’s) allegations and liability for (her) alleged damages,” according to the settlement agreement. But the city decided to settle “simply based on avoiding more costs and the risk of continued litigation,” said Interim St. Paul City Attorney Laura Pietan.

So, the city does not admit to doing anything wrong, but here's $33 grand to go away.