Blue Earth County Public Works Reminds Drivers of County Road 27 Closure
Blue Earth County Public Works reminds drivers that County Road 27 from US Highway 14 to County Road 2 remains closed at this time and is still actively under construction. Drivers should avoid using the road unless they live [...]
Annual archery deer hunt begins Saturday, September 18
The annual archery deer hunt in Rasmussen Woods, 555 Stoltzman Road, and on approved public and private property throughout the City, begins Saturday, September 18 and ends Friday, December 31. Bowhunters participating were required to pass a proficiency test and a bowhunters [...]
Pro-choice advocates in MN prepare to fight spread of Texas abortion ban
Pro-choice advocates are gearing up for a big fight against the Texas abortion law that the U-S Supreme Court let stand, and which they fear could come to Minnesota. Senator Tina Smith praised comments by Tippy Amundson, who says a [...]
Unbelted motorist deaths on bad trajectory for 2021
Officials say Minnesota traffic deaths caused by people not wearing seatbelts could surpass last year's numbers, which were the highest since 2014. Mike Hanson, director of the state Office of Traffic Safety, says the last seatbelt survey found 93.4 percent [...]
Influential Republican wants data security review of Walz administration’s new vaccination app
An influential Republican in the state Senate is calling for data security review of an app the Walz administration launched, which gives Minnesotans access to their vaccination records on their mobile device. Ham Lake Senator Michelle Benson says the administration [...]
2nd weekly seminar on addiction and justice system set for today
Today the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation is hosting the second session in a month-long virtual series aimed at educating lawyers, judges and others in the justice system about people struggling with substance abuse disorder. Tori Utley with the foundation says [...]
Representatives Ilhan Omar And Gwen Moore Seek Investigation Of Fort McCoy Conditions
(Washington, D.C.) -- Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar is requesting that the secretary of defense investigate possible mistreatment and neglect of Afghan refugees at Fort McCoy in Wisconsin. She is joined by fellow lawmaker U.S. Representative Gwen Moore from Wisconsin. Published [...]
Derek Chauvin Pleads Not Guilty To 2017 Incident
(Minneapolis, MN) -- Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin is pleading not guilty to a 2017 confrontation where he is accused of kneeling on a 14-year-old boy's neck. Chauvin is accused of depriving the teen, who is Black, of his [...]
One Stabbed, One Shot During Fight Near Downtown Minneapolis
(Minneapolis, MN) -- Two people are in the hospital after a stabbing and shooting just south of downtown Minneapolis. Police say two men got into an argument in the 19-hundred block of Chicago Avenue Thursday afternoon. Police say one man [...]