Legislators Long Weekend
Minnesota lawmakers are taking a day off as they prepare for a flurry of activity at the start of next week. The Legislature won’t meet today (FRI), but they’ll be back in St. Paul on …
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Minnesota lawmakers are taking a day off as they prepare for a flurry of activity at the start of next week. The Legislature won’t meet today (FRI), but they’ll be back in St. Paul on …
04 May 12It will soon cost more to get hunting and fishing licenses in Minnesota. Governor Dayton signed a bill Thursday to boost a range of fees, with the money going to bolster wildlife resource management. Adult …
04 May 12Governor Dayton has vetoed a bill that would have changed Minnesota’s seniority-based teacher tenure system by allowing school districts to also consider teacher performance when making layoffs. Dayton calls the bill another example of “prejudice …
04 May 12Another wave of soldiers from the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division return home today (FRI). More than 220 Red Bulls arrive at armories in Albert Lea, Anoka, Austin, Bloomington, Brooklyn Park, Mankato, Owatonna, …
04 May 12A 22-year-old Mankato man recently released from prison after taking part in a drive-by shooting in New Ulm is back in custody in connection with an assault in Mankato this week. Dustin Lee Murilla is …
04 May 12The CEO of the Redwood Area Hospital has been placed on unpaid administrative leave. Hospital Administrator James Schulte is accused of receiving inappropriate travel expense reimbursements. He was put on the unpaid leave while the …
04 May 12A man and a woman involved in a string of smash-and-grab jewelry store robberies last fall were sentenced this week for their roles in a break-in at a downtown Willmar jewelry store. 22-year-old Marcos Enrique …
04 May 12Officials in Chippewa County filed a motion on Wednesday asking that a grand jury be convened in the stabbing death of an 18-year-old woman in Montevideo earlier this year. 24-year-old Darek Jon Nelson of Montevideo …
04 May 12The American Red Cross Bloodmobile is making a few stops around the area this week. The need for blood is constant, with someone in the US needing a blood transfusion every 2 seconds. Around 44,000 …