Final MN Flu Season Report
The Minnesota Department of Health has confirmed 1 more flu-related death over the past week, the final week of the reporting period. A total of 198 patients have died since the flu season began last …
17 May 13Local News, Multimedia, Sports - The Local Connection
The Minnesota Department of Health has confirmed 1 more flu-related death over the past week, the final week of the reporting period. A total of 198 patients have died since the flu season began last …
17 May 13No sales tax on clothing or consumer goods or services, a top bracket income tax increase, and a $1.60 per-pack hike in the cigarette tax. Those are key features of a tax deal Governor Dayton …
17 May 13The state Senate majority leader says a proposed increase in the state minimum wage is not likely to happen this session because Democrats in the House and Senate can’t agree how much to raise it. …
17 May 13Minnesota employers eliminated 11,400 jobs in April. The state’s unemployment rate fell to 5.3% last month, and remains well below the national rate of 7.5%. The Department of Employment and Economic Development’s Steve Hine says …
17 May 13Officials will set more than 14,000 gypsy moth traps across Minnesota this spring as part of the state’s annual monitoring program for the destructive tree pest. Gypsy moth caterpillars eat the leaves of many trees …
17 May 13Teams from across Minnesota will put their robots through the paces Saturday at the Minnesota State High School League’s second annual State Robotics Tournament. Nearly 800 students will battle their robots and try to take …
17 May 13An Albert Lea man was charged with criminal vehicular homicide on Tuesday for his role in a head-on crash near Wells last December that left a Mankato man dead. 49-year-old Ronald Hinderman died a day …
16 May 13Two people were hurt in a car crash on Highway 7 in Montevideo Wednesday morning. 89-year-old Burnette Larson of Milan was driving a Chevy Impala northbound on Chippewa County Road 15 when her vehicle collided …
16 May 13High school graduations continue around the area this weekend, with a total of 8 local schools holding their commencement ceremonies. School districts with their graduations today (FRI) include: Butterfield, New Ulm, Nicollet and Wabasso. Schools …