Daily Newscast 12-8-22
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AAA: Dangerous Driving Behaviors on the Rise
A new AAA report reveals that unsafe driving behaviors increased from 2020 to 2021. The increase comes after three years of steady declines. According to the new study from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, the rise in risky behaviors included speeding, [...]
Major Winter Storm Could Hit Minnesota Next Week
(Chanhassen, MN) -- Minnesota could get hit by a major winter storm early next week. National Weather Service meteorologist Tyler Hasenstein says the exact track of the system is uncertain, but one model suggests big snow across the state. He [...]
Kwik Trip Bend of the River Festival Returns to MSU Campus This Fall
Minnesota State University Athletics received a $50,000 check from this year’s Kwik Trip Bend of the River Fall Festival organizers, a portion of which will be used to support scholarships for student-athletes. In addition, it was also announced that a [...]
Blue Earth County Library Invites You to a Winter Wonderland with the Mankato Symphony Orchestra
The Blue Earth County Library System (BECLS) is delighted to host a special performance by the Mankato Symphony Orchestra at the Blue Earth County Library in Mankato on Saturday, December 10 at 1pm. The orchestra will perform their Winter Wonders interpretation [...]
Incoming DFL senators want to eliminate state tax on Social Security benefits
Four freshman D-F-L state senators want to eliminate state tax on Social Security benefits, while their incoming majority leader, Kari Dziedzic , says she has "deep concerns" about doing it. Senators Grant Hauschild of Hermantown, Heather Gustafson from Vadnais Heights, [...]
St. Cloud State economist says low gas prices could foreshadow recession
Saint Cloud State University economist King Banaian says dramatically falling gas prices we're seeing could foreshadow tough economic times in the near future. Banaian says low prices at the pump could be the result of a massive increase in supply [...]
MN Chamber says, use budget surplus to improve business climate in MN
A major business advocate, the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce, says the state's massive budget surplus is an opportunity to update the state's tax code to make Minnesota more attractive to businesses. Chamber President Doug Loon says Minnesota income taxes are [...]
Advocates want $1B of surplus to improve long term care in Minnesota
Advocates say a billion dollars (about six percent) of the state's 17-plus billion-dollar surplus should go to beef-up the wages for senior caregivers. Kari Thurlow with the Long Term Care Imperative says they've been sounding the alarm for years about [...]
