Deadly start to summer boating and water season
The DNR's Lisa Dugan says it's been a deadly start to the boating and water season: "And really looking into it, it's all age ranges. It's a lot of different factors that come into play and it comes back to [...]
Push for rural broadband continues
State and federal lawmakers continue to direct money toward the expansion of rural broadband. And University of Minnesota Duluth assistant professor of computer science Dr. Peter Peterson suggests the dollars better keep coming because burying cable gets really expensive: "DSL, [...]
BBB urges online shopping caution for Prime Day
This year, Amazon isn’t the only retailer rolling out discounts for Prime Day. Walmart, Target, and Kohls, just to name a few, are running competing sales. But Bao Vang with the Better Business Bureau of Minnesota says more deals mean [...]
Special Session Continues
Tuition increases in the state college and university system (Minnesota State) would be limited to three-and-a-half percent in each of the next two years -- one of a number of important features in a compromise higher education funding bill the [...]
Low County Vaccine Rates Raise COVID-19 Variant Concerns In Minnesota
(St. Paul, MN) -- COVID-19 infection rates remain slightly high in a few of Minnesota's counties with fewer vaccinations against the virus. State health officials are concerned that some regions could be breeding grounds for more infectious variants of the [...]
St. Paul Not Putting On Fireworks Display
(St. Paul, MN) -- The City of St. Paul is not putting on a 4th of July fireworks display this year. The mayor's office says the city's 2021 budget did not leave room for fireworks. Fireworks in St. Paul have [...]
George Floyd Square, Uptown Intersection Open To Traffic
(Minneapolis, MN) -- Two Minneapolis intersections, which became the center of protests and gatherings, are now back open to traffic. Yesterday, officials began to let cars through along East 38th Street and Chicago Avenue, also known as the area where [...]
1 Dead, 1 Hurt In St. Cloud Shootings
(St. Cloud, MN) -- St. Cloud Police say one person is dead and another is hurt following separate shootings over the weekend. A 17-year-old male was treated for a shooting in the downtown area following a large brawl Saturday morning, [...]
Minnesota Man Federally Charged For Stealing Golf Carts
FBI officials say a Minnesota man has been federally charged for stealing 63 golf carts across seven states. Nathan Nelson is accused stealing the carts from clubhouses beginning in 2017, and using a fake name to store them in rental [...]
