Push for passenger rail line from Twin Cities to Kansas City
MNN’s Brent Palm reports there are two bills in the legislature:
TODAY’S HEADLINES
Morning Headlines – March 7, 2026
>>Minnesota Task Force on Taxes Could be Created (St. Paul, MN) -- Minnesotans could soon have their own task force when it comes to their questions about taxes. A House bill would create an eight-member property tax group entrusted with investigating causes of tax increases across counties, school districts, cities and towns. The task force would present options that could increase...
Midday Headlines – March 6th, 2026
>>Hennepin County Detention Deputy Allegedly Assaulted His Wife (Minneapolis, MN) -- A Hennepin County detention deputy is charged with assaulting his wife shortly after giving birth. According to the criminal complaint, officers were called to Maple Grove Hospital on February 5th, where the victim’s mother reported that 30-year-old Dillion Field became aggressive in the delivery room....
Afternoon Headlines – March 6th, 2026
>>Minnesota Looking at Tougher Election Interference Laws (St. Paul, MN) – Minnesota lawmakers are looking to increase the penalties for anyone who tries to intimidate a voter or interfere with the election process. Senate Elections Vice Chair Bonnie Westlin of Plymouth believes "Voting is such a sacred right in this country, and we want every person to feel comfortable going and casting...
Morning Headlines – March 7, 2026
>>Minnesota Task Force on Taxes Could be Created (St. Paul, MN) -- Minnesotans could soon have their own task force when it comes to their questions about taxes. A House bill would create an eight-member property tax group entrusted with investigating causes of tax increases across counties, school districts, cities and towns. The task force would present options that could increase...
Afternoon Headlines – March 6th, 2026
>>Minnesota Looking at Tougher Election Interference Laws (St. Paul, MN) – Minnesota lawmakers are looking to increase the penalties for anyone who tries to intimidate a voter or interfere with the election process. Senate Elections Vice Chair Bonnie Westlin of Plymouth believes "Voting is such a sacred right in this country, and we want every person to feel comfortable going and casting...
Midday Headlines – March 6th, 2026
>>Hennepin County Detention Deputy Allegedly Assaulted His Wife (Minneapolis, MN) -- A Hennepin County detention deputy is charged with assaulting his wife shortly after giving birth. According to the criminal complaint, officers were called to Maple Grove Hospital on February 5th, where the victim’s mother reported that 30-year-old Dillion Field became aggressive in the delivery room....
SPORTS
Gophers, Bulldogs both make NCAA Women’s Hockey Tourney
The Golden Gopher women's hockey team received the fourth overall seed in the 2026 NCAA...
Gopher baseball gets walk-off Saturday night win over SDSU
The University of Minnesota baseball team continued their stretch through the 2026 Cambria College...
Wild make two more moves prior to trade deadline
Minnesota Wild President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Bill Guerin today announced the...
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