>>Secretary of State: 886,000 Minnesotans Have Voted, Election Monitors Will Be Here
(St. Paul, MN) – Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon announced this morning that more than 886,000 Minnesotans have already voted in this year’s election. He announced that exceeds the total number of absentee and mail ballots cast in the 2022 midterm election. Simon also said the Department of Justice will be sending election monitors to Hennepin and Ramsey Counties tomorrow. They will not be allowed inside polling places and must remain behind a 100-foot boundary. Simon reminded voters that they are not required to talk to election monitors if they ask questions.
>>Congressional Monitors to Observe Two Minnesota Counties on Election Day
(St. Paul, MN) – Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon announced today Congressional Monitors from the House Minority will be in Minnesota on election day to monitor polling places in Hennepin and Olmsted Counties. These monitors will be sent by the Democratic Party. Simon says the House Majority, or Republicans, have not notified his office that they’ll be sending monitors. Director of Elections Paul Linnell says historically this is common practice when Congressional races are considered close heading into Election Day.
>>Attorney General Issues Medicare Alert to Minnesota Patients
(St. Paul, MN) – Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison released an alert about a significant challenge facing nearly 400,000 Minnesotans with Medicare Advantage health insurance plans. This year, many insurers are reducing or fully discontinuing certain offerings of Medicare Advantage plans across the U.S., including throughout Minnesota. Nearly one-third of the 1.2 million Minnesotans on Medicare will lose their current Medicare Advantage plan for 2027, with only a small fraction being automatically moved to another plan. Attorney General Ellison strongly urges all Medicare Advantage customers to review their plan information. If their Medicare Advantage plan is ending, they must find another Medicare Advantage or Part D plan during Medicare Open Enrollment, which began October 15 and runs through December 7.
>>Two Adults Found Dead in North St. Paul Home
(North St. Paul, MN) – An investigation is underway after police in North St. Paul, Minnesota, discovered two adults dead inside a home on Sunday. According to police, officers responded shortly before 1 a.m. to the 2700 block of Second Street North on report of an assault. When they arrived, they found a 37-year-old woman and a 41-year-old man dead in a bedroom. A child was also in the home and was uninjured, police said. There were no other residents at the scene. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension assisted with processing the scene, and the Ramsey County medical examiner will conduct autopsies. No other details were released.
>>Gas Prices Continue Dropping Across Minnesota
(St. Louis Park, MN) – Gas prices continue dropping across Minnesota moving closer to returning to the $4 mark. The average price for regular unleaded Monday is $4.07 a gallon according to AAA. That is 12 cents lower than last week and 17 cents cheaper than a month ago. The average price for diesel is now at $6.16 across Minnesota.
>>Central Minnesota Prepares for Rainy Forecast
(St. Cloud, MN) – It’s a rainy start to the week across Minnesota, and the central part of the state could see some of the highest rain totals. Forecasters say Central Minnesota could see 2 to 3 inches of rain with isolated higher amounts. Periods of heavy rain Monday into Monday night may lead to localized minor flooding in western and central Minnesota. As for snow, St. Cloud has had no snow yet this season, which is 1.2 inches below normal.
