Officials in northeast Minnesota’s Saint Louis County are urging the public to double-down on COVID precautions after an outbreak in Ely. That community reported 33 additional confirmed cases in the past week — 15 percent of the total cases in the entire county. Anyone who’s had close contact with a confirmed case — within six […]

Minnesota is first in the nation in COVID vaccine distribution for administering over 88.5 percent of the doses it has received, according to the CDC. Governor Tim Walz says he’s “so proud of all the hard work” people have done “to make Minnesota a consistent leader in the nation in getting shots into arms” — […]

A 20-year-old man is in custody and awaiting assault charges, after police say he shot at his girlfriend last night in west Duluth. Authorities responded to a report of shots fired, then received a call from the victim who was uninjured and provided a description of the vehicle. Police located it about a half mile […]

Hamline University legal and political analyst David Schulz says today’s decision by the judge in the Derek Chauvin case is not surprising — that the court has done everything it could, and has to assume at this point that the jury is impartial. Schultz says, “Were Derek Chauvin to be convicted on any of the […]

There’s long-awaited guidance from the state Health Department today on COVID precautions for residents of long-term care facilities in Minnesota, based on new directives from the federal government. Residents who are fully vaccinated may now travel and go out for activities, visits and worship without having to quarantine when they return — unless they spend […]

Governor Tim Walz announces this morning (11am) what he bills as one of the most significant dial-backs so far of COVID-19 restrictions in Minnesota. It’s pretty clear that the governor will loosen restrictions on large events — likely allowing 10-thousand fans at Target Field, what the Twins have requested. It’s also a reasonable guess that […]

It appears an additional charge of third-degree murder against ex-officer Derek Chauvin will stand, after the Minnesota Supreme Court today (Wed) refused to consider an appeal from Chauvin’s defense attorney. A Court of Appeals ruling stands, that trial Judge Peter Cahill improperly dismissed the third-degree murder charge, and Cahill said in court this afternoon, “We […]

The vote was unanimous as a bill increasing penalties for attempted first-degree murder of an officer, judge, prosecutor or corrections officer cleared a key Minnesota Senate committee today, after lawmakers heard from Waseca Police Officer Arik Matson. “Every day since the incident I find out new stuff that I can’t do anymore, such as walking […]

A party-line split among Minnesota’s U-S representatives, four Democrats voting “yes” and four Republicans voting “no” as the House sent a 1.9-trillion-dollar COVID relief package to President Joe Biden. Second District Democrat Angie Craig says it “provides the resources necessary to jumpstart our economic recovery, deliver immediate relief to American families and finally turn the […]