Today and tomorrow, hundreds of volunteers will attempt to count the state’s homeless population. It’s part of a federal government mandate that every state count its homeless each year. Cathy ten Broeke with the Minnesota Interagency Council on Homelessness says the purpose is “to really try to understand as best we can the numbers of […]
Police seek help locating missing Bemidji woman
The Bemidji Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing woman. 29-year-old Katrina Gulbranson was reported missing by her family on Tuesday and has not been in contact with them since January 8th. Investigators say prior to being reported missing, Gulbranson had been in sporadic contact with detectives and family members […]
Gov Walz unveils $857 million bonding plan to improve public safety
Governor Tim Walz today unveiled the final piece of his just-over $2 billion bonding request to the state legislature. Walz is asking for $857 million for public safety improvements statewide. Walz says “the plan funds critical needs like local police and fire departments, whether that’s a new police station in Crystal or a fire department […]
Proposal to amend state constitution to close achievement gap elicits controversy, discussion (AUDIO)
The discussion continues after former Supreme Court Justice Alan Page and president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Neel Kashkari announced a proposal to change the state’s constitution in an effort to close the achievement gap in Minnesota schools. Critics–like Education Minnesota president Denise Specht–say the plan won’t work. She says “what this proposed […]
MN National Guardsman who died at Fort Jackson in South Carolina IDed
The U-S Army has identified the 19-year-old Minnesota Army National Guard soldier who died at Fort Jackson in South Carolina as Private Connor McGurran from Owatonna. McGurran was found unresponsive Wednesday morning following a training exercise. He was later pronounced dead. McGurran was born May 3, 2000, in Owatonna, Minnesota. He obtained a GED in […]
Red Cross helping people displaced by Christmas Drake Hotel fire in downtown Mpls (AUDIO)
The cause of a four-alarm fire at the Drake Hotel in downtown Minneapolis Christmas morning remains under investigation. At least three people were hurt and many more were displaced. Carrie Carlson-Guest with the American Red Cross says they’re already helping more than 100 and people and anticipate “that number will go up, and right now […]
Police seek public’s help in locating missing 12-yr-old north MPls girl
Police are asking for the public’s help in finding a missing 12-year-old north Minneapolis girl. Caressa May was last seen Sunday afternoon. She is black with a light complexion, five feet tall and weighs around 112 pounds. She was last seen wearing a purple North Face jacket and black pants. Caress is believed to have […]
Local advocates applaud federal push to raise tobacco buying age to 21 (AUDIO)
The minimum age to purchase all tobacco products, including electronic cigarettes, would go from 18 to 21 nationwide, once a bill passed by Congress is signed by the President. Laura Smith with Minnesotans for a Smoke-Free Generation says “it’s really important because tobacco 21 will help keep tobacco products out of our schools, it will […]
Rep Craig applauds passage of drug price gouging prevention bill (AUDIO)
The U-S House today passed a bill that aims to stop prescription drug price gouging. The Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act is estimated to save over $500 billion over ten years according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office. Congresswoman Angie Craig voted in favor of the bill and says it will “end […]
Rescue crews searching for missing National Guard helicopter with 3 on board near St. Cloud
Rescue personnel are searching for a missing National Guard helicopter in Stearns County. Officials say at around 2:05 pm this afternoon, the Minnesota National Guard lost contact with a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter while it was conducting a maintenance test flight that originated from St. Cloud. The National Guard and local emergency services are currently […]