>>Mayo Clinic Set to Announce Major Expansion Plans (St. Paul, MN) — Mayo Clinic announces a major expansion in downtown Rochester today (noon) and Governor Tim Walz will be among the dignitaries on hand. Earlier this year Mayo announced plans for a multi-billion-dollar investment in downtown Rochester that would see the construction of new medical […]
Afternoon Headlines November 27th, 2023
>>Police Identify Alexandria Stabbing Victim (Alexandria, MN) — Police in Alexandria have released the name of a woman who died after she was stabbed Friday night. Police identify the victim as 58-year-old Desiree (DEZ’-AH-RAY) Fredrick of Alexandria. They have not said whether an arrest has been made. Police say they do not believe there is […]
Mid Day Headlines November 27th, 2023
>>4-Year-Old Found Unresponsive in Minneapolis Pond (Minneapolis, MN) — A four-year-old child is hospitalized after being found unresponsive in a pond Sunday in the Bryn Mawr neighborhood of Minneapolis. The Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office says water patrol deputies and police pulled the child from the water and the victim was taken to H-C-M-C. No word […]
Morning Headlines November 22nd, 2023
>>Dayton Blasts Fairview CEO for Proposed Sanford Merger, Wanting Out of U of M Agreement **MEDIA REFERENCE** (St. Paul, MN) — Former Governor Mark Dayton blasted Fairview C-E-O James Hereford for putting the state through a proposed merger with Sanford Health, backing off from that plan, and then saying just weeks before the year-end deadline […]
Morning Headlines November 21st, 2023
>>Fairview CEO to Meet With Task Force on U of M Partnership (St. Paul, MN) — Fairview C-E-O James Hereford meets this afternoon ( Tues 1-3pm) with a special task force convened by Governor Tim Walz after the health system said Monday it does not want to renew its current partnership with the University of […]
Morning Headlines November 17th, 2023
>>Give to the Max Day 2023 Raises $34.2 Million for 6615 Organizations (Morris, MN) — Organizers say Give to the Max Day 2023 raised 34-point-two-million dollars for a record six-thousand-615 organizations in 24 hours. Donors from all 87 Minnesota counties, all 50 states, and 39 countries gave to nonprofits and schools on Thursday. This was […]
Midday Headlines November 15th, 2023
>>Man Arrested in Connection to Death of Hockey Player Johnson Released (Sheffield, UK) — Police in England say the man arrested on suspicion of manslaughter in the death of Minnesota hockey player Adam Johnson has been released on bail. The South Yorkshire Police Department took the unnamed man into custody on Tuesday and released him […]
Morning Headlines Tuesday November 14th, 2023
>>Walz Orders Flags at Half-Staff to Honor Fallen Army Sergeant Wolfe (St. Paul, MN) — Flags will be flying at half-staff in Minnesota through Monday in honor and remembrance of fallen Army Sergeant Cade Wolfe from Mankato. Twenty-four-year-old Wolfe and four other aviation soldiers died in a Black Hawk helicopter crash Friday over the Mediterranean […]
Morning Headlines November 10th, 2023
>>Walz Leading State’s 1st Trade Mission to Australia (St. Paul, MN) — Governor Tim Walz is leading Minnesota’s first-ever trade mission to Australia today (Fri). The governor’s office says one of the goals is to establish new relationships with businesses in key industries, including medical technology, clean technology, higher education, and agriculture. Walz and a […]
Midday Headlines November 9th, 2023
>>Phillips Files for Democratic Presidential Primary in South Carolina (Columbia, SC) — Congressman Dean Phillips is now on the primary ballot in at least two early presidential primary states. Minnesota’s 3rd district representative officially filed Wednesday for South Carolina’s first-in-the-nation presidential vote on February 3rd. Phillips has already filed for the New Hampshire Democratic primary […]