Minnesota courts are resuming late penalties and driver’s license suspensions for unresolved citations and collection referrals for past-due payments. Automated processes that refer court-ordered fines and fees to the Minnesota Department of Revenue for collections will resume on Thursday. Automated processes for unresolved citations will resume December 1st. The processes had been temporarily suspended in […]
Craig files lawsuit requiring 2nd District election in November
Congresswoman Angie Craig filed a federal lawsuit calling for the Second District election to be held in November after the death of a major party candidate. Legal Marijuana Now Party nominee Adam Weeks died 79 days before Election Day and Secretary of State Steve Simon says that requires a special election in February. The suit […]
Health officials concerned about COVID cases among working age Minnesotans
State health officials are seeing a spike in COVID-19 cases among Minnesotans 20 to 40 years old. Department of Health spokeswoman Kris Ehresmann says “while you may feel healthy or not worried about COVID, keep in mind bringing the virus into a workplace means you could be exposing a colleague who could get very sick.” […]
President Trump back in Minnesota
President Donald Trump will make a campaign stop at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport Wednesday before a scheduled rally in Duluth. The campaign says President Trump will appear at M-S-P around 1:15 Wednesday afternoon. The president is speaking at a “Make America Great Again” event at Duluth International Airport which has been pushed back from 5 […]
Teen hospitalized following farm accident
A 15-year-old boy is hospitalized with serious injuries suffered in a farm accident near Hector in southwest Minnesota. The Renville County Sheriff’s Office says the boy was 15 feet off the ground working on a grain dryer Monday when his legs became entangled in an auger. Deputies say he was trapped in the auger and […]
Rochester murder suspect arrested in South Carolina
The Rochester man accused of killing his pregnant girlfriend and her daughter is in police custody in South Carolina. Twenty-nine-year-old Renard Carter is facing charges in Olmsted County for the deaths of 23-year-old Kiona Foote and her two-year-old girl apparently last Thursday. The criminal complaint says Carter recorded the woman’s murder and posted it on […]
Bemidji prepares for Trump visit Friday
The city of Bemidji is preparing for a campaign visit by President Donald Trump this Friday night (6 p-m). The Bemidji Police Department says it has been working with the U-S Secret Service to ensure the safety of everyone who attends the event. There will be increased law enforcement around the Bemidji/Beltrami Regional Airport for […]
Minnesota firefighters headed to Oregon
Minnesota is sending 29 firefighters and nine fire trucks to Salem, Oregon to help protect structures threatened by wildfires across the state. Governor Tim Walz authorized the move following a request from Oregon state officials through the Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC). The two Minnesota task forces consist of crews from Brainerd, Fisher, Bemidji, Eden […]
Waseca police officer six months into recovery
Waseca Police Officer Arik Matson is now six months into his recovery from a gunshot wound to the head. Investigators say Tyler Janovsky shot Matson January 6th during an exchange of gunfire with four officers. His CaringBridge site says Matson has undergone two surgeries since the shooting and may have another one later this year. […]
Two Iowans survive plane crash in Eveleth
The Eveleth Police Department released a statement Monday identifying two Iowans as the occupants in a plane crash Sunday afternoon. The pilot, 73-year-old Richard Zahasky, and his 68-year-old wife, Roseann Zahasky, both of Decorah, Iowa were treated at a nearby hospital for minor injuries and have since been released. It was reported that the airplane […]