Here are the results of voting for the top five weather events of 2020 from the Minnesota State Climatology Office. Votes were cast from various weather enthusiasts including the National Weather Service, the University of Minnesota, State agencies, and Facebook followers. #5 Easter Sunday Winter Storm: April 12, 2020 For the third year in a row, […]
Jeopardy! champion remembers Alex Trebek
University of Minnesota student Nibir Sarma of Eden Prairie, who the 2020 College Championship on the gameshow Jeopardy! this past spring remembered the iconic host of the show Alex Trebek this week. Sarma spoke with MNN’s Mike Grimm after Trebek died over the weekend at 80 years old:
Governor Walz orders closure of bars, restaurants, public amusement
Following the Minnesota Department of Public Health’s announcement today that the number of COVID-19 cases in Minnesota climbed past 50 with multiple cases of community transmission, Governor Tim Walz today signed Executive Order 20-04 to order the temporary closure of Minnesota restaurants and bars to dine-in customers. He also ordered the temporary closure of other […]
Film based on Vince Flynn novel opens today; premiered in MN (AUDIO)
Today marks the opening of the film “American Assassin”. It’s based on a book of the same name by late Minnesota author Vince Flynn. His wife Lysa was on hand for the pre-premier party in Roseville and says seeing the film was bittersweet, because, “unfortunately Vince isn’t here to see it, although I do feel […]
Gov Dayton post-election: alarmed and frightened for future of country
Governor Dayton today commenting on last night’s presidential election results said he’s “very alarmed and frightened for the future of this country.” Dayton went on to explain that in his view, “if [Trump] pushes this divide further and plays on these prejudices and biases that he used to get himself elected, it’s going to be very […]
Dayton announces audit of state’s human rights, affirmative action practices
Saying the state must lead by example, Governor Mark Dayton announced today (Thurs) an independent audit of state government’s human rights, affirmative action and procurement practices. Nekima Levy Pounds with the Minneapolis N-Double-A-C-P calls it a bold move. She says, “Minnesota has been seen as one of the worst places for African Americans in the […]