Republican state Representative Nathan Nelson from Hinckley warns Democrats’ “Green New Deal” could choke off propane supplies for Minnesota farmers in the future. Demand is up and supply is low in some areas this fall because farmers need propane to dry their crops after a particularly wet harvest season. Nelson says Democrats want a moratorium […]
Republicans blast state agencies, Gov. Walz for contracting practices that violate state law
Republican lawmakers are blasting state agency heads for improper contracting practices that violated state law nearly 18-hundred times over the past year. Senator Julie Rosen from Vernon Center says it’s “very, very troubling that there’s this attitude — and now we see it’s an attitude across all the agencies — that we can go ahead […]
Repubs blast state agencies for hundreds of contracting violations
Republican lawmakers are blasting top officials at numerous state agencies for mismanaging contracts that caused nearly 18-hundred violations of state law in the past year. Saint Paul Democrat Richard Cohen responds it appears violations go back a number of years, and so blame rests mostly on previous governors and current Governor Tim Walz inherited the […]
Investigation concludes police justified in using deadly force in Eagan standoff in July
Dakota County Attorney James Backstrom says his investigation concludes that five officers were justified in fatally shooting 23-year-old Isak Aden during a standoff July 2nd in Eagan. The four-and-a-half-hour ordeal began when Aden pointed a gun at his ex-girlfriend. He later put the gun to his head several times and urged officers to shoot him. […]
Two girls’ drinking spree triggers early morning swamp search in Bemidji
Two girls on a drinking spree triggered a search of a swamp early this morning in Bemidji. Officials say one girl showed up at a hospital emergency room and told authorities she and the other girl had been drinking and fled into a swampy area when they saw a squad car. She said when her […]
Dilworth liquid store robbed
Trax Liquors, on Center Ave. in Dilworth, was robbed Mon. night. Red River Regional Dispatch received a 911 call at 9:44 p.m. of an armed robbery at the store. Police say a black male got away with an undisclosed amount of cash. He may have left northbound behind the store and left in a waiting vehicle. […]
LP gas shortage in NW Minnesota as farmers struggle with late harvest
As farmers in northwest Minnesota struggle to get in the last of the corn and soybean crop, Minnesota Farm Bureau President Kevin Paap says the biggest hurdle right now is a shortage of L-P gas where producers need it. “The crop is later than normal,” says Paap. “It’s wetter than normal, so it’s taking more […]
Hearings today on latest round of problems in state Human Services Department
Minnesota Senate Republicans have hearings this afternoon (2pm) on the latest problems at the state Human Services Department. Employees reportedly allowed vendors to perform work without signed contracts, in violation of state law. Senate Finance Committee Chair Julie Rosen from Vernon Center says her approach is to “start asking some really tough questions like, what […]
Inmate assaults another at Oak Park Heights correctional facility
The state Corrections Department is investigating after an inmate assaulted another prisoner Friday at the maximum security Oak Park Heights facility, causing potentially life-threatening injuries to the victim. Investigators say a 22-year-old inmate punched a 59-year old inmate who hit his head while falling, and also kicked the victim in the head and face several […]
CAIR-MN calls for investigation after Mpls mosque vandalized
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, and its Minnesota chapter are calling on state and federal law enforcement authorities to investigate a possible hate crime after a Minneapolis mosque was vandalized Sunday. Surveillance video at Salaam Mosque in Northeast Minneapolis shows an individual smashing a glass […]