Body camera footage police released Friday shows 43-year-old William “Billy” Hughes walking onto the front porch of a house in Saint Paul with a gun in his hand and officers screaming at him multiple times to drop the weapon. Hughes starts to raise the gun and officers fatally shoot him. Search warrant affidavits show Hughes […]
Air quality alert expanded to entire state
Smoke from Canadian wildfires in British Columbia, Alberta and western Ontario is moving south and the state Pollution Control Agency has expanded an air quality alert to the southern half of Minnesota beginning at 8 p-m tonight through noon Sunday. An alert has already been in effect in the northern half of the state since […]
Ellison denies domestic abuse allegations, says he will not drop out of attorney general race (with AUDIO)
Minnesota attorney general candidate, Congressman Keith Ellison faces increasing pressure as an ex-girlfriend accused him on national T-V of domestic abuse. Karen Monahan says in 2016 Ellison screamed verbal abuse while trying to drag her off a bed by her legs and feet. She told CBS News it was the only time Ellison was physically […]
Dayton, Murphy endorse Walz for governor at DFL unity event, but Swanson not there
In a show of unity minus one key player, Governor Mark Dayton and DFL-endorsed candidate Erin Murphy are throwing their support to Tim Walz, winner of Tuesday’s primary election for Minnesota governor. Murphy says, “It’s very important to me and to Democrats across the state, and really to Minnesotans, that we come together around an […]
Inmate charged with slashing corrections officer’s face at Oak Park Heights prison
An inmate at the state prison in Oak Park Heights is charged with first-degree assault for slashing the face, scalp and hand of a corrections officer in late June, saying he was angry at the officer and wanted to permanently scar him. Authorities say 28-year-old Joshua Smith used a toothless comb with a razor blade […]
Three years in prison for man who crashed into Mpls playground, injuring three siblings
The man who crashed into a north Minneapolis playground during a police chase, injuring three siblings, has been sentenced to nearly three years in prison. 27-year-old Kabaar Powell Junior pleaded guilty earlier. One of the children was nearly paralyzed and the Star Tribune reports the parents told Powell in court that their lives will never […]
Air quality alert in northern half of Minnesota
The state Pollution Control Agency has issued an air quality alert for the northern half of Minnesota through noon Sunday, due to smoke from Canadian wildfires. The affected area includes Brainerd, Bemidji, Duluth, Ely, and Moorhead and the tribal nations of Mille Lacs, Fond du Lac, Grand Portage, Leech Lake, and Red Lake. Air pollution […]
DFL leaders support Ellison bid for attorney general “at this point,” despite domestic abuse allegations
Minnesota Democratic Party Chairman Ken Martin is not saying whether Congressman Keith Ellison should end his campaign for state attorney general, amid allegations of domestic abuse leveled by an ex-girlfriend. Martin says, “The D-F-L Party takes any allegation of domestic abuse seriously. It’s a fluid situation. It’s still developing. We believe that Keith Ellison should […]
Dakota County suing opioid manufacturers
Dakota County Attorney James Backstrom is suing pharmaceutical companies that make and market opioid painkillers including oxycodone, fentanyl and morphine. The suit seeks recovery of costs incurred by Dakota County and its taxpayers. Backstrom alleges the companies engaged in deceptive marketing practices and encouraged doctors to prescribe opioid drugs for chronic, long-term pain while failing […]
Wildfire danger high in NW Minnesota, officials urge extreme caution (with AUDIO)
Officials say wildfire danger is high in northwest Minnesota and they’re urging extreme caution when operating farm equipment or building campfires. The D-N-R’s Adam Munstenteiger says, “The worst is from Lake of the Woods County over into the [Red River] Valley and down to Grand Forks — so Lake of the Woods County, Roseau, Kittson, […]