>>>BCA Issues Alert for Missing Boy (Cass Lake, MN) — A statewide alert has been issued for a missing 8-year-old boy. The Leech Lake Tribal Police Department is requesting the public’s assistance in locating Alfred Desjarlait III. According to the BCA, the boy left home on foot near NW. 140th Street and Wakonabo Drive in […]
Friday Morning Briefs
>>Governor Walz Set to Sign Free School Meals for all Bill (St. Paul, MN) — Governor Tim Walz this afternoon (115pm) signs into law one of Democrats’ top priorities for the 2023 session: free school breakfast and lunch for all Minnesota students, regardless of income. House Republicans made a last-ditch attempt Thursday afternoon to block […]
Morning News Briefs
>>MN GOP Lawmakers Roll Out Anti-Crime Legislative Package (St. Paul, MN) — The anti-crime package from Minnesota House and Senate Republicans includes increased penalties for carjacking, fleeing police in a motor vehicle, and possessing or distributing fentanyl. Sentences would also increase for offenders with two or more convictions for violent crimes. G-O-P Representative Walter Hudson […]
Friday Morning Briefs
>> End-of-Life Legislation Introduced at Minnesota Legislature (St. Paul, MN) — A controversial bill introduced at the Minnesota Legislature Thursday would allow mentally-capable people with an imminent terminal illness, after medical evaluation, to receive a drug to end their life. Doctor Rebecca Thoman with Compassion and Choices Action Network says it’s not assisted suicide or […]
Friday News Briefs
>>Minnesota State Patrol Responds to 86 Crashes, 102 Vehicle Spinouts Thursday (Golden Valley, MN) — Many drivers stayed off the roads during the snowstorm Thursday, but the Minnesota State Patrol responded to dozens of accidents and spinouts. Troopers say there were 86 crashes and 102 vehicles off the road statewide between 7:30 a.m. and 7:30 […]
Morning Briefs
>>Man Shot and Killed Thursday on St. Paul’s West Side (St. Paul, MN) — Police in St. Paul are investigating a deadly shooting in the city’s West Side Thursday afternoon. Officers found the man with a gunshot wound to the torso and he was taken to Regions Hospital where he died. Detectives are trying to […]
Mid-Day Briefs
>>Moorhead Man Indicted in Death of his Mother (Moorhead, MN) — A Clay County grand jury has indicted 25-year-old James Kollie on several charges in connection with the December death of his mother in Moorhead. Kollie was previously charged with 2nd-degree murder with intent in the December 1st stabbing death of 56-year-old Receia Kollie. This […]
Morning Drive Briefs
>>Universal School Meals Bill Approved by Minnesota House (St. Paul, MN) — Democrats in the Minnesota House are celebrating the passage of a bill Thursday night that would provide universal school meals. D-F-L Representative Laurie Pryor of Minnetonka says, “every student, every day is going to have access to food and the basics of life.” […]
Minnesota News Briefs
>>Vice President Kamal Harris Coming to Minnesota (Washington, D.C.) — Vice President Kamala Harris will be in St. Cloud Thursday. The focus of her visit is expected to be on the push for more electric vehicles. Several of President Biden’s cabinet members will be touring the country this week after his State of the Union […]
MNN Morning Briefs
>>Bill Restoring Voting Rights for Felons Passes Minnesota House (St. Paul, MN) — Felons would be able to vote again after they finish their jail or prison time, under a bill the Minnesota House passed last night (Thursday). Saint Paul Democrat Athena Hollins told members, “Denying individuals the right to vote is downright un-American… They’ve […]