The Minnesota comedy community–and the world–are mourning the loss of  St. Paul native Louie Anderson.    His publicist said this week that Anderson was in a Las Vegas hospital battling non-Hodgkins lymphoma blood cancer.  Louie died this morning at age 68.   Fellow comedian Pauly Shore wrote on Twitter that he said his goodbyes to […]

Former Brooklyn Center officer Kim Potter was found guilty by a Hennepin County jury today in the April shooting death of Daunte Wright. The jury of 12 reached its unanimous decision after more than 28 hours of deliberation. Judge Regina Chu ordered that Potter be taken into custody without bail, despite the request from Potter’s […]

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has tested positive for COVID-19. Walz says his son, who’s in 9th grade, tested positive for COVID-19 Monday. Walz and his wife Gwen were both tested and last night received positive tests. Walz says “as a dad, I’m super concerned for my family but everybody’s doing well, Gwen and I are […]

The Kim Potter case is now in the hands of the jury. During closing arguments today prosecutor Erin Eldridge said “the defendant told you her sons will be home for the holidays, you know who won’t be home for the holidays is Daunte Wright. Daunte Wright’s parents, Katie and Abruey Wright will have an empty […]

Opening statements in the manslaughter trial of former Brooklyn Center officer Kimberly Potter are set for today. The defense contends that Potter mistakenly grabbed her gun instead of her Taser when she shot and killed 20-year Daunte Wright last April. Former U-S Attorney for Minnesota Tom Heffelfinger says he doesn’t expect any big surprises in […]

“All right counsel, we have our jury,” Judge Regina Chu said as the 14th and final juror was seated in the manslaughter trial of Kim Potter. 12 will serve as jurors and two as alternates. Former Brooklyn Center officer Potter is charged with the shooting death of Daunte Wright last April. She has pleaded not […]

President Biden is at Dakota County Technical College in Rosemount this afternoon on a visit that’s billed to promote the trillion-dollar infrastructure bill he recently signed. U-S Senator Tina Smith says some of the funding will help Minnesotans get hooked up to broadband Internet. Smith says more than 170,000 Minnesotans currently lack access “and these […]

Jury selection is set to begin today in the trial of former Brooklyn Center officer Kimberly Potter. Potter is charged with first-degree manslaughter in the April shooting death of 20-year-old Daunte Wright. Former U-S Attorney for Minnesota Tom Heffelfinger says there are some key differences in this case compared to the case of former Officer […]

There will be extra law enforcement looking for impaired drivers on the state’s road from now through the end of the year. At a press conference today, Amanda Albrecht recounted how her family’s life has changed since Thanksgiving 2006 when her sister Breana was killed after getting behind the wheel while under the influence. Albrecht […]

Democratic Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced today he is running for a second term. Ellison says he’ll continue in a second term to fight for fair wages for Minnesota workers “and fair prices in consumer areas and we’re going to make sure that people have a place to live that’s fair and decent for […]