MN-DOT is completely shutting down I-35W in south Minneapolis this weekend as they finish a traffic switch and utility work. From Friday night until Monday morning, northbound lanes will be closed between the Crosstown and downtown Minneapolis, and southbound lanes will be closed from I-94 to 46th Street.
Mpls City Council approves $900K for NCAA Final Four tournament
The Minneapolis City Council has approved spending 900 thousand dollars to host the N-C-A-A Final Four men’s basketball championship next April at U-S Bank Stadium, reports the Star Tribune. Officials say it will bring international exposure to Minneapolis. But Councilmember Andrew Johnson says Minneapolis too often approaches “big shiny” events with an attitude of “spare-no-expense.” […]
AFSCME state employee union wants 327 more corrections officers at Minnesota prisons
The AFSCME state employees union is demanding the State of Minnesota hire 327 new corrections officers and 75 to 100 other employees, which they say are necessary to keep prisons safe. Union policy committee president John Hillyard said shortly after Officer Joseph Gomm was killed by an inmate at Stillwater prison, “We have been going […]
War of words heats up even more in MN attorney general race
The war of words is further heating up between candidates for Minnesota attorney general with the election fast-approaching. Democrat Keith Ellison pointed to comments Republican opponent Doug Wardlow made at a Tea Party event in 2013, that the radical left has convinced too many that God is dead and “Our Constitution, our institutions, have fallen, […]
Hy-Vee recalling six meat, potato products in MN, seven other states
Hy-Vee is voluntarily recalling six meat and potato products in Minnesota and seven other states due to possible contamination with Salmonella and Listeria. It comes after a supplier announced it was recalling its caramelized mushrooms and fire-roasted tomatoes, which are used in the products. A list of recalled items is at minnesotanewsnetwork.com. Customers who purchased […]
It’s Cyber Security Awareness Month in MN (AUDIO)
It’s “Cyber Security Awareness Month” in Minnesota. State officials are reminding Internet users to watch for scams aimed at gathering information about your identity or finances. MNIT Services Communications Director Cambray Crozier says you don’t have to be a computer expert to create a strong password or to spot phishing attempts to harvest your personal […]
Authorities: Missing western WI girl was at home when parents were fatally shot (with AUDIO)
Authorities say a missing teen from Barron County in western Wisconsin was at home when her parents were fatally shot, and continue asking the public for any tips as a nationwide search continues for 13-year-old Jayme Closs. “Is it a random attack or is it a targeted attack? I don’t know that answer. That is […]
DFL senator calls GOP attorney general candidate “anti-gay bully”
The war of words is escalating in the Minnesota attorney general’s race with two-and-a-half weeks to the election. Democratic State Senator Jim Carlson from Eagan stood with LGBTQ advocates at the Capitol Wednesday, saying he’s known Republican attorney general candidate Doug Wardlow since he was born and his children went to school with him and, […]
Authorities asking for tips as search continues for missing western Wisconsin teen
Authorities are asking the public to call in any tips as they continue a nationwide search for a missing teen from western Wisconsin. Deputies found the bodies of 13-year-old Jayme Closs’s parents when they responded to a 9-1-1 call. Barron County Sheriff Chris Fitzgerald said Wednesday afternoon, “Her parents died from gunshot wounds. That’s why […]
No domestic abuse allegations against Ellison in divorce documents, opponents say he didn’t pay for wife’s health care
Unsealed legal records from Minnesota attorney general candidate Keith Ellison’s divorce contain no allegations that he physically abused his ex-wife. But Ellison did accuse his ex-wife, Kim, of repeatedly hitting him throughout their marriage. Meanwhile the campaign for Ellison’s Republican opponent, Doug Wardlow, says the divorce documents reveal Ellison “put his wife’s health at risk by […]