Democratic leaders say the Minnesota House will have an insulin assistance bill ready by the end of this month and are holding a series of hearings to get public input. Speaker Melissa Hortman says the funding mechanism “really has to include the pharmaceutical manufacturers, because the insulin affordability crisis is a manufactured crisis that is […]
Emerald ash borer confirmed in Brown County, 3rd county in two months
Emerald ash borer (EAB) has been confirmed in Brown County and officials have put that southern Minnesota county under emergency quarantine to limit movement of firewood and other material. Brown is the 21st county in Minnesota with E-A-B–and the third new county to confirm infestations in the past two months. Mark Abrahamson with the state […]
18 people charged in two downtown Minneapolis robberies
Eighteen people ranging in age from 15 to 27 face various robbery charges in connection with two separate incidents in downtown Minneapolis last month. Surveillance video shows about a dozen people outside Target Field the morning of August 3rd, trying to take a man’s cell phone, kicking and beating him and ripping off his shoes […]
Two brothers arrested in fatal shooting of off-duty St. Paul firefighter
Two brothers have been arrested — one in Florida and the other in Texas — in the fatal shooting of an off-duty Saint Paul firefighter in his home two weeks ago. The Star Tribune reports the men, ages 36 and 39, are being held on suspicion of second-degree murder. Investigators haven’t said what led to […]
Minneapolis woman will appeal after judge throws out lawsuit against hospital over ketamine injection
A Minneapolis woman says she’ll appeal after a federal judge dismissed her lawsuit alleging Hennepin Healthcare medical staff forcibly sedated her with ketamine, reports the Star Tribune. Attorneys for the hospital argued Brittany Buckley was depressed and drinking alcohol, compromising her ability to make decisions herself. Buckley says “the fight is not over” to hold […]
State lawmakers holding hearing on medically-assisted suicide today
State lawmakers today are holding an informational hearing on a proposal that would allow for a physician-assisted end-of-life option for terminally ill adults. The bill’s author, Democratic Representative Mike Freiberg of Golden Valley, says the measure “sets out a process by which a person with a terminal illness can choose to end their own life […]
A day of remembrance
New York City is taking time out today to remember the nearly three-thousand people killed during the September 11th terror attacks. To mark the 18th anniversary, the names of victims are being read out loud at the 9-11 Memorial in Lower Manhattan, along with moments of silence and bell tolls. The ceremony is reserved for […]
Outpouring of community support in wake of Duluth synagogue fire
There is an outpouring of community support after a fire destroyed the Adas Israel Synagogue in Monday in Duluth. Steve Hunegs with the Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas says the synagogue had a long and rich history housing a congregation serving Duluth and beyond for three centuries and five generations. He […]
Federal government looking to hire thousands in Minnesota to assist with 2020 Census
The federal government is looking to hire thousands of people across Minnesota to assist with the 2020 Census. Sam Fettig with the U-S Census Bureau says workers go door-to-door to follow up when someone doesn’t respond to census questions on-line, by phone or on the paper form. He says they’re “hoping to hire really locally […]
House Dems say Senate GOP held hearings too soon on turmoil in state Human Services Dept.
Top Democrats in the Minnesota House say Senate Republicans “jumped the gun” by holding hearings on the turmoil in the state Human Services Department when that agency’s new commissioner, Jodi Harpstead, had only been on the job one day. House D-F-L Majority Leader Ryan Winkler says, “We *are* going to have hearings about the Department […]