Teamsters will picket at a downtown Minneapolis hotel today as the Center of the American Experiment highlights the U-S Supreme Court decision prohibiting government employee unions from collecting so-called “fair share” dues from those who don’t want to join the union. Featured speakers at the noon-hour forum are Mark Janus and Rebecca Friedrichs, plaintiffs in […]
Dayton to meet with county attorneys about alleged priest sex abuse cover-ups by Catholic officials
Governor Mark Dayton plans to meet with county attorneys later this week on whether they should call grand juries to investigate allegations of priest sex-abuse cover-ups in Catholic dioceses across Minnesota. The governor says, “Any time there’s strong indication of possible unlawful activity, then we have under statute, as specified there, my responsibility is to […]
Hiawatha encampment update (AUDIO)
Hundreds of people–mostly Native American and homeless–remain at an encampment lined with tents near Hiawatha Avenue in Minneapolis. The city says its goal is to relocate and find better shelter for people at the encampment by the beginning of October. Here’s a report on the current state of the encampment from MNN’s Scott Peterson: […]
West Fargo man convicted of threatening to murder federal judge
A federal jury in Saint Paul has found a North Dakota man guilty of threatening to murder a U-S district judge. Prosecutors say 65-year-old Robert Ivers of West Fargo made the threats after the federal judge ruled against him in a civil lawsuit, sending threatening letters and telling two attorneys the judge “stole my life […]
Four charged after state’s biggest meth bust ever
Four men ranging in age from 23 to 46 are charged in Hennepin County after what’s believed to be the largest single meth seizure in Minnesota history — nearly 171 pounds at a residence in north Minneapolis on Tuesday. Agents of the Cannon River Drug and Violent Offender Task Force made the bust after initiating […]
Gov. Dayton: Minnesota stands ready to help states hammered by Hurricane Florence
As Hurricane Florence batters the Mid-Atlantic states, Governor Mark Dayton says he’s already given the go-ahead to provide help if requested, through the Emergency Management Assistance Compact of which Minnesota is a member. Dayton said Friday morning, “I don’t believe that we’ve had any specific requests for assistance thus far, but certainly Minnesotans will want […]
Analyst: Little legal recourse against false campaign accusations
“Dishonest”, “crooked” and “criminal” are among labels political candidates are throwing at their opponents as the campaign season heats up and we asked an expert, how far can that legally go? Phil Kronebush, political science professor at the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University, says Minnesota law states that candidates and their committees […]
Repairs scheduled for Lock and Dam #6 south of Winona on Mississippi River
The Army Corps of Engineers has awarded a 1.2-million-dollar contract for repairs to the “navigation support system” on Lock and Dam Number 6 between Winona and La Crosse, Wisconsin on the Mississippi River. The system uses a “mooring bit” on rails which is attached to barges and pulls them out of the locks. Repairs are […]
Wright County now under quarantine after emerald ash borer found in Clearwater
The state Agriculture Department has put Wright County under immediate quarantine after emerald ash borer was found along the I-94 corridor in Clearwater, the first case in that county. Moving firewood and ash material out of Wright County is now prohibited. Officials say they’re not surprised to find ash borer along I-94 because it’s a […]
Suspect arrested after shooting deputy with crossbow in Sauk Centre
A suspect who shot a deputy with a crossbow is in custody after a noon-hour standoff today at a home in Sauk Centre. Officers shot the suspect, a 31-year-old man from the Osakis/Alexandria area, multiple times and he was arrested nearly two hours later. They say the man stole a pickup earlier in Osakis, hit […]