The Minnesota Department of Health is reporting 5,277 new cases of COVID-19 today and 43 more deaths. State Health Commissioner Jan Malcolm says it’s good that Minnesotans continue to get vaccinated, but as the Delta wave continues to surge “right now we find ourselves in a truly alarming spike in cases in recent days. Our […]

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) today is announcing more than $2.1 million in grants for its innovative electric school bus pilot project. Five school districts across Minnesota will receive service from eight electric school buses. The MPCA’s pilot project is the first electric school bus project in the Midwest and one of several initiatives […]

The Minnesota Department of Corrections (DOC) is requesting the public’s assistance in locating a missing criminal recently released from prison. 56-year-old Daryl Quagon was placed on intensive supervised release in August after completing his term of incarceration at the Lino Lakes state prison. The DOC says Quagon recently left his home in Pine City without […]

Governor Tim Walz today announced a COVID-19 action plan to relieve Minnesota’s increasingly crowded hospitals and provide new rapid testing opportunities for Minnesota families. As part of the plan, Walz is putting the National Guard on alert to provide staffing support at Minnesota’s long-term care facilities. Walz is also expanding access to the COVID-19 Emergency […]

U-S Senator Tina Smith is co-sponsoring legislation to expand the U-S Supreme Court from nine justices to 13. It comes in the wake of the Trump administration adding two conservative judges to the court. Smith says she’s been “very disturbed to see the Supreme Court become increasingly politicized you know we don’t want the court […]

Former Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka made it official today at the State Capitol announcing he’s running for governor.  Gazelka told supporters that the thing that makes Minnesota great is its people. Gazelka says he’s “concerned about the direction in which the state is headed” and says he is running for governor to change that […]

Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka today announced he’s stepping down as Leader. In a statement, Gazelka says “five years ago, under bittersweet conditions, I was honored to be elected leader of the Senate Republican Caucus. I have those same bittersweet feelings today as I announce my intention to step aside.” Gazelka says leading the caucus […]

Controversy continues to swirl around the state’s Republican Party Chair. Jennifer Carnahan denies any wrongdoing after friend and party donor Anton Lazzaro was indicted last week for sex trafficking. State Senator Roger Chamberlain of Lino Lakes is among the Republicans calling for Carnahan to step down. Chamberlain says Carnahan “crossed the line. I want nothing […]

Pressure continues to mount on Minnesota GOP chairwoman Jennifer Carnahan to step down after controversy about party finances, non-disclosure agreements and the indictment of a significant donor on sex trafficking charges. Republican State Senator Michelle Benson from Ham Lake says “in order for donors, in order for party advocates, in order for candidates to move […]

Officers, deputies and troopers from 294 agencies across Minnesota reported 17,205 speeding citations during a July 1st – 31st enforcement campaign. That’s up over a thousand from last year’s campaign at the same time. The Office of Traffic Safety’s Mike Hanson says “what those numbers tell us is that we have a significant problem with […]