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.
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.”
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 to the legislature every year for a decade now,… asking for more correctional officers. Now we are demanding it.”
AFSCME officials say they’ll also continue opposing a plan to re-open the now-empty privately-owned prison in Appleton. Local officials have been pushing hard for the project, arguing it will bring much-needed jobs to that area. The state legislature goes back into session in January.
Two corrections officers have died in Minnesota’s prisons this year and union officials say dozens more have been assaulted by inmates. Corrections Officer Gomm was killed in July. Officer Joseph Parise died in late September shortly after helping stop an inmate attack on another corrections officer at Oak Park Heights.
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, because this second, unwritten Constitution has been all but destroyed.” A Wardlow spokesman responded Ellison and the D-F-L are desperately spreading misinformation — that Wardlow was referring to the basic concept that people should obey the law. Meanwhile a group of faith leaders accused Wardlow of sending out Islamophobic mailings. Wardlow responded Ellison refuses to condemn Lewis Farrakhan, who called homosexuality “filth” and interracial marriage “evil.”
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 any of the recalled products should discard them, or return them to their local Hy-Vee store for a full refund.
Hy-Vee news release:
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (Oct. 18, 2018) — Hy-Vee, Inc., based in West Des Moines, Iowa, is voluntarily recalling six of its meat and potato products across its eight-state region due to possible contamination with Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes. The potential for contamination was discovered after Hy-Vee’s supplier, McCain Foods, announced it was recalling its caramelized mushrooms and fire-roasted tomatoes, which are ingredients that are used in six Hy-Vee products. To date, no illnesses have been reported in connection with these products.
Salmonella is an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy persons infected with Salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea (which may be bloody), nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. In rare circumstances, infection with Salmonella can result in the organism getting into the bloodstream and producing more severe illnesses such as arterial infections (i.e., infected aneurysms), endocarditis and arthritis.
Listeria monocytogenes is an organism, which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, Listeria monocytogenes infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.
Out of an abundance of caution, Hy-Vee is recalling the following products from all of its stores:
UPC Code 023092600000
UPC Code 023755400000
UPC Code 023100200000
UPC Code 023168400000
UPC Code 023164300000
UPC Code 023266600000
All impacted products have a “Best If Used By” date of Oct. 22, 2018, or sooner.
Customers who purchased any of these products with these dates should not consume them. Customers are being asked to discard these items or return them to their local Hy-Vee store for a full refund.
Consumers with questions may contact Hy-Vee Customer Care representatives 24 hours a day, seven days a week at 1-800-772-4098.
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 data and adds “this is a good month that we can take the time to learn some safety tips that any Minnesotan can do to contribute to a safe online environment for everyone.” Crozier says, in particular, watch out for spelling mistakes and poor grammar, vague salutations like “dear valued customer”, requests for personal or work credentials a via email, threatening or urgent language or attachments that you weren’t expecting. Here’s more of MNN’s Scott Peterson’s interview with Cambray Crozier on “Cyber Security Awareness Month”.
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 why those leads are so important,” said Sheriff Chris Fitzgerald. The tipline is 855-744-3879. Fitzgerald says investigators have no suspects or persons of interest at this point.
Police received a tip from Miami about an S-U-V with Wisconsin plates and a passenger who might have been Jayme, but Fitzgerald said Wednesday afternoon, “We have received no tips of a credible sighting…. If there was something credible that I wanted out, you would hear it from this podium.”
Fitzgerald says, “We want to bring Jayme home and put that smile back in her family’s hands.”
Sheriff Fitzgerald’s Wednesday afternoon news conference:
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, “I knew then and experienced then what I’ve always known since about Doug: that he’s an anti-gay bully who seeks to belittle and discriminate against people based on who they are.”
Wardlow’s campaign calls Carlson’s statements “downright false” and demands an apology. They say Democratic A-G candidate Keith Ellison worked for a hate group headed by Louis Farrakhan, who has called homosexuality “filth.”
Here’s what to watch in the Big Ten this week: GAME OF THE WEEK No. 6 Michigan at No. 24 Michigan State This is huge for Jim Harbaugh, whose team has won six straight and entered the top 10 for the first time this season. The Wolverines (6-1, 4-0 Big Ten) have established themselves as […]
DeMar DeRozan had 28 points in his San Antonio debut, LaMarcus Aldridge added 21 points and 19 rebounds and the Spurs overcame a 23-point performance by Minnesota’s Jimmy Butler in a 112-108 victory Wednesday night in a matchup of teams coming off a tumultuous offseason. DeRozan was acquired from Toronto after the Spurs responded to […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
A judge in a bench trial has found a former Minneapolis police officer guilty on several counts of criminal sexual conduct. Prosecutors say 60-year-old David Campbell sexually assaulted his son’s 16-year-old girlfriend, including while he was on duty and she was in the squad car. According to the criminal complaint, Campbell told the victim if […]
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. Several media organizations asked the courts to release the documents after Ellison’s former girlfriend accused him of physical abuse. Ellison said […]
Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson is suing three major drug manufacturers in federal court, alleging they fraudulently drove up the price of insulin — but will that case move forward after Swanson leaves office in January? “I sure hope they continue it,” Swanson says. “This is a really important case for the people of Minnesota.” […]
A Minnesota Senate panel this morning takes a closer look at last summer’s data breach that put at-risk the personal data of thousands of Minnesotans on Medical Assistance, the state’s version of Medicaid. Deputy Human Services Commissioner Chuck Johnson said last week the hack happened when two employees clicked on phishing scam links in emails […]
