Construction on Highway 99 Nicollet to St. Peter complete
Construction on Highway 99 from Nicollet to St. Peter is expected to be complete today, Wednesday, August 4, and the detour removed by the end of the day. The project began on April 12 and included resurfacing 11 miles of [...]
Minnesota Vaccination Rates Up As Delta Variant Spreads
Minnesota's COVID-19 vaccination rate is experiencing an uptick as the delta variant continues to spread. Health officials say they are seeing a turnaround in vaccination numbers and hope people are listening to warnings about the variant-fueled infection wave. Over three [...]
Mask up Minnesota/Push to Vaccinate Continues
Minnesota health officials are urging vaccinations and mask-wearing as COVID-19 cases rise in the state and nationwide. State Health Commissioner Jan Malcolm says half of the state's COVID-19 cases from the last two months were reported in the last two [...]
8/4/21 Entertainment News
8/4/21 Entertainment News Ashton Kutcher will star opposite Reese Witherspoon in the Netflix feature Your Place or Mine, based on the original script by The Devil Wears Prada and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend writer Aline Brosh McKenna, who will also be making her feature directorial debut. The rom-com, per Deadline, follows "two [...]
Long-term care workers seek COVID bonuses at State Capitol
State lawmakers continue to hear from pandemic frontline workers as legislators try to determine what to do with $250 million in funding. At a working group hearing on Tuesday, Nicole Mattson with Care Providers of Minnesota testified that long-term care [...]
Wrongful conviction group now accepting applications for cases to review
Minnesota is now receiving applications for potential cases of wrongful convictions. It's through a partnership with the Minnesota Innocence Project... "The success of the conviction review unit will not be measured in terms of numbers alone, or of cell doors, [...]
Mask mandates continue to pop up
To wear a mask or not, is the question as the number of COVID-19 cases around the state continues to spike. Mayo Clinic infectious diseases specialist Dr. John O'Horo says the reason masking recommendations are changing is that the situation [...]
Lino Lakes Man Can’t Vote For Five Years After Attacking Couple
A Lino Lakes man is pleading guilty to attacking a couple carrying a sign critical of President Donald Trump in White Bear Lake. A judge sentenced Mark Ulsaker yesterday to five years of probation and stripped his right to vote [...]
St. Paul Woman Accused Of Killing Ex And Burying Him In Backyard
(St. Paul, MN) -- A St. Paul woman is accused of gunning down her ex-husband and burying his body in her backyard. Karina Her is charged with second-degree intentional murder in the death of Kou Yang. The incident happened last [...]