State budget surplus grows, Republicans say give $1B of it back
Minnesota Senate Republicans say the state's expected budget surplus growing to 1.5 billion dollars shows that Minnesotans should get back a billion of that in the form of tax cuts. But Governor Tim Walz warns of long-term budget effects, given [...]
Walz Announces Highway 14 Expansion Plan
Governor Tim Walz stood alongside Nicollet County first responders, bipartisan legislators, community leaders, and his neighbors from Mankato to announce a funding plan to complete the final expansion of Highway 14—the 12 miles of two-lane traffic between Nicollet and New [...]
State lawmakers renew call for school bus safety in wake of St. Paul accident
A bipartisan group of state lawmakers is renewing a call for safety after Thursday's accident involving a seven-year-old boy who was hit while walking to his school bus on St. Paul's West Side. Republican Senator Rich Draheim of Madison Lake [...]
Voter ID bill moving forward at the State Capitol
In an effort to bolster election security, State Senate Republicans are pushing to require a photo ID to vote in state elections. At a committee meeting Thursday, Munira Mohamed with the ACLU Minnesota argued that the bill targets low-income voters [...]
Mayo Clinic reminds people to be screened routinely for colorectal cancer
When it comes to colorectal cancer, prevention is paramount. And prevention is the message in March, which is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. Aside from skin cancers, colorectal cancer is the third most commonly diagnosed cancer in the U.S., affecting [...]
Clean-up continues following Alexandria downtown fire
Clean-up continues in downtown Alexandria after a fire destroyed part of downtown Tuesday. A handful of businesses were destroyed, others suffered smoke damage. About two dozen tenants who lived in apartments above the stores are now displaced. Douglas County [...]
American Cancer Society Reaches Fundraising Goal in Blue Earth County
The American Cancer Society Reaches its Fundraising Goal in Blue Earth County. The American Cancer Society; Relay For Life and Coaches vs Cancer programs reached the 2019 Fundraising goal in Blue Earth County. The 2019 goal was $115,000 and Blue [...]
Mayo Clinic Offers Tips On Sleep For Daylight Saving Time
Spring forward and fall back. Many people have heard this saying, and it helps us remember which way to set our clocks for the start and end of daylight saving time. On March 8, we will all lose an hour. [...]
MN House passes gun sale background check legislation
The DFL-controlled Minnesota House last night (Thurs) passed a bill to expand background checks on gun sales, over objections of Republicans plus five Greater Minnesota Democrats who also voted "no". Greenfield Republican Jerry Hertaus warned colleagues: "Gun transfers in this [...]
