Top Gifts Dads Want for Father’s Day This Year
If you haven't gotten your dad anything for Father's Day yet, you've still got time to get most of the stuff on this list. Someone polled a bunch of dads and asked what they want for Father's Day. Here are [...]
North Dakota Man Arrested In Bloomington Kidnapping
(Bloomington, MN) -- A North Dakota man is arrested in connection with a kidnapping in Bloomington. Police say the suspect held a woman hostage in the 13-hundred block of East 78th Street early Thursday morning, leading to an hours-long standoff. [...]
Woodbury Woman Charged With Murder After Child Dies
(Woodbury, MN) -- A Woodbury woman is now charged with murder after one of her children she's accused of beating dies. Police say the five-year-old died earlier this week. Sadiyo Mohamed was arrested last month after the girl was found [...]
Body Parts Found Along Road In Minneapolis
(Minneapolis, MN) -- A homicide investigation is underway after several body parts are found on the side of the road in northeast Minneapolis. Police say the body parts were found near Northeast Main Street and 3rd Avenue Northeast Thursday morning [...]
More Minnesotans head back to work
For the 5th straight month, Minnesota gained jobs. DEED (Department of Employment and Economic Development) Commissioner Steve Grove says the unemployment rate dropped from 4.1 percent to four percent in May: "We see from these numbers Minnesotans are getting back [...]
Health care “reinsurance” debate raging on MN House floor
Why is "reinsurance", to hold down health insurance premiums, *not* in a major commerce budget bill -- the question Republicans are asking during today's (Thurs) House floor debate. Minority Leader Kurt Daudt says leaders emerged from "super-secret... back-room negotiations"... "And [...]
MMA applauds Supreme Court’s decision on ACA
The Supreme Court is again upholding the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. The decision was 7-2. It's a move that gets the support of the Minnesota Medical Association (MMA). "I think I can speak for pretty everybody, pretty [...]
Juneteenth becomes new federal holiday
The United States has a new federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery, Juneteenth, after President Biden signed the bill into law today at the White House. Senator Tina Smith, among those there: "Juneteenth celebrates freedom and it celebrates the [...]
House Republicans filibuster to delay votes on budget bills that they say they had no voice in
Parliamentary calisthenics on the Minnesota House floor last night (Thurs), as Republicans used filibusters to delay votes on the first round of state budget bills that they say they had no voice in. Democratic Majority Leader Ryan Winkler broke in. [...]