Interview with Rep. Finstad 12-9-22
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Emerald Ash Borer Confirmed in the City of Mankato
Mankato-Emerald Ash Borer (EAB), an invasive species, has been confirmed in the City of Mankato for the first time. Infested trees were discovered by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) as part of a routine tree survey. View a Minnesota EAB status [...]
Minnesota Hospitals Facing Continued Pressure From Spike In Respiratory Viruses
(St. Paul, MN) -- Minnesota hospitals are facing continued pressure from a spike in respiratory viruses. A weekly update from the state showed over 83-hundred Minnesota hospital beds are occupied, above the threshold that suggests scarcity. Flu-related hospitalizations has dipped [...]
Daily Newscast 12-9-22
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Klobuchar Highlights New Law Aimed at Preventing CO Poisoning Deaths
Senator Amy Klobuchar is using a cold Minnesota day to highlight a new law named after two boys from Kimball who died of carbon monoxide poisoning. Cheryl Burt lost her sons Nicholas and Zachary in January of 1996 after making [...]
St. Paul police release bodycam video of officer fatally shooting suspect on East Side
Saint Paul police have released body-cam video of an officer fatally shooting 24-year-old Howard Johnson Monday night on the city's East Side. The Bureau of Criminal Apprehension says stills show Johnson pointing a gun and a muzzle flash. Here is [...]
Advocates want $2B of surplus to address housing shortage in MN
Advocates are eyeing two billion dollars of the state's budget surplus for what they call long-term investments in housing. Anne Mavity with the Minnesota Housing Partnership says the state is short 100-thousand units for the hardest-working front-line employees: "Two years [...]
Major Broadband Investment Secured
Rural broadband projects across Minnesota are set to receive nearly $100 million as the state pushes to bring high-speed internet to the remaining communities that don’t have access. DEED Commissioner Steve Grove" "We estimate will help 33,000 homes or businesses [...]
Nurses begin voting on new contracts at 15 hospitals in Twin Cities, Duluth-Superior
As many as 15-thousand nurses are voting today (Fri), Monday and Tuesday on new contracts with 15 hospitals in the Twin Cities and Duluth-Superior: Nurses at Allina, Children's, M Health Fairview, North Memorial and Methodist in the Twin Cities would [...]