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Minn. Gov. Tim Walz will lead event ahead of Trump rally
ST. PAUL – Gov. Tim Walz and other Minnesota leaders will lead a canvassing kickoff on Saturday in St. Paul ahead of Trump's St. Cloud rally. According to the release, U.S. Rep Betty McCollum, R-Minn., and St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter will join Walz, DFL, at the event that will focus on the Heritage Foundation's Project 2025. ...
MN Officials Concerned About Possible Community Spread of Measles
St. Paul, MN (KROC-AM News) - The Minnesota Department of Health is expressing concern about the possible community spread of measles due to the discovery of three measles cases this week. The department says the confirmed cases of the highly contagious infection involved unvaccinated children in Anoka, Hennepin, and Ramsey...
Downtown St. Paul looks to home and condo owners to help expand cleaning, public safety services
Who should pay additional dollars to keep downtown St. Paul safe and clean?. Since 2020, commercial and industrial property owners have provided the bulk of funding for the city’s Downtown Improvement District. But a plan to nearly triple the district’s footprint and double its operating budget would tap a new group of fee payers: downtown homeowners.
Minnesota State Fair gears up for 2024 season with job fair
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota State Fair will host a job fair on Wednesday with hopes of hiring numerous job seekers to fill various roles around the fairgrounds.In a press release, state fair organizers say they're looking to hire around 3,000 people over the summer. The job fair will be held at the fairgrounds in the North End Event Center from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Some positions they're looking to fill include ticket sellers, ticket takers, parking and park and ride attendants, ride ticket takers, barn attendants, custodians and more. Non-food or merchandise vendor jobs are open to anyone 16 years or...
Twin Cities church group stranded for days in New Orleans after CrowdStrike outage
MINNEAPOLIS — A Twin Cities church group is on its way home tonight, after spending the last few days stranded in New Orleans. "We are really sick of the airport," Leisha Tays, supervising the trip, said in a FaceTime call from the airport. That trip, to the Evangelical Lutherans...
Expert weighs Walz's Veep pros and cons
MINNEAPOLIS — Governor Tim Walz doesn't want to speculate about his odds of being asked to join Vice President Kamala Harris as her running mate, but plenty of other people are talking about it. Among them is political analyst Steven Schier, who penned an Op-Ed in Minneapolis Star Tribune...
Twin Cities weekend events: Aquatennial fireworks, ArtCar parade, Wienermobile in town
The Aquatennial returns! The celebration of all things Minneapolis kicked off Wednesday night with the Torchlight Parade down Nicollet Mall. Activities around downtown continue all week.What's happening: This Saturday's events include all-day music at Orchestra Hall, a Caribbean festival, multiple vendor markets, the Loring Park Art Festival, car show and a screening of "Purple Rain" at Target Center to celebrate the film's 40th anniversary.The popular fireworks show is 10pm Saturday, but get to West River Parkway early to claim your spot. (The best viewing is between Gold Medal Park and the 3rd Avenue Bridge, according to organizers.)Details: Thursday–Saturday throughout Minneapolis....
Twin Cities medical firm settles fraud suit for 2 cents on the dollar
A Bloomington-based medical products company has agreed to pay the federal government pennies on the dollar to resolve a nearly half-billion-dollar judgment for defrauding Medicare and paying kickbacks to doctors. Last year a federal judge in St. Paul ordered Precision Lens to pay $487 million after a jury sided with...
Compost program turns food scraps into soil instead of waste in Washington and Ramsey Counties
Whatever foods you have leftover or you bought too much of, or forgot was in the fridge, you put them in the special compost bag the city sends you and throw it in your regular garbage container with the rest of your garbage. Sheletta explains more.
Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan tells those seeking abortions "you are welcome here"
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — As Iowa prepares to enact one of the nation's strictest abortion laws, elected officials in Minnesota are ensuring out of state abortion seekers they are welcome to visit and access services. On Monday, Iowa will enact its ban on most abortions beyond six weeks, before many women know they are pregnant. On Thursday, Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan and Bloomington Mayor Tim Busse toured abortion provider Whole Women's Health Alliance in Bloomington. "I'm really honored to be here," Flanagan said after she and others toured the facility. "Sometimes the stigma that is attached to abortion care...
Coon Rapids Recycling Center Offers Free Paper Shredding Event for Anoka County Residents
Residents and small business owners in Anoka County, take note—no need to let old, sensitive documents stack up. The Coon Rapids Recycling Center is hosting a free paper shredding event to help you declutter those old tax returns, bank statements, and other confidential papers without a second thought about security. According to a recent announcement on the City of Coon Rapids website, the event is slated for Saturday, Aug. 3, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., or until the truck reaches its full capacity.
Press Forward Minnesota raises $6 million from local foundations
Major foundations in Minnesota have helped raise $6 million in support of Press Forward Minnesota to boost local journalism, the Star Tribune reports. Since Press Forward Minnesota—a local chapter of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation’s national initiative Press Forward—launched in January, it has received funding from the McKnight Foundation in Minneapolis, the Bush Foundation and the Glen Nelson Center at American Public Media Group in St. Paul, as well as the Chicago-based MacArthur Foundation. The five-year, statewide movement aims to re-center local journalism as a force for community cohesion, civic participation, and government accountability, while focusing on racial equity. The initiative’s goal is to raise $10 million dollars to reinvest in Minnesota’s local news ecosystem.
MN educators join national calls for democracy, better working conditions
Politics and education reform are among the major topics at a national convention of more than 3,500 teachers union members this week, including some from Minnesota. The American Federation of Teachers is among the groups that endorsed Kamala Harris for president, and leaders at the conference are also pushing for more money and better working conditions for teachers nationwide.
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