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Big Changes Coming to Olive Garden and Minnesotans Aren’t Happy
The head of Olive Garden's parent company is serving up a decision that's leaving Minnesota customers with a sour taste in their mouths. It's no secret that restaurants are struggling nationwide as more and more people choose to stay home to save money. Because of this, many chain restaurants like...
Corn Fest To Return To Valleyfair In August
Valleyfair Amusement Park in Shakopee is hosting a "Corn Fest" every weekend from August 17th to September 2nd. Corn on the cob is just one of the dozen specialty menu items, centering around corn, that will be available on these weekends. End your summer with a cornucopia of delicious tastes...
Hennepin County Attorney will no longer prosecute pregnant women for drug use
MINNEAPOLIS — Noting that chemical addiction in and of itself is not illegal, the Hennepin County Attorney's Office (HCAO) announced a significant policy change Tuesday, saying that women who engage in drug use will no longer be charged criminally. Instead, County Attorney Mary Moriarty says, those women will get the care they need to help keep infants healthy and safe.
7-year-old girl attacked by dog in Brooklyn Park
BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. — A 7-year-old girl was injured after being attacked by a dog Tuesday in Brooklyn Park. According to police, the incident happened on the 7500 block of Janelle Avenue North. Police say the girl sustained "superficial" injuries from the attack. While attempting to contain the dog,...
Charges Filed Against I-35 Freeway Shooter
Donald Ray Sanderson, 41, of Minneapolis was charged today (7/23/24) with multiple felonies in alleged connection with the shut down of Interstate 35 near Faribault Sunday, July 21, 2024. Sanderson made his first court appearance before Karie Anderson, Judge with the 3rd Judicial District in a Rice County courtroom. The...
Former Rainbow Health employee says sudden closure of HIV clinic is a ‘huge loss’
ListenFormer Rainbow Health employee says sudden closure of HIV clinic is a ‘huge loss’. Members of the HIV-positive community and the providers who served them at Rainbow Health are in shock after the organization’s abrupt closure last week after more than 40 years of service. Rainbow Health was...
Guilty plea entered in Minneapolis hair salon bombing
MINNEAPOLIS — A Minneapolis man pleaded guilty to detonating a homemade explosive device at a hair salon in 2022. Michael Allen Francisco, 59, was charged for the blast that damaged the interior and exterior of Studio 411, a hair salon in Minneapolis' Bryn Mawr neighborhood. About a year after...
Man pleads guilty to bribing juror in Feeding our Future meal fraud trial
MINNEAPOLIS — One of the five people charged in the attempted $120,000 bribe of a juror in the Feeding our Future meal fraud trial pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday. Abdimajid Nur pleaded guilty to one count of bribery of juror, admitting that he recruited a woman to offer the juror money as part of an elaborate scheme that officials said threatened foundational aspects of the judicial system. Four other defendants charged in the bribery scheme have pleaded not guilty.
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