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3 Vikings Players Hit the Shelf
Minnesota Vikings training camp began Sunday, with all rookies reporting along with 18 veterans. The rest of the team will arrive Tuesday. General manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah and head coach Kevin O’Connell held a press conference on Monday, addressing questions from the media, ranging from Jordan Addison and T.J. Hockenson to the QB1 situation.
Royce Lewis Says He is Being Assigned to St. Paul for a Rehab Assignment
The Minnesota Twins are sending Royce Lewis on a rehab assignment, before allowing him to return to the lineup. The post Royce Lewis Says He is Being Assigned to St. Paul for a Rehab Assignment appeared first on MinnesotaSportsFan.
Minneapolis working to clean up long vacant buildings
Some vacant buildings in Minneapolis have sat empty for years. Some even decades. But that’s all about to change. “Those who have been here for extended prolonged periods of time, your time is up,” says Minneapolis City Council member Robin Wonsley.
Vikings place NaJee Thompson on PUP, DeWayne McBride on NFI
Vikings G.M. Kwesi Adofo-Mensah and head coach Kevin O’Connell noted in their Monday press conference that tight end T.J. Hockenson will start training camp on the physically unable to perform list. But the club has two more players who are not ready to practice due to injury. Minnesota announced...
Statewide Missing Person Alert For 17-Year-Old Minnesota Girl
Sartell, MN (KROC-AM News) - A statewide alert has been issued for a missing Minnesota teenager. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension says 17-year-old Kaydence Johnson has been missing for 30 days and is now considered and endangered missing person. The alert says she and another teenage girl ran away from a residence in the City of Sartell on June 22.
Minneapolis Police Department Hosts Recruitment Information Session Amidst Drive for Reform
For those considering a career in law enforcement, the Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) is opening its doors to provide insight into joining their ranks. Today, July 22nd at 5:30 pm, the MPD will hold an information session tailored for potential recruits at the Special Operations Center located at 4119 Dupont Ave N. As per a recent Facebook announcement, the department highlights the opportunity for those with a two or four-year degree and eligibility to be POST licensed, describing the Recruit Program as an ideal pathway into their service.
Dodgers might have just bailed the Twins out with puzzling DFA decision
We are just days away from the MLB Trade Deadline, and the rumor mill winds are whistling for the Minnesota Twins. Despite a painfully quiet winter, in which the Twins made absolutely no meaingful moves to improve the roster, it sounds like the front office might be active at the deadline in adding som help. Starting pitching is a glaring need for Minnesota, as the team lacks a true No. 3 starter to slot into a playoff rotation alongside Joe Ryan and a struggling Pablo Lopez.
Video shows Xcel Energy truck smash into Minneapolis business
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - New surveillance video shows a studio owner narrowly escaping injury when the driver of an Xcel Energy truck crashed into his business last week in Minneapolis. The truck careened into Supply Studio, an art studio along Hennepin Avenue near 7th Street SE last Wednesday. Luckily, no...
A new kind of physician pipeline
They’ve been waiting—and working—seven years for this milestone, and it’s finally arrived. The students in the first cohort of the University of Minnesota BA/MD Scholars Program are becoming doctors. Launched in 2017, the BA/MD Scholars Program provides a unique pathway for high-achieving high school seniors to...
After calls to defund police, Minneapolis approves officer pay raise
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota: Minneapolis approved a contract this week to make its police officers among the highest-paid in the region, years after a movement to defund the police department in the wake of George Floyd's murder. The Minneapolis City Council approved the contract with the department's union, including 22 percent pay...
Hennepin (MN) EMS Seeks Paramedic Diversity to Boost Outcomes for Minority Patients
Infinity Beatty-Metcalfe’s graduation Friday from Hennepin Healthcare’s paramedic trainee program may have been destiny, but it was a delayed one for the 31-year-old. She pushed herself after growing up in foster care to become an emergency medical technician (EMT) at 19, but burned out from the intensity and frequency of ambulance runs in St. Louis, Mo. She had been inspired after witnessing the heroism of paramedics who brought a baby born prematurely to a hospital via helicopter. But paramedic training seemed impossible while working to pay bills and starting a family.
Minneapolis city, community leaders speak on hazardous vacant building ordinance
MINNEAPOLIS — City and community leaders in Minneapolis on Monday detailed an ordinance that addresses hazardous vacant buildings. Last week, the Minneapolis City Council unanimously passed the ordinance that places a time limit on the eligibility for a building to be on the vacant building registry. At a late morning news conference held outside a former Burger King restaurant, City Council members Robin Wonsley and Jeremiah Ellison, along with community leaders, spoke on the ordinance."Vacant buildings — inactive buildings — they're a hazard. They're a health hazard, they're a safety hazard to the communities that we live in," Ellison said. Ellison says that, traditionally, there's been a flat fine for these vacant buildings, which many property owners have been paying. Ellison says it's helped encourage some property owners to make their buildings active, but problems persist. "Some folks just take the fee as the cost of doing business," Ellison said, noting the condition of the former Burger King restaurant behind him. Ellison says the City Council has looked into ways to "fairly and adequately" increase the fees for vacant buildings and "creating a pathway" to getting these vacant buildings back to an active status. This is a developing story, check back here for updates.
Former Vikings RB finally picks a team for the 2024 NFL season
Earlier this month, it essentially seemed to be a done deal that veteran running back Cam Akers was going to re-sign with the Minnesota Vikings. Many were reporting that Akers was going to return to the Vikings for a second season as long as he could pass a physical. Well,...
Joyner Emerick focuses on the future for Minnesota’s disabled students
ListenJoyner Emerick focuses on the future for Minnesota’s disabled students. In celebration of Disability Pride Month, throughout July MPR News is featuring stories about Minnesotans with disabilities who are making an impact. See more at mprnews.org/changemakers. Young people bring Joyner Emerick hope for the future, which is why they...
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