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Walz above water but relatively unknown in Pennsylvania: Poll
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) is seen more in a positive light than a negative one when it comes to likely Pennsylvania voters but is still relatively unknown for the Keystone State voters, according to a new poll. The Quinnipiac University poll, conducted Aug. 8-12, found that 36 percent of...
Soaking Rain Possible for Central, Southern Minnesota
UNDATED (WJON News) -- Rain is on the way!. Much of it will fall as light to moderate showers, with scattered storms possible further south later Wednesday. Scattered thunderstorms will develop in western Minnesota Wednesday afternoon and progress eastward across eastern Minnesota and western Wisconsin through Wednesday night. A few...
Omar wins in 5th congressional district, White in senate
(The Center Square) – U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar easily turned back a Democratic primary challenge Tuesday in Minnesota's Fifth Congressional District, avoiding a fate two other "squad" experienced earlier this year. Omar lead former Minneapolis City Council member Don Samuels 56.2% to 42.9% when the Associated Press called the race for Omar around 10:45 central time. Omar beat Samuels by only 2 percentage points two years ago. Omar is a...
KARE 11 Investigates: First Amendment assault by Ramsey County judge overturned
ST PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Court of Appeals has, on Constitutional grounds, overturned Ramsey County Judge Joy Bartscher’s ruling that barred KARE 11 from reporting on a key court memo that describes mental health treatment failures before a high-profile double murder. The memo reveals that before he...
We saw you at National Night Out
Neighbors of Alden Square Park on Tuesday evening celebrated National Night Out with an ice cream social along with a concert from the St. Anthony Park Community Band. An estimated 300 people turned out for the event. The community band, under the baton of conductor Paul Husby, played a variety...
St. Paul man sentenced in deadly shooting in Dayton's Bluff neighborhood
ST PAUL, Minn. — An 18-year-old St. Paul man was sentenced after pleading guilty to a deadly shooting earlier this year in St. Paul. Deshawn Houston, who was 17 when he was charged, was sentenced to 12.5 years after pleading guilty to second-degree murder without intent in connection to a deadly shooting on March 14 in the Dayton's Bluff neighborhood. Houston will receive credit for 137 days served, according to sentencing documents.
Data shows glaring ethnic disparities in jury make-ups in the metro counties
When Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty was in her tenure as a public defender she noticed a disturbing trend. According to the now top prosecutor in the county, time after time, many of her defendants, often Black, were facing almost all white juries. “I had one case where a client...
Democratic VP nominee Tim Walz visits Denver for fundraiser
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, the Democratic nominee for vice president, traveled to Denver for a private fundraiser Wednesday as part of his first stretch traveling solo for the Harris-Walz campaign. Colorado Democrats including Gov. Jared Polis, U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse, Secretary of State Jena Griswold, and former U.S. Reps. Joe Salazar and Ed Perlmutter attended […]
How new real estate rules will impact realtors, home buyers
EDINA, Minn. — The experience of buying or selling a home is changing. A recent National Association of Realtors settlement now requires buyers and sellers to negotiate house sale commissions, including who pays and how much.A recent overhaul changed the way realtors get paid to help people buy and sell their homes. It's part of a $418 million settlement announced in March between a nationwide group of homeowners and the National Association of Realtors."For consumers, it's going to be more transparent and it really should be a smooth process," said Jamar Hardy, president of Minneapolis Area Realtors. "Historically, a seller's agent...
Developers of stalled Minnesota copper-nickel mine plan studies that may lead to significant changes
MINNEAPOLIS — (AP) — The developers of a long-delayed copper-nickel mining project in northeastern Minnesota announced Wednesday that they plan to conduct a series of studies over the next year on potential ways to improve environmental safeguards and make the mine more cost- and energy-efficient, which could lead to significant changes to the design.
Governor Walz Appoints Ole Tvedten to Seventh Judicial District Seat, Succeeding Judge Sarah Hennesy
(KNSI) – Governor Tim Walz has appointed a Stearns County prosecutor to fill a vacant seat in the Seventh Judicial District. Ole Tvedten will be chambered in St. Cloud. He was head of the Criminal Division for the Stearns County Attorney’s Office, an assistant county attorney and an appellate attorney. Tvedten earned his bachelor’s and law degrees from the University of Minnesota.
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