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Minnesota facing growing number of measles cases
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Measles is much more than a rash. It can lead to deafness, brain damage and death. The Minnesota Department of Health has reported 46 cases of measles in the state so far this year, which is the most since 2017. 46 may not sound like a lot, but infectious disease experts are worried. "We are all very terrified that this is just going to explode because we have such low vaccination rates in certain pockets of our population, which put a lot of kids at risk," said Dr. Stacene Maroushek, pediatric infectious disease specialist with Hennepin Healthcare. As a result, MDH is accelerating...
Harris and Walz face swarm of House GOP probes, hearings
House Republicans are set to devote much of their last three weeks in session before the election to targeting Vice President Kamala Harris and Gov. Tim Walz with investigations, hearings — and potentially more. Why it matters: House Republicans have spent the better part of the last two years...
Covid summer surge continuing into fall, state data show
COVID-19 is on the rise in Minnesota, according to the latest weekly data released by the Minnesota Department of Health. Toward the end of August, the most recent period with complete data available, an average of 30 or more people per day were being admitted to Minnesota hospitals with COVID. That’s roughly triple the hospitalization […]
House committee subpoenas Tim Walz in $250M COVID fraud probe
MINNEAPOLIS — Tim Walz, Minnesota's governor and the Democratic nominee for vice president, is being summoned to stand before a U.S. House of Representatives committee and answer questions about the Feeding Our Future fraud scandal.The Minnesota-based nonprofit has been accused of diverting $250 million in federal funds meant to feed low-income children during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Republican-led House Education and the Workforce Committee issued subpoenas on Wednesday to Walz and leaders from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Office of Inspector General.Committee chairwoman Rep. Virginia Foxx, Republican of New York, made the following allegation regarding Walz in the...
Bluejays overcome penalties and an early turnover to route St. Peter
Looking at the final score between Waseca and St. Peter, it would be easy to assume nothing went wrong or out of sync for the Bluejays in their 36-0 home win. Mistakes early on set the tone though, limiting Waseca before their explosive offense finally hit the gas and wouldn't be kept out of the endzone after the first quarter. With the win, Waseca improves to 1-1 (1-0 BSC) on the season. ...
Southern Minnesota Woman Killed When Car Crashes Into Trees
Le Sueur, MN (KROC-AM News) - The State Patrol has released the name of the victim of a single-vehicle crash yesterday in south-central Minnesota. The crash report indicates 43-year-old Marissa Ballman of Le Sueur was driving south on Highway 169 when her car left the roadway, entered the ditch, and crashed into some trees. The deadly incident was reported around 11:30 AM about 6 miles south of Le Sueur.
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