S T. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Dozens of people gathered outside the Minnesota governor’s mansion Saturday to hold police officers accountable, days before a former Minneapolis officer is scheduled to go on …
Read More »UK COVID variant clusters found in Carver County, MDH reports
michael_swan via Flickr State health officials reported late Friday that there is a “fast-growing outbreak” of the COVID-19 B117 UK variant in the southwest Twin Cities. The Minnesota Department of Health says …
Read More »‘Miracle on Ice’ star Mark Pavelich found dead at 63 in a mental health treatment center
Miracle on Ice star Mark Pavelich found dead at age 63 in a mental health treatment center where he was admitted after ‘hitting his neighbor with a metal pipe’ Pavelich assisted in …
Read More »Decision to Drop Derek Chauvin’s Third Degree Murder Charge Reversed
The decision to dismiss the third-degree murder charge against former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd in police custody was overturned by an appeals court on Friday, …
Read More »Walz: New COVID Vaccine ‘Accelerates’ State Implementation Schedule
Credit: Governor’s Office, YouTube It appears that some Minnesotans will be able to get the COVID-19 vaccine sooner than Governor Tim Walz originally set out in the timeline he posted in late …
Read More »CDC report reveals how the first cases of the Brazilian variant of COVID arrived in Minnesota
United States Navy / Jonathan Berlier via Flickr The first recorded U.S. case of the SARS-CoV-2 variant that originated in Brazil occurred in Minnesota, and the CDC has released a report revealing …
Read More »Here’s Minnesota’s COVID-19 update for Thursday, March 4
Credit: US Pacific Fleet via Flickr Thursday’s COVID update from the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) includes 940 new cases and 14 new deaths. The recently reported deaths bring the state’s total …
Read More »Thrifty White Has Over 3,000 COVID Vaccine Appointments Available to Seniors 65+ in Minnesota
Credit: US Secretary of Defense via Flickr Thrifty White, one of three pharmacy chains that distribute COVID-19 vaccines to those 65 and older in Minnesota, has more than 3,000 appointments available in …
Read More »Here’s Minnesota’s COVID-19 update for Tuesday, March 2
Credit: Navy Medicine via Flickr Tuesday’s COVID update from the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) includes 425 new cases and four new deaths. The recently reported deaths bring the state’s total to …
Read More »Winter Storm Warnings Issued as Minnesota’s Snow System Changes
Credit: City of Brooklyn Park A change in the storm system hitting Minnesota on Sunday will bring larger amounts to an area just west and north of the Twin Cities metro. The …
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