Tim Walz, former Democratic vice presidential nominee, returned to his job as Minnesota governor on Friday, after an election loss to President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance. After three months under the national spotlight in a contentious presidential election, the Democratic governor still has two years left in his current term. Walz told […]
ST. PAUL, Minn.—A search is underway for a Minnesota man who was recently paroled for murder after he was charged with killing his pregnant wife and linked to another shooting. Mychel Stowers, 36, is charged with two counts of second-degree murder in the Oct. 19 shooting that killed 35-year-old Damara Alexis Kirkland, who was about […]
A 65-year-old resident died of rabies after being exposed to a bat two months earlier, according to the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH). The individual had exposure to a bat in western Minnesota in July, said the Sept. 27 press release, adding that this was the fourth case of human rabies in the state since […]
Measles has been detected within the Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS) as an outbreak continues in the Twin Cities metro area, according to school and health officials. “Measles has recently been identified within the MPS community. Due to privacy, we are unable to disclose any more details at this time,” a spokesperson for the school district […]
APPLE VALLEY, Minn.—A pair of rare Amur tiger cubs are making their public debut at the Minnesota Zoo, raising hopes for preserving an endangered species that’s native to far eastern Russia and northern China. Andrei and Amaliya got to venture outside and feel the grass of their new home under their paws Wednesday for the […]
MINNEAPOLIS—A judge has convicted a Minnesota man on gun and drug charges in a case that drew attention because he was sentenced to life in prison as a teen in a high-profile murder case and spent 18 years in prison before his sentence was commuted. Hennepin County Judge Mark Kappelhoff ruled in a “stipulated evidence […]
Two people have died after a driver plowed into a Minnesota restaurant’s patio on Sept. 1, authorities said. The incident occurred just after 8 p.m. when a vehicle was “driven into the outside patio area” of Park Tavern in St. Louis Park, the St. Louis Park Police Department said. Three more people were injured in […]
Four children between the ages of 11 and 14 were shot in a stolen car at 1 a.m. on Sunday in Minneapolis. Minneapolis police were notified of gunshots from ShotSpotter activations in West Broadway and Girard Avenue, along with a 911 call on Plymouth Avenue North reporting shots being fired at a vehicle with five […]
ELK RIVER, Minn.—A woman who left her newborn baby in a box on the side of a Minnesota road 35 years ago won’t be charged, authorities said. Sherburne County Attorney Kathleen Heaney closed the case earlier this month because the statute of limitations to file charges had run out, the Sherburne County Sheriff’s Office said […]
The Upper Midwest saw significant races on Aug. 13., less than three months from a general election that will be fought in part across the region. In Minnesota, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) beat Don Samuels, upending a string of defeats for “the Squad.” Rep. Michelle Fischbach (R-Minn.) survived a primary challenge of her own. Rebecca […]
Primaries in Wisconsin and Minnesota on Aug. 13 will test a variety of candidates in the Upper Midwest. Some races will play out on battleground territory that is being heavily contested this presidential cycle. In “America’s Dairyland,” Democrats are fighting for the chance to face Rep. Derrick Van Orden (D-Wis.) in the fall. Meanwhile, Republicans […]
The Minnesota Supreme Court unanimously upheld a 2023 state law returning voting rights to Minnesotans with felony convictions immediately after their release from prison. In its Aug. 7 ruling, the state’s highest court did not comment on the merits of the law but rejected a challenge from the nonpartisan organization Minnesota Voters Alliance (MVA), alongside […]
HUDSON, Wis.—A Minnesota man convicted in the slaying of a high school student and stabbings of four other people who were tubing on a western Wisconsin river was sentenced Wednesday to 20 years in prison. A judge also ordered Nicolae Miu, 54, to serve six years of extended supervision following his release from prison in […]
Former President Donald Trump held a rally in St. Cloud, Minnesota on Saturday. According to NTD’s contributor Mike Leon, the director of policy and strategy at the Free and Equal Elections Foundation, this is an “interesting” choice for a rally location in that it is a blue state. He also says Trump needs to make […]
Eleven protesters were arrested Monday outside the UnitedHealthcare headquarters in Minnesota. They were holding a protest along with around 140 others outside the building in Minnetonka over the company’s allegedly refusing to approve care, according to the protest’s organizer, People’s Action Institute. “Our members are currently risking arrest to show @UHC we mean business when […]
MINNEAPOLIS—Two of five people charged with conspiring to bribe a Minnesota juror with a bag of $120,000 in cash in exchange for the acquittal of defendants in one of the country’s largest COVID-19-related fraud cases pleaded not guilty Wednesday. Said Shafii Farah and Abdulkarim Shafii Farah were arraigned before U.S. Magistrate Judge Tony Leung in […]
MINNEAPOLIS—Rushing waters from the Blue Earth River have already left a trail of debris and destruction on the edges of a southern Minnesota dam that partially failed last week, but officials acknowledged Tuesday the structure most in danger may be the bridge that looms nearby. The County Road 9 Bridge is at risk of crumbling, […]
Five people were charged Wednesday with conspiring to bribe a juror in Minnesota with $120,000 in cash. The juror was on one of the biggest fraud cases involving U.S. COVID-19 relief programs, in which over $250 million was taken. In April, seven people went to trial after being accused of participating in a scheme to […]
MINNEAPOLIS—A Minnesota man who once fought for the ISIS terrorist group in Syria after becoming radicalized expressed remorse and wept in open court Thursday as he was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison. Abelhamid Al-Madioum, 27, cooperated with federal authorities ahead of Thursday’s hearing, which prosecutors factored into their recommendation for a lower sentence […]
