Monthly Archives: May 2017
Benson Power Facility Could Shut Down in 2018
BENSON, Minn. - A power plant that is the region’s largest employer and taxpayer may soon shut down in an Xcel Energy move they...
Feds Fund Light Rail, but Debate is Far from Over
MINNEAPOLIS- Recent budget compromises in Washington DC have opened up the possibility of greater funding for Minnesota’s Southwest Light Rail Train (SWLRT) project.
The...
The Race Against Peterson is Heating Up
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. -- Minnesotans are more than a year out before the next big election in 2018, but that is not stopping two...
You Need to be 21 to Buy Tobacco in Edina Now
EDINA, Minn. - A unanimous 5-0 vote by the Edina City Council changed city ordinances to raise the tobacco purchasing age from 18 to...
Female Genital Mutilation Hearing Gets Heated in St. Paul
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- A bipartisan group of Minnesota lawmakers heard heartbreaking testimony about female genital mutilation (FGM) in the House Committee on Civil...
MNGOP Chair Carnahan Condemns CD7’s Keith Ellison “Goat Humper” Facebook Post
MINNEAPOLIS - The Minnesota Republican Party’s (MNGOP) newly elected Chairwoman Jennifer Carnahan had an interesting first day on the job, quickly removing a party...
Students Injured in Bemidji Area School Bus Crash
BEMIDJI, Minn. - A driver ran a stop sign and hit a school bus filled with elementary students, sending the bus into a ditch...
MN Measles Outbreak May Have Originated in Somalia
CAIRO - In late 2016 the World Health Organization (WHO) identified a number of diseases that broke out out across Somalia as a result...
Minnesota ISIS Defendant Returns to Custody After Watching CNN Documentary
MINNEAPOLIS - A Minnesota man guilty of plotting to join the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is in custody again after violating...
Eleventh Hour For Lawmakers in St. Paul
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Lawmakers in St. Paul have less than three weeks to finalize several bills before the end of the legislative session....