Minneapolis Plow Drivers Accept Latest Offer, Will Not Go On Strike
Union public works crews in Minneapolis -- including snow plow drivers -- say that they've accepted the latest contract offer from the city and will not go on strike.
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Union public works crews in Minneapolis -- including snow plow drivers -- say that they've accepted the latest contract offer from the city and will not go on strike.
After a violent year in Minneapolis, Mayor Jacob Frey and one of the city's top police officers spoke Wednesday about how they're trying to make the city safer.
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced Wednesday that he has tested positive for COVID-19.
The mayors of Minneapolis and St. Paul have reinstated mask requirements for businesses amid a rise in COVID-19 cases brought on by the Omicron variant.
The problem is the salt flows into storm drains, lakes and groundwater. It can be harmful to fish, plants and pets taking a walk outside. Switching salt for something else while the snow sticks around can help.
One of the teenagers arrested in connection to the New Year's Eve shooting at the Mall of America was released from jail without being charged.
A suspect has been apprehended in the shooting of a 50-year-old man in southern Minnesota this past December.
Authorities in the Twin Cities are looking for a suspect following an armed robbery early Wednesday morning at an east metro gas station.
Some cities around the metro have declared snow emergencies following the snowfall and strong winds that moved in to the area overnight.
Both Daryl Johnson, 51, of St. Ansgar, Iowa, and Daniel Johnson, 26, of Austin, Minnesota, had made social media posts noting their participation in the Capitol riot in the days following the attack.
At Bobby and Steve's Auto World in Eden Prairie, there's surge in demand for car check-ups ahead of a bitter cold temperatures in the forecast for Wednesday and Saturday.
A day after an announced expansion in COVID-19 testing capacity statewide, Minnesota health officials on Wednesday reported 71 additional deaths and 4,149 more virus cases.
A 34-year-old St. Paul man faces charges for allegedly shooting and killing a man in the city's Frogtown neighborhood last week.
An attorney for Green Bay Mayor Eric Genrich is asking a judge to impose sanctions on the special investigator leading the Republican-ordered investigation into the 2020 election, saying Michael Gableman has made incorrect statements and should take out full-page newspaper ads to correct the record.
Revenue from the state individual income tax rose 6.2% to $9.3 billion in 2021. Revenue from the state sales tax jumped 9.2% to $6.4 billion, the largest year-over-year increase since 1983.
