Minnesota Tied For Most Cities On List Of Best Places To Live
Wisconsin, meanwhile, is one of 18 states with no cities on the list.
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Wisconsin, meanwhile, is one of 18 states with no cities on the list.
The nationwide unemployment rate in August was 5.2%. A year ago, in August 2020, the Wisconsin unemployment rate was 6.1%. Wisconsin lost 8,200 private sector jobs in August. Compared to a year ago, 70,300 more people were working in the private sector.
A former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd is scheduled to be arraigned Thursday for allegedly violating the civil rights of a teenager in a separate case that involved a restraint similar to the one used on Floyd.
A criminal complaint has been filed against the older brother of 12-year-old London Bean, who was fatally shot last week in North Minneapolis on the first day of school.
Being allowed to keep walleye on Lake Mille Lacs has been a debate in previous years, with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources co-managing the lake with Chippewa bands that have treaty rights.
The latest data from the U.S. Drought Monitor show that in the last week the state's areas of moderate and severe drought conditions across central and southern Minnesota remained much the same as they were when last week's report was issued.
As of Thursday morning, figures from the Minnesota Department of Health showed that about 72.6% of Minnesotans 16 or older had received at least one dose, and 93.2% of those 65 or older had received at least one dose. In total, the state has administered 6,320,203 doses of vaccine, with about 3.18 million residents having completed their vaccine series.
While tens of thousands of Afghans on military bases await resettlement in the United States, local officials say they expect more than 300 of those who escaped Kabul to be placed in Minnesota in the coming weeks.
The last time Rolling Stone magazine compiled its list of the top 500 songs of all-time (meaning the last 60 or 70 years, in practice), Minnesota's own Bob Dylan stood at the top of the heap. Did "Like a Rolling Stone" manage to hold onto its #1 position?
Money Magazine has named Chanhassen the best place to live in the United States.
Following her stunning performance at the Tokyo Olympics, Minnesota native Suni Lee has been named one of TIME Magazine's 100 most influential people.
How long do you think it would take to walk across Minnesota? The answer is about 5 minutes -- at least in Kanabec County.
An assault on Nicollet Mall turned a public safety advocate into a victim. The latest attack happened to a downtown resident in the middle of the day, and WCCO learned how police are working to make downtown safer.
The COVID-19 pandemic has been an 18-month grind that's only become more grueling for health care workers, so much so that their numbers are dwindling.
A large car fire briefly shut down an exit on Interstate 94 in Minneapolis Wednesday evening.
