Mankato Professor Gwen Nell Westerman Named Minnesota's 1st Native Poet Laureate
Minnesota State University, Mankato English professor Gwen Nell Westerman is a citizen of her father's people, the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate in the Dakotas.
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Minnesota State University, Mankato English professor Gwen Nell Westerman is a citizen of her father's people, the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate in the Dakotas.
Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar revealed Thursday that she was diagnosed with breast cancer earlier this year and underwent radiation treatment while working on major pandemic and economic legislation.
The guilty plea stems from an Aug. 2020 incident in which the two stole an Audi A4 from a driver in Richfield.
University of Minnesota officials say there was an armed robbery near the school's campus on Thursday afternoon.
"An angry adult barged into our son's elementary school this morning on the first day of school. He threatened teachers & staff while yelling at kids to take off masks before he was arrested," Rep. Mike Howard said. "This madness has to stop, as does the anti-science/anti-govt rhetoric fueling the rage."
Minnesota schools are seeing increases in weekly coronavirus cases as students return to classrooms across the state.
Police say "strong headway has been made on this case already," with several neighbors and eyewitnesses coming forward to be interviewed. Investigators are also reviewing security footage from the area. This was the 62nd homicide of the year in Minneapolis.
Signed into law by Republican Gov. Henry McMaster shortly after its passage earlier this year, the "South Carolina Fetal Heartbeat and Protection from Abortion Act" requires doctors to perform ultrasounds to check for a heartbeat in the fetus, which can typically be detected about six weeks into pregnancy.
The father was barred from any contact with the mother due to a no-contact order stemming from domestic abuse, and there was concern for the safety of her and their children.
The Minneapolis Police Department says officers were called to a possible shooting on the 2000 block of Emerson Avenue North. Responding officers found a man gravely injured inside an apartment. Police determined that he had been shot.
St. Paul police officers responded to reports of a possible assault Tuesday ending in an alleged arson.
ICU beds remain close to fully filled in the Twin Cities metro area, and southeastern Minnesota. At latest check, 97.1% of ICU beds in the metro area were currently in use. The situation is almost as bad in southeastern Minnesota, where only eight beds are still open (or 3.6%).
The latest data from the U.S. Drought Monitor show that in the last week the state saw a gradual easing of moderate and severe drought conditions across central and southern Minnesota. About 85% of the state is at least experiencing moderate drought, that's down from nearly 89% last week.
Chanhassen High School went into lockdown Thursday morning as Carver County sheriff's deputies searched the building.
A Jackson Health System employee is on administrative leave following disturbing posts on social media that appear to mock a baby in the neonatal intensive care unit.
