Man Accused In Cop's Death Has Yet To Appear In Court
The man accused of killing a Mendota Heights police officer two weeks ago will make his first appearance in Dakota County courtroom before facing charges filed in Ramsey County.
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The man accused of killing a Mendota Heights police officer two weeks ago will make his first appearance in Dakota County courtroom before facing charges filed in Ramsey County.
The federal government predicts Minnesota farmers will produce 1.34 billion bushels of corn this year, up 40 million bushels from last year. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's production outlook for Minnesota also predicts corn yields averaging 168 bushels per acre, up eight bushels from 2013.
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is holding a two-day meeting to review research on the effects of sulfates on wild rice. The St. Paul meeting Wednesday and Thursday is meant to provide scientific peer review for studies the MPCA commissioned as it prepares to decide whether the state's sulfate standard for waters that produce wild rice should stay the same or be changed.
The new mayor of a Minnesota town is just 7-years-old, and he doesn't say much. Voters in Cormorant, in Northwestern Minnesota, elected a dog named Duke by a landslide. The 12 people in the village each paid $1 to cast a vote.
Republican Jim Hagedorn has pulled off an upset in his party's 1st District primary for Congress. Hagedorn beat endorsed candidate Aaron Miller in Tuesday's primary.
Breweries and taprooms have grown so much in popularity in the last 10 years. The new kid on the block is just down the block from a few other breweries and taprooms like 612 Brew, and that is by design.
Even when consumers decide to book a trip at the last minute, they can still find some great bargains.
The primary election cleared up some intriguing questions and immediately set up some new ones. Before Minnesota digs in for the 12-week slog to November, here's a quick rundown of the highlights in Tuesday's races.
Minnesota health officials say a traveling petting zoo is the source of an E. coli outbreak that has infected 13 people. The Minnesota Department of Health said Tuesday that seven of the people have been hospitalized with the infection originating at the Zerebko Zoo Tran petting zoo.
Police are following all leads to find the man suspected of killing a respected attorney at an Arden Hills gas station. Ty Hoffman is the man police want to find. Friends say he is the ex-boyfriend of the victim, Kelly Phillips.
His closest friends say Robin Williams would often use humor to hide his depression, which made it harder to detect. Unfortunately, a lot of people are very good at hiding what they're feeling inside. Nearly 60 million people experience a mental health condition every year. But only a fraction of those conditions are ever detected.
State Rep. Steve Simon is the DFL nominee for secretary of state. Simon turned back two frequent candidates, Dick Franson and Gregg Iverson, in Tuesday's primary.
Hennepin County commissioner Jeff Johnson has captured the Republican nomination for Minnesota governor over three major rivals.
Democrat Mike Obermueller has advanced again to a November matchup with GOP U.S. Rep. John Kline. Obermueller beat Michael Roberts, a former Army and National Guard veteran, in Tuesday's primary.
Tom Emmer has won the Republican nomination for the U.S. House seat vacated by retiring Rep. Michele Bachmann. Emmer defeated Anoka County Commissioner Rhonda Sivarajah Tuesday to capture the GOP's nod in the 6th District. It's a political resurrection for Emmer, who lost the 2010 governor's race to Democrat Mark Dayton in a recount.
