'Appetite For Change' Hosts Fundraiser For Youth Training Program
A Minneapolis no-profit is using food to make social changes in our community. It's called "Appetite for Change."
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A Minneapolis no-profit is using food to make social changes in our community. It's called "Appetite for Change."
A lawyer who helped write Minnesota's medical marijuana law is going to work for a company that sells it. Jamie Olson is the third public official to join LeafLine Labs. She helped the Minnesota House craft the law that legalized medical cannabis last year.
A music festival in Walker, Minnesota, is having major flooding issues Thursday night.
Kylie Bearse, Kim Johnson and Chad Hartman stopped at the Lakeview Bar and Grill at the Rich-Spring Golf Club Thursday, which is the only place on the Sauk River Chain of Lakes that you can boat up to and grab a bite to eat. It gets really busy around there in the summer and Thursdays are men's league night, so there are plenty of golfers around.
Minneapolis police say officers responded to a welfare check at a home on the city's north side Thursday morning and found a woman's body inside.
The Minneapolis NAACP is calling for changes to law enforcement practices following the arrest of a black man on the light rail last Wednesday. Video surfaced of 21-year-old Draon Armstrong being slammed to the ground during his arrest on the Green Line at Target Field Station on July 8.
Regions Hospital was locked down for about 20 minutes Thursday night because of a possible gunman.
A western Wisconsin county is taking action to get rid of an invasive species overtaking parts of town. Giant knotweed is found from Minnesota to Maine, and south to Louisiana. The plant spreads quickly, and grows fast.
A third state official who helped write Minnesota's medical cannabis law has gone to work for the company licensed to sell it.
Gov. Mark Dayton and U.S. Rep. Rick Nolan will travel to the Brainerd Lakes area on Friday to tour storm damage. Dayton and Nolan also plan to meet with resort owners, emergency managers, local officials, residents and volunteers.
Jostling has begun among Minnesota cities, counties and state government agencies to get road projects, nature trails, amphitheaters, prison repairs and much more into a public-works borrowing plan that Gov. Mark Dayton and the Legislature will assemble next year.
The Schwan's USA Cup has been going on for three decades, drawing teams from around the world to Minnesota. But organizers are taking some different precautions this year. They have three team doctors in place to look closely for concussions.
Minnesota's roads are becoming safer. But in the same breath, state officials say this year traffic fatalities are up. Authorities say 361 people died in crashes on Minnesota roads last year. That's the lowest amount since 1944.
If you live in the western suburbs, you've likely noticed all the road construction. MnDOT has projects on three major roadways right now, and they are creating some headaches for drivers.
Minnesota is apparently home to some of the most handsome men.
