COVID In Minnesota: Forest Lake Closes City Offices Amid Outbreak
A COVID-19 outbreak has led Forest Lake leaders to close city offices this week.
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A COVID-19 outbreak has led Forest Lake leaders to close city offices this week.
A federal program to help Minnesotans behind on rent still has dollars to give out. So far 52,000 Minnesotans have applied for rental assistance here. In all, $80 million is still available to apply for in that rental help program.
"Minneapolis is a safe city, and simultaneously we are dealing with a very significant increase in crime, and specifically violent crimes. Let's be very clear, that is not acceptable in any way, shape or form."
The state's oil production was up slightly in September, but prices for North Dakota crude were 32% higher than the state's tax revenue forecast.
As Kyle Rittenhouse's trial has played out in the Kenosha courtroom of Circuit Judge Bruce Schroeder, moments of apparent deference to the defendant have struck many observers as curiously different from how murder proceedings often unfold. On Veterans Day, the judge led the jury and others in the courtroom in applause for veterans just as a defense witness who had served in the Army was about to testify.
Klobuchar was diagnosed with breast cancer in February and underwent surgery and radiation treatment.
A Minnesota city is getting attention for a new ordinance that includes a ban on sidewalk hopscotch games.
Former U.S. Senator Al Franken joined CBS Mornings Tuesday and discussed his return to comedy and gave his reaction to some former Senate colleagues who now say they regret calling for his resignation.
The Minnesota DFL Party released a statement saying Biden and Democrats are "delivering good-paying jobs and major infrastructure improvements for Minnesota."
Keith Ellison announced Monday he will seek re-election as Minnesota's attorney general.
With inflation at 6.2%, the highest rate in decades, there is debate over whether government spending is fueling the rise in price or if the spending will make it better.
The Democratic governor said says he will travel to the United Kingdom and Finland to promote trade with a focus on health care, environmental technology, agriculture and education.
The Biden administration is nominating its first set of U.S. Marshals, including the first Black man to serve as the U.S. Marshal in Minnesota, along with a slate of other historic firsts for U.S. attorney posts across the nation.
Federal officials contend that wolves are resilient enough to bounce back even if their numbers drop sharply due to intensive hunting. They say protections are no longer warranted.
Veterans centers were originally envisioned as safe havens where Vietnam veterans could get the services they need, said Walz, who served for 24 years in the Minnesota National Guard.
