Minnesota Communities And Organizations Prepare For Afghan Refugee Arrivals
The Minnesota Department of Human Services reports 35 Afghan refugees have already arrived as of August 16 and up to 65 refugees have been granted Special Immigrant Visas.
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The Minnesota Department of Human Services reports 35 Afghan refugees have already arrived as of August 16 and up to 65 refugees have been granted Special Immigrant Visas.
The Minneapolis City Council has failed to override Mayor Jacob Frey's veto of the public safety charter amendment ballot language. The Minneapolis City Council must now rewrite and pass new ballot language, with a deadline of 11:59 p.m. Friday.
This year's Minnesota State Fair experience may not be what fair-goers are used to.
A group of high rise window cleaners in the Twin Cities went on strike Monday morning.
The Great Minnesota Get-Together is less than two weeks out, but hundreds of State Fair positions still need to be filled.
Thefts in cars are on the rise across the Twin Cities metro and police say it's leading to another big problem.
Criminal defense attorney Joe Tamburino is not related to the case but is calling the criminal vehicular homicide charges unusual.
Search teams endured long hours sifting through woods and grass hoping to find anything that would lead them to 32-year-old Amanda Vangrinsvenn.
Dakota County Attorney Kathy Keena announced Friday that deadly force was justified in the shooting of Dolal Idd by three Minneapolis police officers.
Centers for Disease Control data show nearly 90% of the residents at Minnesota facilities are fully vaccinated. Only 65% of the staff in those places have received their shots.
A celebration of life is planned Monday for Mack Motzko, the 20-year-old son of Gophers men's hockey coach Bob Motzko.
Minnesota gymnasts Sunisa Lee and Grace McCallum stepped up at the Olympics after Simone Biles exited the team final competition.
Friends are honoring the legacy of two young men that died in a car crash Saturday night.
Hot and dry conditions are hitting crops hard. Local farmers that sell produce at St. Paul Farmers Market say the unusual season is forcing them to use more irrigation.
The extreme heat can be difficult to deal with for every member of the family, including pets. Viewers sent in questions about how to handle the hot streak.
Halwo is a caramelized dessert made of sugar, ghee or oil, cornstarch, cardamom and nutmeg. The treat is essential in every major Somali occasion, especially Eid al-Adha.
Twenty individuals were honored during Monday's ceremonies. Half of those refugees were nominated last year, but due to COVID, the event was pushed to this year.
Department of Natural Resources officials say Minnesota has now reached the warning phase under the statewide drought plan. As the state grows drier, the city of Minneapolis is urging residents to voluntarily restrict their water usage.
"We actually put sandbags around [my child's] bed for a little bit in case of stray rounds," Steve Sturm said.
Families in need now have another resource to get food in western Wisconsin. At the new St. Croix Valley Food Bank in Hudson, empty shelves are filling up.
Officials at the University of Minnesota say that two robberies happened late Monday night near the Twin Cities campus.
The sendoff happened at the Xcel Energy Center. The Minnesota Wild adopted the golden retriever about a year ago from a rescue organization.
The fires range in size from 62 acres to one-tenth of an acre, the largest being the Delta fire.
As of June 14, Hennepin Healthcare reported 25 fatal drownings in Minnesota. Five were children ranging from ages 4-12.
This Fourth of July marked one of the first holidays since COVID restrictions lifted in Minnesota -- and Stillwater visitors and businesses certainly felt the impact.
