WATCH: President Trump speaks in Rochester, Minnesota
ROCHESTER, Minn. – President Trump speaks at the Rochester International Airport. Categories: Local News, Minnesota News, Politics / Elections
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WATCH: Joe Biden speaks at MN State Fairgrounds
FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. – Former Vice President Joe Biden is speaking at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds with four days left until Election Day. President Donald Trump is scheduled to speak at the Rochester Airport later tonight. Categories: Local News, Minnesota News, Politics / Elections
Barrett confirmed as Supreme Court justice in partisan vote
WASHINGTON (AP) – Amy Coney Barrett is headed to to the Supreme Court. The Senate confirmed President Donald Trump’s nominee in a 52-48 vote with Republicans overpowering Democratic opposition a week before Election Day. Barrett will be the third Supreme Court justice nominated by Trump. At 48, she is likely secure a conservative court majority for years to come. With…
North Dakota To Repurpose Coronavirus Aid For Fracking, Education
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota officials voted to repurpose $221 million in federal coronavirus aid to various state agencies, including a $16 million grant to oil companies in support of the fracking process. The North Dakota Emergency Commission approved the plan Friday. The money comes from the $1.25 billion awarded to the state through the Coronavirus Relief Fund established…
Judge dismisses 3rd-degree murder charge against Derek Chauvin, other charges remain
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9)–A Hennepin County judge has dismissed the third-degree murder charge against former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, but denied the defense’s motions to dismiss the other charges against him. Chauvin remains charged with second-degree murder and manslaughter in the death of George Floyd. Judge Peter A. Cahill issued several critical rulings Thursday. He also denied the motions to dismiss…
North Dakota Positive COVID-19 Patients Told To Self-Notify Close Contacts
Close contacts will no longer be contacted by public health officials
BISMARCK, N.D. — To deal with the backlog of contact tracing, the health department is now instructing those who test positive for COVID-19 to self-notify their close contacts. Gov. Doug Burgum and state health officials say a sharp increase in coronavirus cases in recent weeks has put increased pressure on contact tracing teams. That has resulted in tracing delays and a…
Minnesota opening 10 COVID-19 saliva testing sites including Moorhead
Free testing starts this Saturday at the former Thomas Edison High School building
ST. PAUL, Minn. — A free COVID-19 saliva testing site is set to open in Moorhead on Saturday at the former Thomas Edison Elementary School building on 14th Street South. The tests can be taken Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays from noon to 7:00 PM and Saturdays and Sundays from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Click here to schedule an appointment….
Gov. Walz calls lawmakers back for fifth special session
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota lawmakers will return to the Capitol on Monday for their fifth special session of the year, Gov. Tim Walz announced Wednesday as he declared his intention to extend the peacetime emergency that he declared at the start of the coronavirus pandemic by another 30 days. The governor is required to call lawmakers back each…
President calls for stimulus negotiations to stop until after Election Day
WASHINGTON – (CNN) President Donald Trump has ordered his negotiators to halt talks over a new stimulus package, after the two sides have struggled for months to reach a deal. “I have instructed my representatives to stop negotiating until after the election when, immediately after I win, we will pass a major Stimulus Bill that focuses on hardworking Americans and…
Fairview to cut 900 jobs, convert Bethesda to homeless shelter
ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) – M Health Fairview announced Monday it will cut 900 jobs as it coverts Bethesda Hospital in St. Paul, Minnesota into a shelter for people experiencing homelessness and transfer the patients in the hospital’s COVID-19 unit to the nearby St. Joseph’s Hospital. Bethesda Hospital will be leased by Ramsey County to be used as a shelter this…
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