ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9)–Minnesota’s divided Legislature struck a deal to strengthen police accountability Monday night, delivering a response two months after the death of George Floyd at the knee of a now-fired Minneapolis police officer. The House quickly voted 102-29 to approve the changes. After midnight, the Senate approved the bill in a 60-7 vote. Gov. Tim Walz supports the agreed-upon…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP)–The top Republican in the Minnesota Senate says legislative leaders have a tentative agreement on the outlines of a police accountability bill. But chances appear dimmer for a $1.9 billion public construction projects package that has yet to win the necessary GOP support in the Democratic-controlled House. Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka says the Senate plans to adjourn late…
MAPLEWOOD, Minn. (AP)–The leading manufacturer of N95 masks in the U.S. says it has investigated 4,000 reports of fraud, counterfeiting and price gouging in connection with the product and filed 18 lawsuits as a result. 3M, based in Maplewood, is among the largest global producers of the N95 mask, which has been approved by the U.S. National Institute for Occupational…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP)–The number of coronavirus patients in Minnesota intensive care units has dipped to a three-month low. The Minnesota Department of Health on Thursday reported 103 patients in intensive care, a total last seen April 16 in the early weeks of the pandemic. It also reported 249 total hospitalizations, continuing a downward trend from a peak in late May. The…
WATFORD CITY, N.D. (AP)–The North Dakota Highway Patrol says a toddler was struck and killed by a pickup truck in Watford City and a woman suffered life-threatening injuries when her car was hit by a sheriff’s deputy responding to the call. The patrol says a 50-year-old man got in his pickup truck parked on the street to back it into…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP)–Police have arrested a Minneapolis man charged with fatally shooting a woman who was pregnant with his child. The baby was delivered at a hospital and survived the shooting. Twenty-seven-year-old Zachary Robinson was arrested in Chicago. He was charged last week in Hennepin County District Court with second-degree murder, second-degree assault and being a felon in possession of a…
DICKINSON, N.D. — Great White is apologizing for performing at a concert Thursday night in Dickinson where the crowd didn’t wear masks despite the ongoing threat of the coronavirus. The band drew criticism on social media after performing as part of the “First on First: Dickinson Summer Nights” concert series. Great White said in a statement that the band “would…
WASHINGTON — A hearing in the U.S. House Wednesday discussed needs of the country’s tribal communities. “Day after day, our nation’s tribal communities are suffering terrible inequalities,” said Democratic Rep. Frank Pallone of New Jersey. But according to the executive director of the North Dakota Indian Affairs Commission, the coronavirus remains the state’s first priority. “Health disparities on reservations is…
FARGO, N.D. — Southwest Recreation Pool in Fargo is back open after a COVID-19 scare. Fargo Park District temporarily closed the pool Wednesday due to staffing issues. They had been exposed to someone with the virus. They were tested and the tests came back negative. The person with the virus is not a park district worker. They determined along with…
UPDATE: The Supreme Court has kept a hold on President Donald Trump’s financial records that Congress has been seeking for more than a year. The ruling returns the case to lower courts, with no clear prospect for when the case might ultimately be resolved. The 7-2 outcome is at least a short-term victory for Trump, who has strenuously sought to…
