ST. PAUL, Minn. – Gov. Tim Walz has signed a $25 million bill to fund research into ALS that was authored by a veteran state senator from the Iron Range who has the disease. Sen. David Tomassoni, of Chisholm, took up the cause after disclosing last year that he had ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. The 69-year-old’s case…
ST. PAUL, Minn.- Gov. Tim Walz has released an updated plan for how to spend the state’s enormous budget surplus, including a proposal for income tax rebate checks of $1,000 per couple. The governor’s supplemental budget proposal follows last month’s announcement that the state’s budget surplus has grown to $9.25 billion. Walz wants to issue tax rebate checks of $500…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) — Gov. Tim Walz will have to pick from four candidates to fill two vacancies in the Seventh Judicial District. The Commission on Judicial Selection is recommending Leah duCharme, a senior shareholder at Gjesdahl Law; Heidi Schultz, an Assistant Todd County Attorney; Greta Smolnisky, a District Court Referee; and Stormy Vickers, he specializes in criminal defense…
Rep. Jim HagedornST. PAUL, Minn. – Gov. Tim Walz on Tuesday officially called a special election to fill a vacant congressional seat in southern Minnesota after U.S. Rep. Jim Hagedorn died last week following a battle with kidney cancer. A special primary will be held on May 24 followed by the special election on Aug. 9. Candidates for the special…
Downtown St. Paul (FOX 9)ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) – Gov. Tim Walz has activated the Minnesota National Guard as the trial for three former Minneapolis police officers involved in the death of George Floyd is coming closer to the end in St. Paul. “Out of an abundance of caution for the safety of Minnesotans, and at the request of the…
MINNEAPOLIS (KVRR-AP) – The parents of Amir Locke and their attorneys say Locke was “executed” by a Minneapolis SWAT team that woke him from a deep sleep, and that he reached in confusion for a legal firearm to protect himself. Andre Locke and Karen Wells, described him as respectful to police, and said they coached him on how to act…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) — Minnesota’s 2022 Legislative Session is underway with lawmakers looking at a $7.7 billion budget surplus. Republicans want to pass permanent tax cuts to give money back to Minnesota families. Democratic Gov. Tim Walz has proposed sending checks of $175 or $350 to more than 2 million Minnesota families. The governor also proposed a record $2.7…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR/AP) — The Minnesota Legislature will convene on January 31 and confront a good problem: a $7.7 billion surplus. It’s bound to set up clashes in this election year over whether to spend the money on unmet needs or give it back to taxpayers. The main job for lawmakers in even-numbered years traditionally is a public works…
Courtesy: Whitney Demarais / Joseph Vertin and Sons Funeral HomeLIDGERWOOD, N.D. (KVRR) — A funeral procession is held for fallen firefighter 42-year-old Tim Kath of Nashua, Minnesota as services are held in Lidgerwood, North Dakota. Kath died on New Year’s Eve at Sanford in Fargo after getting COVID-19. National Fallen Firefighters Foundation classifies his death as a Line of Duty…
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – Minnesota’s two largest cities moved Wednesday to reimpose mask requirements in businesses and public places as the omicron variant of coronavirus spreads rapidly. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter said the requirement would take effect in both cities at 5 p.m. Thursday. Frey said it’s essential to keep the city healthy and moving,…
