Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Wisconsin-based F-16 crashes in Michigan during training
Authorities say a Wisconsin-based fighter jet crashed in a national forest in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula while on a training mission and searchers are looking for the pilot, who was the only per...
Dec 09, 2020
COVID-19 in MN: Glimmers of hope in a tough December
DevelopmentsFrom around the stateTop headlinesFrom MPR NewsCOVID-19Tracking cases in MinnesotaSign upDaily analysis on COVID-19 in MN This week is turning out to be one of the most pivotal in the COVI...
Dec 09, 2020
What’s next for Myon Burrell?
A new legal analysis recommending the release of Myon Burrell, a Black man convicted in the 2002 shooting death of an 11-year-old Minneapolis girl, could weigh into his fate as he takes his case befor...
Dec 09, 2020
Pet treat company eyeing former Del Monte plant in southern Minn.
More than a year after California-based Del Monte Foods announced the closing of its canning plant in Sleepy Eye, Minn., a pet treat manufacturer is in talks to take over the facility.The closing of t...
Dec 09, 2020
House approves temporary government funding bill as larger deal remains elusive
Top Republican and Democratic leaders are still trying to reach a deal on both an annual spending bill and coronavirus relief legislation. Congress was due to finish up work on Dec. 11 but will need m...
Dec 09, 2020
AP-NORC poll: Only half in U.S. want shots as vaccine nears
As states frantically prepare to begin months of vaccinations that could end the pandemic, a new poll finds only about half of Americans are ready to roll up their sleeves when their turn comes.The su...
Dec 09, 2020
Soccer players lay down 'marker' in fight against racism
Two teams in the Champions' League walked off and did not return.
Dec 09, 2020
Murdock to vote on permit for whites-only group
Officials in the west-central Minnesota town of Murdock are expected to vote Wednesday on whether to allow a controversial religious group that worships ancient Norse gods to use a former church as a ...
Dec 09, 2020
New data reveal which hospitals are dangerously full. Is yours?
Health care workers at United Memorial Medical Center in Houston last week, facing another full-throttle workday.Mark Felix | AFP via Getty ImagesThe federal government on Monday released detailed hos...
Dec 09, 2020
Penalties rare for ignoring COVID-19 precautions
Frank Donohoe says he's been doing his best to comply with COVID-19 restrictions, even though he wishes he didn't have to."My mask looks like a jock strap," Donohoe said. "It's very embarrassing to we...
Dec 09, 2020