Category Archives: State News
Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar to Speak at Presidential Inauguration
(KNSI) - Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar will speak at today's presidential inauguration. Klobuchar, who ran against Joe Biden for the 2020 democratic presidential nomination, is the Senate's ranking ...
Jan 20, 2021 AP Images
Minnesota Man Threatened Police, Arrested on Weapons Charge, Complaint Says
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - A Minnesota man who allegedly bragged about planning to kill a police officer at a pro-Trump rally in St. Paul was accused in federal court Tuesday of trying to sell an undercov...
Jan 19, 2021 Pixabay
Indigenous Leaders Rebuke Minnesota Congressman's Opposition to Biden Cabinet Pick
DULUTH, Minn. (AP) - A group of Native American tribes in a Minnesota congressman's district is rebuking him for his attempts to derail President-elect Joe Biden's pick for Interior secretary. If conf...
Jan 19, 2021 Phillip Roulain on Pixabay
Judge Orders Florida Company to Stop Using 3M's Name on Counterfeit Face Masks
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A federal judge has ordered a Florida company accused of selling counterfeit N95 face masks with 3M's name on them to stop using the Minnesota company's trademarks and representing ...
Jan 19, 2021
Governor to Address Minnesota Regarding Next Steps in Vaccine Distribution Plan
(KNSI) - Minnesota Governor Tim Walz will address the state Monday afternoon to discuss the next steps in the COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan. Governor Walz sharply criticized the Trump administrat...
Jan 18, 2021 AP Images
850 Minnesota National Guard Members Deployed to Washington
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - About 850 members of the Minnesota National Guard are among 25,000 soldiers streaming into Washington from across the country for Wednesday's presidential inauguration. The number o...
Jan 18, 2021
Over 1,300 New COVID-19 Cases and 40 Related Deaths Reported Sunday
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minnesota health officials on Sunday reported 1,364 new cases of COVID-19 and 40 additional deaths due to complications from the virus. The state's death count is the 22nd highest i...
Jan 18, 2021
Man Who Held Child Hostage Was From Missouri
BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. (AP) - Police in a Twin Cities suburb say they don't know why a man who held a young boy hostage before killing himself was in Minnesota or the community. Brooklyn Park Deputy Chi...
Jan 18, 2021 Unsplash
Willmar Man Dies in Accidental Shooting
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is looking into the death of a 41-year-old Willmar man after he was shot by a stray bullet. Police say they were called about 7:40 Friday, Januar...
Jan 18, 2021 KNSI News
Slow Moving Winter Storm Wreaks Havoc on Roads
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A slow-moving winter storm with gusty winds is whipping up blizzard conditions and causing hazardous travel in southwestern Minnesota and northeastern South Dakota. The National Wea...
Jan 15, 2021