Category Archives: State News

Lawmakers Seek Longer Terms for Attempted Murder of a Police Officer
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Republican lawmakers proposed Thursday to increase the penalty for the attempted murder of a police officer a year after a southern Minnesota officer was gravely wounded while on-du...
Jennifer Lewerenz Jan 15, 2021

Governor Extends State's Peacetime Emergency
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Gov. Tim Walz on Wednesday won legislative approval to extend Minnesota's peacetime state of emergency by another 30 days so he can continue to use executive orders to direct the st...
Jennifer Lewerenz Jan 13, 2021

Iowa Derecho May Affect Minnesota Commodity Prices
(KNSI) - Corn harvest is underway across the Midwest, and producers in Iowa are finding that more of their cornfields are unable to be harvested after a derecho struck the central region of the state ...
Jennifer Lewerenz Oct 13, 2020 Unsplash