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LOCAL NEWS:
(St. Paul MN-) COVID-19 numbers have not yet started their predicted drop in Minnesota. According to the Minnesota Department of Health, there were 11,440 additional cases and reinfections of coronavirus reported on Thursday, and 78 COVID-related deaths. Of those who died, one victim was in … Read more
(Willmar MN-) The suspect in the shooting incident involving a Willmar Police Officer appeared in Kandiyohi County District Court Wednesday morning. 36-year-old Esteban Ramos Jr. of Raymond is being charged with Attempted 2nd Degree Murder, 1st Degree Assault-Use of Deadly Force Against a… Read more
(Olivia MN-) A settlement conference took place in Renville County District Court Wednesday for an Olivia man man charged with 3rd degree murder for the drug-related death of a woman this past summer. 37-year-old Bradley Westphal made his first appearance in Renville County District Court on… Read more
(St. Paul, MN) -- Governor Tim Walz says more than 100 nurses will start arriving immediately at health care facilities around the state. Walz last week directed 40-million dollars in American Rescue Plan funding to hire emergency staff to provide care at certain hospitals dealing with staff… Read more
(Willmar MN-) A pre-trial hearing for a suspect in a vicious Willmar rape case takes place in Kandiyohi County District Court today. 19-year-old Davion Powell of Racine Wisconsin faces 5 counts of Criminal Sexual Conduct and 2 counts of Theft for the July 29th rape and disfigurement of a Wil… Read more
(Willmar MN-) Kandiyohi County Commissioner Rollie Nissen of Willmar says he didn't mind approving a modified tax abatement for Minnwest Technology Campus Tuesday because of what the county gets back. Nissen says Minnwest is the former Willmar Regional Treatment Center and is home to nearly … Read more
(St. Paul, MN) -- Voting is underway in MnDOT's 2022 "name a snowplow" contest. More than 11-thousand names were submitted in December and the list has been narrowed to 50 finalists. Eight winning names will be announced in February for a snowplow in each of the eight MnDOT districts in the … Read more
(St. Paul, MN) -- Jury selection starts today (Thursday) in the federal civil rights trial of three ex-Minneapolis police officers accused in the death of George Floyd. J. Alexander Kueng, Tou Thao, and Thomas Lane are charged with willfully depriving Floyd of his constitutional rights while… Read more
Peter Thomas Robert Hughes, 31, Starbuck, MN, died Monday, January 17, 2022, at his home in … Read more
Alan E. Carlson, 85, passed away on Friday, January 14, 2022, in his home at Shorewood Senio… Read more
Joseph R. Juarez, age 42, of Willmar, passed away unexpectedly Monday, Jan. 17, at his resid… Read more
Ruth W. Johnson, age 97, of Willmar, passed away Wednesday morning, Jan. 19, at Bethesda Gra… Read more
LOCAL AND REGIONAL SPORTS
(Atlanta, GA) -- The Atlanta Hawks erased a 16-point first-quarter deficit and beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 134-122 last night in Georgia. Read more
(Eagan, MN) -- The Minnesota Vikings continued their thorough search for their next head coach yesterday. Read more
(St. Paul, MN) -- The Minnesota Wild are back on the ice this weekend for a home and home set with the Chicago Blackhawks. Read more
NATIONAL NEWS:
Stephen Lam/ The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images(SAN FRANCISCO) -- An individual with two guns was "neutralized" near the San Francisco International Airport's Bay Area Rapid Transit entrance, temporarily delaying BART service Thursday morning, officials said.When officers responded… Read more
John Moore/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- About 4.6 million Black people in the U.S. -- roughly 1 in 10 -- are immigrants, and that figure could more than double to 9.5 million by 2060, according to a study by Pew Research Center.Pew based its calculations in the study, released Thursday, on Cens… Read more
kali9/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- An 11-month-old girl has been shot in the face in the Bronx, prompting a search for the gunman and outcry from New York City's new mayor.The baby is in the hospital in critical but stable condition, the New York City Police Department said.The shooting took pl… Read more
Ramsey County Sheriff's Office via Getty Images(ST. PAUL, Minn.) -- The federal trial of three former police officers charged in the death of George Floyd is set to begin Thursday with jury selection, and some legal experts expect the presence of Floyd's convicted murderer, Derek Chauvin, to… Read more
Eric Lee/Bloomberg via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- As the COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe, more than 5.5 million people have died from the disease worldwide, including over 855,000 Americans, according to real-time data compiled by Johns Hopkins University's Center for Systems Science an… Read more
Business
Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The House select committee investigating the Capitol attack requested on Thursday that Ivanka Trump cooperate with its investigation and asked her to testify regarding conversations with her father, former President Donald Trump, before and on Jan… Read more
Lao Chengyue/Xinhua via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Exxon Mobil Corp. announced on Tuesday an "ambition" to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions in its operations in the next three decades, but fell short of making any commitments to offset or reduce the massive amounts of Earth-warming emi… Read more
Mark Wilson/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- New York Attorney General Letitia James said that her office has uncovered "significant evidence" of fraud in her civil investigation of former President Donald Trump and the Trump Organization.The unusual statement amid an ongoing investigation came as … Read more
Joan Cros/NurPhoto via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- A showdown between the nation's major airlines, the FAA and AT&T and Verizon appears to be cooling after both telecom giants agreed at the last minute to pause a portion of their 5G-C rollout on Wednesday."At our sole discretion we have … Read more
Illustration by Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Microsoft Corp. announced plans on Tuesday to acquire gaming giant Activision Blizzard Inc., the maker of immensely popular franchises including "Call of Duty" and "Warcraft," for $68.7 billion.The companies … Read more