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
Music News
Gilbert Carrasquillo/GC ImagesJeannie Mai revealed the name of her first baby with husband Jeezy on ThursdayIn a video posted on her Hello Hunnay YouTube channel, The Real co-host announced that the baby's name is Monaco."I thought Baby J's name should be a J name because obviously Jeannie a… Read more
Denise Truscello/Getty Images for RMGJustin Bieber is set to kick off his Justice World Tour on February 18, but he'll warm up for that with a February 11 performance ahead of the Super Bowl.Justin is headlining The h.wood Group's Homecoming Weekend pop-up party in Los Angeles, reports Billb… Read more
Charles Sykes/Bravo/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty ImagesSoon after the death of their friend Bob Saget, John Mayer and comedian Jeff Ross posted a lengthy video in which they discussed the fact that they'd just retrieved Saget's car from Los Angeles International Airport. During tha… Read more
Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images For dcJennifer Lopez is counting down the days until her new movie, Marry Me, arrives in theaters next month, and ahead of the rom-com's February release, she let fans in on a big secret -- her workout routine.Taking to Instagram on Wednesday, J-Lo promoted "On… Read more
credit Atlantic/RhinoJust in time for Valentine's Day, Jason Mraz is releasing an album collecting his love songs.Lalalalovesongs, which includes "I'm Yours," "I Won't Give Up" and "Lucky," his debut with Colbie Caillat, will arrive February 11 on CD, vinyl and digitally. A limited-edition n… Read more
Entertainment
Gilbert Carrasquillo/GC ImagesJeannie Mai revealed the name of her first baby with husband Jeezy on ThursdayIn a video posted on her Hello Hunnay YouTube channel, The Real co-host announced that the baby's name is Monaco."I thought Baby J's name should be a J name because obviously Jeannie a… Read more
Warner Bros.The run time for The Batman, director Matt Reeves' forthcoming take on the Caped Crusader, has been revealed. The movie will run two hours and 47 minutes without credits, according to The Hollywood Reporter, making it one of the longest superhero movies ever released. The film, s… Read more
Dia Dipasupil/Getty ImagesAngela Bassett and husband Courtney B. Vance are serving as executive producers of the docuseries One Thousand Years of Slavery, which will premiere on the Smithsonian Channel during Black History Month on Monday, February 7 at 8 p.m. ET/PT.Debbie Allen, Lorraine To… Read more
Christopher Polk/Getty Images for Critics' Choice Television AwardsBill Paxton's untimely death in 2017 was at the center of a Los Angeles' judge's decision on Wednesday. Deadline reports Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Steven J. Kleifield is allowing the actor's widow, Louise Paxton, and t… Read more
S.E.E.It has just been revealed where Tom Cruise's movie in outer space will be shot. U.K.-based Space Entertainment Enterprise (SEE) has announced that it's co-producing the hush-hush film project for Cruise's Day After Tomorrow director Doug Liman in SEE-1, the first dedicated movie studio… Read more