2021 September 24

Minnesota DNR Launches New Hearing Process for PolyMet Mine

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota regulators have launched a court-ordered process for assessing the risks to clean water from waste from the proposed PolyMet...

Walz Proposes $10 Million Drought Relief Package for Farmers

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Gov. Tim Walz proposed a $10 million relief package Friday for farmers who suffered losses due to drought across most of Minnesota this summer — a plan...

Minnesota to Administer COVID-19 Boosters to Those Eligible

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — COVID-19 booster shots are being made available to Minnesotans who are eligible to receive them under the latest guidance from the U.S. Centers for...

Essentia Health Prepared to Administer COVID Booster Shot

With the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday authorizing booster shots of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for specific populations, Essentia Health is...

Chauvin to Appeal Conviction, Sentence in Floyd’s Death

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murder in George Floyd’s death intends to appeal his conviction and sentence, saying the judge...

2,997 New COVID-19 Cases, 27 Deaths Reported Friday in MN

The state today reported 27 COVID-19 related deaths along with 2,997 new coronavirus cases. There was one death reported in the Lakeland viewing area, an Aitkin County...

Corps of Engineers Announces Temporary Closure at Gull Lake Boat Ramp

Starting on Sept. 27, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will temporarily close the boat launch at Gull Lake near Brainerd for reconstruction. “The reconstruction...