Posts by Nick Ursini
Pfizer Agrees to Let Other Companies Make Its COVID-19 Pill
LONDON (AP) — Drugmaker Pfizer Inc. has signed a deal with a U.N.-backed group to allow other manufacturers to make its experimental COVID-19 pill, a move that could make the…
Read MoreBus Driver Shortage May Affect Forestview Middle School Winter Athletics
Bus driver shortages in the Brainerd School District could impact winter sports at Forestview Middle School. Derek Hendrickson, Brainerd Middle School Activities Director told the Brainerd School Board that middle…
Read MoreKeith Ellison to Seek 2nd Term as Minnesota Attorney General
ST, PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Democratic Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, who lead the prosecution team that won the conviction of ex-officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd,…
Read MoreState Court Panel Weighs Allowing More Video Trial Coverage
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A state court advisory committee meets Friday to discuss whether to allow more video coverage of criminal proceedings in Minnesota. Chief Justice Lorie Gildea directed…
Read MoreBrainerd High School Eases Mask Requirements for After-School Activities
Face coverings will no longer be required at most after-school activities at Brainerd High School. “We’d like to look at removing the face covering requirement to strongly recommend for the…
Read MoreJudge Changes Course, Allows Video Coverage of Potter Trial
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Live video coverage will be allowed in the trial of a former suburban Minneapolis police officer charged in the death of Daunte Wright after the judge overseeing…
Read MoreNorthwoods Adventure: Brainerd Jaycees Announces New Virtual Fishing Tournament
On top of the return of the in-person Brainerd Jaycees Ice Fishing Extravaganza, the Jaycees have announced a new, separate virtual fishing tournament. “We started talking about this tournament the…
Read MoreMinnesota Lets Public Weigh in on Adequacy of Mining Rules
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota regulators began accepting public comments Tuesday on whether the state’s regulation of nonferrous mining would provide sufficient protection against environmental damage to the Boundary Waters Canoe…
Read MoreCold Case Slaying Defendant Incompetent for Trial in MN
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A judge has determined a defendant from South Dakota accused in a 1974 slaying in Minnesota isn’t competent to stand trial. New DNA testing led…
Read More3 Killed, 1 Injured in Central Minnesota Highway Crash
BACKUS, Minn. (AP) — The State Patrol says three people have died in a highway crash in central Minnesota. Officials say a GMC Yukon SUV was northbound on Highway 371…
Read MoreChild Care Grants Available in Crow Wing County
Crow Wing County has dedicated $500,000 towards child care assistance grants to existing care providers and new start-up child care businesses. The funds come from the first half of the…
Read MoreBrainerd Jaycees Announces Separate Virtual Fishing Event
On top of the return of the Brainerd Jaycees Ice Fishing Tournament scheduled in January, the committee decided to organize a separate new virtual ice fishing tournament. Last year, the…
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