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A Minneapolis activist whose 6-year-old granddaughter was killed by a stray bullet in her mother’s car outside a McDonald’s is pushing back against calls to defund the police, according to a new report. K.G. Wilson’s granddaughter, Aniya Allen, was shot in the head as she and her mother were believed to have been caught in the crossfire between rival gangs. …

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ST. PAUL — A spike in the number of COVID-19 related deaths in Minnesota Tuesday. The Minnesota Department of Health is reporting 17 people died from complications related to the virus. The latest figures reported Wednesday now pushes the state’s death toll over 6,500. None of the deaths were from residents of the tri-county area. There …

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A bar and restaurant association is suing Gov. Tim Walz for imposing a curfew and other “unconstitutional restrictions” on them with his executive orders aimed at combating COVID-19. The lawsuit filed Thursday in Ramsey County District Court by the Minnesota Operators of Music & Amusement Association (MOMA) and several bars and restaurants alleges the governor’s …

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MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Vaccinations are simply not coming fast enough for many younger Minnesotans with health issues, and some of them are having more luck crossing state lines. Pam Wallace Herbstritt of Chaska and her family know how to tackle challenges. Amber, who is 17, has quadriplegia. “All of her doctors have said she cannot get …

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MINNEAPOLIS — South Dakota has taken some heat for its per capita COVID-19 death rate, the eighth highest in the nation. But some families are moving there because that state has taken a different approach to the pandemic. In January, Ali and Tony Gabriel pulled up stakes and moved from Lakeville to Sioux Falls in …

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CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) – Minnesota’s Governor used a slightly misleading comparison to criticize Iowa’s Governor’s move to do away with most COVID-19 restrictions, including her mask mandate and restrictions on bars and restaurants. On Friday, Governor Tim Walz (D-Minnesota) touted his state’s COVID-19 7-day positivity rate of 3.9% as he announced an easing of restrictions …

Fact Check: Minnesota Governor misleading in criticizing Iowa’s COVID-19 positivity Read More »

(The Center Square) – When Gov. Tim Walz announced $1.63 billion in tax hikes to fuel his $52.4 billion proposed budget, he characterized the plan as taxing the rich to help the poor. The proposal asks “large” corporations and the wealthiest Minnesotans to pay their “fair share” to help working families and small businesses. But …

Walz’s budget would tax all profitable companies–not just the ‘large’ and ‘rich’ ones, economist says Read More »

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — For Stephanie Shimp’s seven restaurants currently operating, a forgivable loan from the federal government to help pay their bills was a “lifeline.” “There’s no way we would be here without it,” Shimp said. The Paycheck Protection Program loan of nearly $4 million that Blue Plate Restaurant Company received last year was about 10% …

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Gov. Tim Walz proposed a $52.4 billion state budget Tuesday that would raise taxes on the wealthiest Minnesotans, corporations and tobacco products while trying to ease the pandemic’s burden on students, lower-income families and small business owners. Walz said the next budget needs to address the uneven economic toll the coronavirus has exacted. He planned to raise …

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