Throw together a crowd of protestors blocking a city intersection and a 5-time DWI offender driving with no license and you have the recipe for a tragedy. Late Sunday, Nicholas Kraus, driving without a license after five DWI convictions, approached the intersection that had been blocked off by ...

On Tuesday, for the first time in over a year, the state of Minnesota Department of Health recorded fewer than 100 new cases of COVID-19. Only 95 new cases were reported for the first time since April 2020. And the state reported only one additional death. According to Health and Human ...

The rash of shootings in Minneapolis and St. Paul has people on edge, especially after three children were killed by stray bullets in recent weeks. The number of illegal guns out on the street seems to be growing, and that’s due to “straw purchasers.” These are people who have no criminal ...

Gov. Tim Walz and legislative leaders were reportedly working all weekend to come up with a budget plan for the state that could be approved at a special session the governor is calling for today. We’re not sure how they were doing because of the closed door negotiations, but we supppose a ...

Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar has a knack for getting herself into trouble with her words. This week, for the second time in her short career as a U.S. Representative she has had to backtrack on words she has use,d in relation to the Middle East, Israel and Palestine. In 2019 she tweeted, ...

Garden Club Kudos to The City of Lakes Garden Club in Fairmont, which has stuck together for the past 80 plus years. Working to educate and encourage all forms of horticulture in the community, the club is hosting a plant swap and garden party from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. today at Lincoln ...