- UPDATE: Crosslake man dies after launching truck into lake December 5, 2020 1:50 am Brainerd Dispatch - Minnesota CROSSLAKE — A 24-year-old Crosslake man died Friday, Dec. 4, after launching a reportedly stolen truck over a berm and traveling 200 feet down an embankment before breaking through the ice on Cross Lake. The Crosslake Police Department reported its initial …
- Republican leaders at Minnesota Capitol see Legislature as vaccine priority December 5, 2020 1:04 am Minneapolis Star Tribune Republican leaders of the Minnesota Legislature suggested Friday that state lawmakers and the staff who work for them should be among the early recipients of a COVID-19 vaccine when it is available. "I'm encouraging the vaccines, as one of the …
- Minnesota senior homes battle staffing woes as COVID-19 rages on December 5, 2020 1:04 am Minneapolis Star Tribune The ranks of health care workers available to provide critical care for frail and older adults have plunged to dangerously low levels at senior homes across the state — undercutting efforts to keep seniors safe as the coronavirus surges in Minnesota. A …
- Police use of facial recognition technology soars in Minnesota December 5, 2020 1:04 am Minneapolis Star Tribune The growing popularity of facial recognition tools among local law enforcement in Minnesota has renewed public debate about how, when and why the powerful technology is deployed. Since 2018, police have run nearly 1,000 searches through the Hennepin County …
- State Supreme Court rejects GOP challenge to Minnesota election results December 5, 2020 1:04 am Minneapolis Star Tribune The Minnesota Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a Republican lawsuit to stop certification of Minnesota’s Nov. 3 election results and order a full recount, the latest in a long line of failed legal attempts around the country to challenge the outcome of …
- More medical centers offering COVID-19 treatment in Minnesota December 5, 2020 1:04 am Minneapolis Star Tribune More Minnesotans are gaining access to an experimental COVID-19 treatment that could prevent high-risk patients from being hospitalized. Minnetonka-based UnitedHealth Group announced Friday the launch of a large study that plans to enroll 500,000 people …
- Lawsuit seeks tuition refund for University of Minnesota students after disrupted spring semester December 5, 2020 1:03 am Minneapolis Star Tribune A University of Minnesota graduate filed a class-action lawsuit this week seeking a partial tuition refund for the 2020 spring semester due to the abrupt, pandemic-induced closure of campus and shift to online learning. Like most colleges across the …
- Minnesota Supreme Court Tosses Republican Election Lawsuit December 5, 2020 1:00 am Newsmax The Minnesota Supreme Court dismissed a Republican-led suit that aimed to decertify Joe Biden’s victory in the state, ruling the case had been filed too late to challenge mail-in-voting rules that were made public long before the Nov. 3 general election. …
- Minnesota Attorney General to review case against St. Paul officer who shot unarmed man December 5, 2020 12:48 am Duluth News Tribune - Minnesota Joseph Washington, a 31-year-old who police were searching for last Saturday night because he was accused of an assault with a knife, was hospitalized after Officer Tony Dean shot him. Police Chief Todd Axtell terminated the officer, pending the grievance …
- Nevada, Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin deliver more defeats to Trump legal effort. December 5, 2020 12:04 am The New York Times LiveUpdated Dec. 4, 2020, 6:56 p.m. ET Dec. 4, 2020, 6:56 p.m. ET Here’s what you need to know: President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. renewed his calls on Friday for Congress and President Trump “to act and act now” to boost the sagging economic recovery, …
