A 59-year-old man was pinned under a fallen tree for more than 100 hours this week near Redwood Falls, Minn.According to the Redwood County Sheriff’s Office, they received a 911 call about a tree that had fallen on a person just before 4 p.m. Monday.“I’ve been doing this job for nearly 30 years and come…
Death rates for patients hospitalized with COVID-19 have decreased in Minnesota since the start of the pandemic, as doctors have gained new drugs and understanding of how to treat the infectious disease. A COVID-Net report provided this week by the Minnesota Department of Health examined outcomes of 4,356 patients hospitalized with COVID-19 through July and…
A couple, filmed in a viral video wearing masks with Nazi swastikas emblazoned on them, will be banned from shopping at a Minnesota Walmart for at least one year, police said Monday.The ugly incident unfolded Saturday at the store's location in Marshall, Minnesota, which is about 150 miles west of Minneapolis and approximately 100 miles…
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed a police accountability bill into law Thursday that includes a ban on neck restraints like the one that was used on George Floyd before his death in Minneapolis, though some activist groups say the legislation falls short. The bill, passed by the Legislature earlier this week, also bans chokeholds and…
A photo provided by the Hennepin County Sheriff shows former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who was arrested on May 29, in connection with the death of George Floyd. AP hide caption toggle caption AP A photo provided by the Hennepin County Sheriff shows former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who was arrested on May…
U.S.|Grand Juror in Breonna Taylor Case Says Deliberations Were MisrepresentedThe Kentucky attorney general’s office said it would release the panel’s recordings after a grand juror contended in a court filing that its discussions were inaccurately characterized.Breonna Taylor's family and the lawyer Ben Crump, right, said the charges a Kentucky grand jury agreed upon in the…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…