Saturday, November 16, 2024

'We did it!': Minnesota exults at Census win at NY's expense

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesotans spent 18 months worrying over whether
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

'We did it!': Minnesota exults at Census win at NY's expense

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesotans spent 18 months worrying over whether
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

'We did it!': Minnesota exults at Census win at NY's expense

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesotans spent 18 months worrying over whether
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Minnesota mayor blasts police tactics to control protesters

BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. (AP) — Elected leaders in the Minneapolis suburb where a police officer fatally shot Daunte Wright want officers to scale back their tactics amid nightly protests, leaving some law enforcement called in to assist asking whether the city still wants their help.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Minnesota mayor blasts police tactics to control protesters

BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. (AP) — Elected leaders in the Minneapolis suburb where a police officer fatally shot Daunte Wright want officers to scale back their tactics amid nightly protests, leaving some law enforcement called in to assist asking whether the city still wants their help.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Minnesota mayor blasts police tactics to control protesters

BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. (AP) — Elected leaders in the Minneapolis suburb where a police officer fatally shot Daunte Wright want officers to scale back their tactics amid nightly protests, leaving some law enforcement called in to assist asking whether the city still wants their help.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Minnesota mayor blasts police tactics to control protesters

BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. (AP) — Elected leaders in the Minneapolis suburb where a police officer fatally shot Daunte Wright want officers to scale back their tactics amid nightly protests, leaving some law enforcement called in to assist asking whether the city still wants their help.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Minnesota lawmakers to reintroduce sports betting bill

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Two lawmakers announced plans Tuesday to introduce legislation that would put Minnesota among 25 other states and Washington, D.C., in legalizing sports betting, hoping to change their luck after attempts in past years failed to gain support.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Minnesota lawmakers to reintroduce sports betting bill

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Two lawmakers announced plans Tuesday to introduce legislation that would put Minnesota among 25 other states and Washington, D.C., in legalizing sports betting, hoping to change their luck after attempts in past years failed to gain support.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Minnesota lawmakers to reintroduce sports betting bill

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Two lawmakers announced plans Tuesday to introduce legislation that would put Minnesota among 25 other states and Washington, D.C., in legalizing sports betting, hoping to change their luck after attempts in past years failed to gain support.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Minnesota House Democrats unveil legislative priorities

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota House Democrats unveiled their first priorities of the 2021 legislative session on Wednesday, a package of five bills to assist workers, families and small businesses struggling due to the ongoing pandemic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Walz activates National Guard for Minnesota Capitol security

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Gov. Tim Walz on Wednesday activated the Minnesota National Guard to protect the state Capitol amid rising fears of violence ahead of President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration, and another top Democrat said authorities are investigating last week’s rally by supporters of President Donald Trump in St. Paul for …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Walz to deploy National Guard to protect Minnesota Capitol

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Gov. Tim Walz said Tuesday he plans to deploy the Minnesota National Guard to protect against potential threats to the state Capitol ahead of President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Walz calls for codifying some pandemic emergency orders

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Gov. Tim Walz proposed to legislative leaders Thursday that they write into law some of the key emergency measures that he has imposed to deal with the coronavirus pandemic, a move that would give lawmakers more of a say in shaping the state's response.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

4 Minnesota GOP lawmakers silent on blame for Capitol siege

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The four Republicans in Minnesota's congressional delegation split on whether to certify President-elect Joe Biden's victory in the Electoral College, but remained silent Thursday on whether President Donald Trump and other GOP leaders bear any blame for the violent attack at the U.S. Capitol that interrupted the …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Walz loosens virus rules for bars, restaurants, other venues

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota bars and restaurants can resume limited indoor service starting Monday, Gov. Tim Walz announced Wednesday as he also loosened up coronavirus restrictions on youth sports, gyms, entertainment venues and churches.
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COVID, budget, top agenda as Minnesota Legislature convenes

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Legislature convened Tuesday with the COVID-19 pandemic and a new two-year budget at the top of the agenda for a session that will be unlike any before.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Walz to relax restrictions Wednesday on indoor dining

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz plans to announce loosened restrictions this week on indoor dining and in other settings, a spokesman said, as restaurant and bar owners increasingly push back on coronavirus measures that have pushed some to the edge of survival.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Walz to relax restrictions Wednesday on indoor dining

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz plans to announce loosened restrictions this week on indoor dining and in other settings, a spokesman said, as restaurant and bar owners increasingly push back on coronavirus measures that have pushed some to the edge of survival.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Minnesota to ramp up vaccinations amid questions of pace

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota officials are aiming to ramp up vaccination efforts as the pace of administering doses to health care workers and long-term care residents and staff moves slower than expected.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Minnesota regulators deny request to delay Line 3 pipeline

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota regulatory panel on Friday denied a request from two tribes to prevent Enbridge Energy from moving forward with its contentious Line 3 crude oil pipeline replacement, which broke ground this week after receiving its final state permit.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Minnesota regulators deny request to delay Line 3 pipeline

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota regulatory panel on Friday denied a request from two tribes to prevent Enbridge Energy from moving forward with its contentious Line 3 crude oil pipeline replacement, which broke ground this week after receiving its final state permit.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Minnesota regulators deny request to delay Line 3 pipeline

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota regulatory panel on Friday denied a request from two tribes to prevent Enbridge Energy from moving forward with its contentious Line 3 crude oil pipeline replacement, which broke ground this week after receiving its final state permit.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Enbridge starts construction on Line 3 in Minnesota

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Enbridge Energy began construction on its Line 3 crude oil pipeline replacement in Minnesota on Tuesday, a day after state regulators approved the final permit for the $2.6 billion project amid legal challenges from local activist and Indigenous groups.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Enbridge starts construction on Line 3 in Minnesota

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Enbridge Energy began construction on its Line 3 crude oil pipeline replacement in Minnesota on Tuesday, a day after state regulators approved the final permit for the $2.6 billion project amid legal challenges from local activist and Indigenous groups.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Prosecutors: Man's hatred was behind Minnesota mosque attack

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The leader of an anti-government group in Illinois and alleged mastermind behind a 2017 attack on a Minnesota mosque was acting on his hatred of Muslims when he came up with a plan to pipe bomb the building during morning prayers, prosecutors said Monday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Legal uncertainty fuels lines at Minnesota polling stations

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Uncertainty sparked by a court ruling late last week has fueled a surge in early voting across Minnesota, with voters lining up Monday at polling stations in Minneapolis and elsewhere to ensure that their ballots will be counted no matter what happens on the legal front.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Minnesota Democrats ramp up push for absentee ballot turnout

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Democrats and election officials on Friday urged people with absentee ballots not yet mailed to drop them off by hand or vote in person, a day after an appellate court’s ruling raised questions about whether ballots that arrive up to seven days beyond Election Day would …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Minnesota Democrats ramp up push for absentee ballot turnout

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Democrats and election officials on Friday urged people with absentee ballots not yet mailed to drop them off by hand or vote in person, a day after an appellate court’s ruling raised questions about whether ballots that arrive up to seven days beyond Election Day would …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Judge rejects request to delay access to Floyd case filings

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota judge on Thursday rejected prosecutors' request to put a 48-hour hold on filings in the criminal cases of four Minneapolis police officers charged in George Floyd's death.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO