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Minnesota motorcycle fatalities this year running far ahead of 2021
The number of motorcycle riders killed in crashes on Minnesota roads and highways this year has already exceeded the total for all of last year — with weeks to go in the riding season. The state's Office of Traffic Safety on Thursday said that preliminary counts show 73 motorcycle riders have died in crashes on Minnesota roads this year. That compares to 55 at the same time last year, and 67 for all of 2021.
Minnesota DNR posts first waterfowl migration update of the season Original
BEMIDJI – In yet another sign of fall, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources on Thursday released its first weekly Waterfowl Migration Report of the season. Steve Cordts, waterfowl staff specialist for the DNR in Bemidji, compiles the weekly updates, which post every Thursday throughout the fall. Minnesota’s September Canada goose season opens Saturday, Sept. 3, and continues through Sunday, Sept. 18. The experimental teal season also opens Saturday and closes Wednesday, Sept. 7.
OPINION: Back to school safety
This week all Derby students are back at school for another year of learning, growing and making memories. While students may focus on school supplies, backpacks and new shoes, the Derby Police Department prepares to keep students safe as they travel to and from school. Here are some reminders for motorists as we head into another school year: The most important thing is allow plenty of time to reach your destination. We all know the busiest times around each school.
Minnesota man charged in fatal stabbing along Wisconsin river
HUDSON, Wis -- Prosecutors have charged a Minnesota man with first-degree intentional homicide for allegedly fatally stabbing a teenage boy and wounding four other people while tubing down a western Wisconsin river over the weekend. Nicolae Miu, 52, of Prior Lake, also faces four counts of attempted first-degree intentional homicide. He faces a potential life sentence if convicted of the most serious charge. He appeared in court on Monday afternoon.
Amid record low unemployment, Minnesota officials highlight underutilized labor pools
EAGAN, Minn. -- Summer is a busy time at the Minnesota Valley Transit Authority garage in Eagan. It's the time of year that the buses turn off their commuter routes for an annual deep cleaning. But with the state's unemployment rate at a record-low 1.8% in June, the company that services those buses wasn't sure it could find anybody to do it. "We need summer detailers and everybody is kind of struggling to find workers," said Allie McCollough, human resources director at Schmitty & Sons.
OK to restart backyard bird feeding as avian flu risk ebbs in Minnesota, experts say
ST. PAUL -- In April, the head of the University of Minnesota Raptor Center urged Minnesotans to hold off feeding their backyard birds as avian flu circulated across the state. Now, with bird flu cases among wild bird populations continuing to decline, the center says the risk is low enough that it’s OK now to put the backyard feeders back up.
Minneopa State Park sees record 16 wild bison calves this spring
MANKATO, Minnesota — The wild bison herd at one of Minnesota's most popular state parks is booming this spring. The herd at Minneopa State Park near Mankato includes what park officials believe are 16 new calves, the most the program has recorded since the animals were reintroduced to the area in 2015.
Push to change Minnesota state flag gains traction, faces headwinds
ST. PAUL -- Flags are a big deal in Minnesota. Civil War flags line the rotunda of the State Capitol. A Confederate flag captured at Gettysburg is among the state's most prized historical artifacts. But the official state flag, critics say, is a racist relic best left in the past. Efforts to change the design have made some progress at the Capitol this legislative session — but face stiff headwinds from supporters of the existing flag who say it’s an important part of Minnesota's history.
A coalition of Twin Cities law enforcement agencies is seeking to acquire "anti-scale fencing" like the panels pictured here. The agencies say the fencing could help de-escalate potentially volatile situations -- if a stock of the panels was kept in Minnesota for rapid deployment. Courtesy photo via MPR News ST. PAUL -- Volatile confrontations between law enforcement and protesters have some Twin Cities officials rethinking their approach to unrest — and about taking a step back.
Winter Grab found lots of life below Lake Superior ice
University of Minnesota Duluth researchers Kirill Shchapov and Gage Sachs work to get water samples and other data from below the frozen surface of Lake Superior in the area of the Apostle Islands in February. It's part of a Great Lakes region-wide effort to find out more about the lake ecosystems in winter.
Minnesota owl center's auction of Ukrainian children’s art raises more than $100,00 Original
This artwork of an owl was created by a child in Ukraine and entered in a contest run by the International Owl Center in Houston, Minnesota. The center auctioned off artwork created by Ukrainian children and entered in the contest over the past two decades, with proceeds going to help the embattled country. Courtesy International Owl Center via MPR News ST.
South Minneapolis street now honors a pioneer Black firefighter
Corey Webster, Becki Hardman and Alcindor Holie pose Thursday, March 17, 2022, with a photo of their grandmother's distant uncle, John Cheatham, as the city of Minneapolis renames a street in the Longfellow neighborhood after the city's first Black fire captain, who worked at a fire station a few blocks away.
University of Minnesota bus crashes into a restaurant building in Minneapolis
A University of Minnesota bus is seen protruding from a building after it reportedly crashed into the Acadia restaurant, bar and music venue in Minneapolis on Tuesday, March 15, 2022. Henri Johanson / The Current via MPR News MINNEAPOLIS -- Minneapolis fire officials say a landmark West Bank building was badly damaged when a University of Minnesota bus crashed into it Tuesday afternoon. The bus crashed into the south side of the Acadia Café at 325 Cedar Ave., just after noon on Tuesday.
New Prague students accused of flashing white supremacist gesture in stands at state tournament hockey game
ST. PAUL -- The Minnesota State High School League says students from New Prague attending the high school boys hockey state tournament in St. Paul were caught on camera Wednesday night flashing a hand gesture linked to white supremacy. It's the latest in a series of racist incidents involving New Prague students or fans at sporting events — incidents that previously caused two Twin Cities-area schools to say they won't play New Prague teams.
Ex-officer says he feared angering Derek Chauvin would lead to firing
J. Alexander Kueng, left, and his attorney Thomas Plunkett leave the Hennepin County Public Service building following a court appearance in 2020. Judy Griesedieck / MPR News file photo ST. PAUL -- Former Minneapolis officer J. Alexander Kueng told jurors at his federal trial Thursday he was still on rookie probation at the scene of George Floyd’s arrest in May 2020 and worried he could be fired if he displeased Derek Chauvin, his senior officer.
Ex-officer Tou Thao testifies he didn't convey crowd's concerns about George Floyd to Chauvin
Former Minneapolis police officer Tou Thao is flanked by his attorneys as he arrives at the Hennepin County Courthouse before a motions hearing in Minneapolis on Tuesday, July 21, 2020. Thao testified for a second day Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022, in a federal trial in St. Paul. Thao, J. Alexander Kueng and Thomas Lane face federal civil rights charges for failing to provide aid to George Floyd, who died in police custody on May 25, 2020. Evan Frost / MPR News file photo ST.
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A screen capture of a police body camera video shows the Minneapolis SWAT team enter an apartment where police fatally shot 22-year-old Amir Locke on Wednesday.
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