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December 1, 2022

Minnesota nurses authorize second strike at 16 hospitals

The Minnesota Nurses Association on Thursday announced the intent for 15,000 nurses to strike beginning Dec. 11 as union leaders and hospitals work to make a contract deal.

December 1, 2022

4 lion cubs that were orphaned during war in Ukraine arrive at Minnesota animal sanctuary

Four lions that were born at breeding facilities in Ukraine have been sent to a Minnesota animal sanctuary. The cubs stayed at a zoo in Poland before being sent to the U.S.

December 1, 2022

Minneapolis reaches $600,000 settlement with 12 protestors who were injured at the George Floyd protests

Minneapolis, Minnesota, has reached a 600,000 settlement with 12 people that were injured in the George Floyd protests in 2020. The agreement also included police reform measures.

November 29, 2022

Minnesota cop who shot Philando Castile was wrongly denied teaching license, court says

A Minnesota Court of Appeals ruled that a state board wrongfully rejected the teaching license application of Jeronimo Yanez, the former cop who shot Philando Castile.

November 29, 2022

Little boy from Minnesota has 'wrong' answer when mom asks who made him 'so cute'

Jessica Kusske of Minnesota was practicing speech skills with her four-year-old son Jax when he had an adorable response to a question that she asks him all day long.

November 28, 2022

Nonbinary Biden nuclear official charged with stealing woman's luggage at airport

Sam Brinton, an Energy Department official dealing with nuclear waste, was charged last month with stealing a luggage worth thousands of dollars at a Minnesota airport.

November 28, 2022

Minnesota crews rescue around 200 people stranded on large ice chunk on lake

Minnesota authorities were in the process of rescuing more than 100 people from a large ice chunk that broke free in a lake.

November 25, 2022

Minnesota mom allegedly took son’s blood, forced siblings to dispose of it in scheme to fake illness

A Minnesota woman allegedly stole her son's blood and abused her other two children, authorities said. She now faces charges of child torture, stalking.

November 23, 2022

Minnesota driver sentenced to 20 years for killing protester after driving into crowd in 2021

A Minnesota man who drove into a crowd of protesters, killing one and injuring three others in June 2021, was sentenced to 20 years in prison.

November 22, 2022

Wisconsin company that cleans meatpacking plants allegedly employed 2 dozen minors, according to investigators

Investigators found that a Wisconsin company that cleans meatpacking plants allegedly employed minors. The minors were allegedly working overnight shifts cleaning dangerous equipment.