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Liquor store owners speak out about proposed change in sales hours
Several liquor store owners on Monday spoke out against a possible change in Albert Lea’s city ordinance that would allow for extended weekday sales by ...
Freeborn County reported 14 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday as part of the state’s 2,736 new cases. The state has now had 549,830 cases since ...
Several liquor store owners on Monday spoke out against a possible change in Albert Lea’s city ordinance that would allow for extended weekday sales by ...
MINNEAPOLIS — The defense at the murder trial of former Officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd wrapped up its case Thursday without ...
Police arrested Brett Milton Neeley, 53, for probable cause fourth-degree driving while intoxicated at 9:43 pm. Wednesday at 820 Happy Trails Lane. Police arrested Trayce ...
WASHINGTON — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits tumbled last week to 576,000, a post-COVID low and a hopeful sign that layoffs are ...
MINNEAPOLIS — George Floyd died of a sudden heart rhythm disturbance as a result of his heart disease, a forensic pathologist testified for the defense at ...
BROOKLYN CENTER — Black community leaders and family members of Daunte Wright were calling for more serious charges against a white police officer in Wright’s ...
MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota officials extended the peacetime emergency for another 30 days on Wednesday in order to boost the state’s response to more infectious variants ...
Minnesota’s vaccination rate has slowed slightly over the past week, with around 25,000 people per day getting their first shot, down from around 30,000 per ...
A stand-up electric vehicle sharing company is looking to bring 50 to 75 of its rental scooters to Albert Lea in the coming weeks. The ...
MINNEAPOLIS — The judge at Derek Chauvin’s murder trial Wednesday turned down a defense request to acquit the former officer in George Floyd’s death, rejecting ...
Police received a report of a break-in at 8:22 a.m. Tuesday at 501 W. Main St. Several items were taken, including a chandelier, tools and ...
WASHINGTON — A blistering internal report by the U.S. Capitol Police describes a multitude of missteps that left the force unprepared for the Jan. 6 ...
BROOKLYN CENTER — A prosecutor said Wednesday that he will charge a white former suburban Minneapolis police officer with second-degree manslaughter for killing 20-year-old Black ...
For many employees, punching a clock would be like revisiting history. Our smartphones, our laptops, our Fitbits report our work time all the time. And ...
Our recent College Hoops contest has drawn to a close, and we’re happy to announce the winners of this fun contest. Amy Bell of Hollandale ...
America is a beautiful country, rich with opportunity, resources, natural beauty and grit. We have not always gotten everything right in our history, but we ...
I covered the Freeborn County Board of Commissioners workshop on Tuesday and was impressed after hearing a presentation by three members of the county’s Public ...
Tales from Exit 22 by Al Batt “I don’t have enough rabbits.” I couldn’t muster any pity for the man who said that. “I have ...
Guest Column by Amy Klobuchar On May 7 of last year, the Hastings Star Gazette printed its last issue. The paper’s first issue as The ...
I really have to answer a letter to the editor on April 3 titled “There is no more local control.” The writer started out saying ...
More than 107,000 people in the U.S. are on the waiting list for an organ transplant. Sadly, 20 people die every day while waiting for ...
Funding for the final phase of dredging on Fountain Lake was not included in the Minnesota House Capital Investment Committee’s bonding bill released Monday, the ...
There’s no doubt Minnesota is seeing another COVID-19 wave. The questions that can’t be answered exactly right now are — how long will it last ...
MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota officials told healthcare providers around the state Tuesday to pause use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine amid fears the shots ...
The Freeborn County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday discussed the impact COVID-19 restrictions could have on the county fair board’s ability to have a financially ...
BROOKLYN CENTER — A white Minnesota police officer who fatally shot a Black man during a traffic stop in a Minneapolis suburb and the city’s ...