Associated Press, Author at Albert Lea Tribune - Page 30 of 1720

News

Audit finds issues with Minnesota COVID-19 pandemic spending

ST. PAUL — Auditors examining nearly $400 million in pandemic spending in Minnesota found several instances in which state agencies exceeded their emergency authority or ... Read more

by Associated Press, Friday, May 5, 2023 12:40 pm

News

Purple lanes: Minnesota highway signs to honor Prince

ST. PAUL — The late pop superstar Prince will have a highway named after him in his home state, following a vote by Minnesota lawmakers ... Read more

by Associated Press, Thursday, May 4, 2023 5:02 pm

Cops, Courts & Fires

Feds charge 45 people in takedown of 2 Minneapolis gangs

MINNEAPOLIS — Federal authorities announced racketeering and other charges Wednesday against 45 members or associates of two major Minneapolis street gangs for crimes including seven ... Read more

by Associated Press, Thursday, May 4, 2023 6:14 am

News

Vikings finale? Cousins, on expiring deal, not going there

EAGAN — The absence of a contract extension for Kirk Cousins in Minnesota could well spell the end of his time as quarterback of the ... Read more

by Associated Press, Thursday, May 4, 2023 6:13 am

News

Minnesota senator makes shirtless vote

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota state senator became a reluctant star on social media after he voted shirtless while lying in bed during what should ... Read more

by Associated Press, Tuesday, May 2, 2023 5:49 pm

Cops, Courts & Fires

Ex-officer Thao convicted of aiding George Floyd’s killing

MINNEAPOLIS — A former Minneapolis police officer who held back bystanders while his colleagues restrained a dying George Floyd has been convicted of aiding and ... Read more

by Associated Press, Tuesday, May 2, 2023 10:26 am

News

Senate vote puts Minnesota on path to legalizing marijuana

ST. PAUL — The Minnesota Senate voted Friday to legalize recreational marijuana for adults, but the bill requires more work and negotiations before it can ... Read more

by Associated Press, Friday, April 28, 2023 4:37 pm

News

Washington, Minnesota become trans refuges, shield abortions

SEATTLE — Washington and Minnesota won’t cooperate with attempts to prosecute out-of-state patients seeking reproductive or gender-affirming procedures and treatment, under new laws signed Thursday ... Read more

by Associated Press, Friday, April 28, 2023 9:16 am

News

Groups call on EPA over nitrate in southeast Minnesota water

MINNEAPOLIS  — Several groups are asking the Environmental Protection Agency to take emergency action to reduce nitrate levels in groundwater in eight southeast Minnesota counties. ... Read more

by Associated Press, Wednesday, April 26, 2023 1:00 pm

News

Slain Minnesota deputy remembered as ‘definition of a hero’

GLENWOOD — Loving father and husband. Heroic military veteran. Selfless law enforcement officer. And a distinctive laugh. That’s how Josh Owen, a Minnesota sheriff’s deputy killed ... Read more

by Associated Press, Monday, April 24, 2023 6:18 am

Cops, Courts & Fires

Minnesota officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright to be freed

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A white former police officer convicted of manslaughter after mistaking her handgun for a Taser and fatally shooting Black motorist Daunte Wright ... Read more

by Associated Press, Friday, April 21, 2023 5:23 pm

News

Minn. Senate protects gender-affirming care, abortion rights

ST. PAUL — The Minnesota Senate waded into the culture wars Friday by passing bills to make Minnesota a refuge for youth seeking gender-affirming care, ... Read more

by Associated Press, Friday, April 21, 2023 5:15 pm

News

MyPillow founder ordered to pay $5M in election data dispute

ST. PAUL — An arbitration panel has ordered MyPillow chief executive Mike Lindell to pay $5 million to a software engineer for breach of contract in ... Read more

by Associated Press, Friday, April 21, 2023 6:53 am

News

Minnesota Gov. Walz draws sharp contrasts with red states

ST. PAUL — Gov. Tim Walz drew stark contrasts between Minnesota and Republican-led states Wednesday night, using his State of the State speech to highlight ... Read more

by Associated Press, Wednesday, April 19, 2023 7:57 pm

News

Fractured rail found after fiery Minnesota derailment

Federal investigators say BNSF railroad is analyzing a section of fractured rail after last month’s fiery derailment that prompted evacuations in southwest Minnesota, but they ... Read more

by Associated Press, Wednesday, April 19, 2023 8:33 am

< Older Newer >

SportsPlus

  • Construction Updates

  • Financials


  • Southern Minnesota News Collection