Minnesota’s health department is laying off 170 employees whose positions were funded by pandemic-era federal grants to the state that were recently terminated by the administration of President Donald Trump. In addition to those layoffs, around 300 employees are on … Continued
A 72-year-old woman struck and killed last week in White Bear Township by a motorist whose blood-alcohol level allegedly was nearly two times the legal limit to drive has been identified by law enforcement as Debra Lee Lenzmeier of White … Continued
A Forest Lake man with an extensive criminal history has been sentenced to 12½ years in prison for duping a dozen local businesses out of more than $232,000 in motorsports and construction equipment and swindling nearly $850,000 from homeowners for … Continued
The peregrine falcon pair who nest in downtown St. Paul laid their first of possibly five eggs this season on Monday, according to the state Department of Natural Resources. The falcon’s nest box is live-streamed through the DNR’s FalconCam. The … Continued
By DEE-ANN DURBIN Anger over the Trump administration’s tariffs and rhetoric will likely cause international travel to the U.S. to fall even further than expected this year, an influential travel forecasting company said Tuesday. Related Articles Melania Trump says courage … Continued