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Congressman Hagedorn dies after battling cancer
MINNEAPOLIS — U.S. Rep. Jim Hagedorn, a conservative Republican from southern Minnesota who followed his father’s footsteps into Congress, has died after a battle with ...
Associated Press, Author at Austin Daily Herald
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Minnesota legislators miss Friday goal for budget numbers
MINNEAPOLIS — Lawmakers are still negotiating Minnesota’s next two-year budget and won’t meet the goal of Friday set by their leaders for agreeing on the ...
by Associated Press, Saturday, May 29, 2021 6:05 pm
Health Updates
Minnesota health officials get creative with vaccinations
MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota health officials are trying various strategies in an attempt to get people vaccinated and slow the spread of the coronavirus. Volunteer physicians ...
by Associated Press, Sunday, May 9, 2021 12:57 pm
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Minnesota Legislature faces tough budget talks in week ahead
MINNEAPOLIS — As the Minnesota Legislature enters the last full week of its 2021 session, lawmakers face long hours of tough negotiations as they seek ...
by Associated Press, Sunday, May 9, 2021 12:55 pm
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Boy unhurt after taking ride on airport conveyor belt system
MINNEAPOLIS — Authorities say a 9-year-old boy who found his way onto the conveyor belt baggage handling system at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport was not ...
by Associated Press, Sunday, May 2, 2021 3:21 pm
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Biden to sign $15 minimum wage for federal contract workers
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is set to sign an executive order to increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour for federal contractors, providing a ...
by Associated Press, Tuesday, April 27, 2021 6:38 am
Health Updates
Half of US adults have received at least one COVID-19 shot
WASHINGTON — Half of all adults in the U.S. have received at least one COVID-19 shot, the government announced Sunday, marking another milestone in the ...
by Associated Press, Sunday, April 18, 2021 8:11 pm
Crime, Courts & Emergencies
Shots fired at Guardsmen patrolling near Wright scene
MINNEAPOLIS — Two National Guardsmen suffered minor injuries early Sunday when they were fired upon as they provided neighborhood security in Minneapolis following the police ...
by Associated Press, Sunday, April 18, 2021 12:43 pm
Health Updates
Worldwide COVID-19 death toll tops a staggering 3 million
RIO DE JANEIRO — The global death toll from the coronavirus topped a staggering 3 million people Saturday amid repeated setbacks in the worldwide vaccination ...
by Associated Press, Saturday, April 17, 2021 8:13 pm
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US recommends ‘pause’ for J&J vaccine over clot reports
WASHINGTON — The U.S. is recommending a “pause” in administration of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to investigate reports of potentially dangerous blood ...
by Associated Press, Tuesday, April 13, 2021 6:35 am
Crime, Courts & Emergencies
Prosecution case nears end in ex-cop’s trial in Floyd death
MINNEAPOLIS — The trial of a former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd ‘s death enters its third week Monday, with the state nearing the ...
by Associated Press, Monday, April 12, 2021 7:04 am
Crime, Courts & Emergencies
Chauvin’s trial leaves many Black viewers emotionally taxed
For some it’s too much to watch. Others just can’t turn away. The televised trial of Derek Chauvin, the former white police officer charged in ...
by Associated Press, Saturday, April 3, 2021 8:09 pm
Health Updates
Vaccine passports are latest flash point in COVID politics
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Vaccine passports being developed to verify COVID-19 immunization status and allow inoculated people to more freely travel, shop and dine have become ...
by Associated Press, Saturday, April 3, 2021 7:46 pm
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Pfizer says its COVID-19 vaccine protects younger teens
Pfizer announced Wednesday that its COVID-19 vaccine is safe and strongly protective in kids as young as 12, a step toward possibly beginning shots in ...
by Associated Press, Wednesday, March 31, 2021 6:45 am
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Some Capitol riot suspects apologize as consequences sink in
PHOENIX — The helmet-wearing Idaho man photographed dangling by one hand from the Senate’s balcony during the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol turned himself ...