Good evening. It could’ve been any of the eight dogs Wisconsinite Greg Manteufel was near that delivered the fateful lick. Fever and vomiting were the first signs. Then he became delirious and the fever got higher. The source: a dog lick on his arm. The pooch had bacteria in its saliva. (Don't worry dog lovers, cases like his are rare.) Read more on NewsCut | Forecast | Updraft
The union representing corrections officers in Minnesota prisons demanded the state hire more staff to address what it calls unsafe conditions. The AFSCME Council 5 Correctional Policy Committee said Wednesday in a news conference with reporters that the conditions that led to the death of Officer Joseph Gomm last month continue.
Officials are tracking a 2-acre wildfire in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Kris Reichenbach, with the Superior National Forest, says the fire is burning north of Grand Marais near Seagull Lake.
Minnesota law enforcement agencies now must collect rape kits within 10 days and submit the kits for testing in another 60 days when a victim requests it, under a new state law. The law, which takes effect Wednesday, aims to reform procedures in handling sexual assault rape kits.
Vice President Mike Pence is returning to Duluth next week to raise money for Republican congressional candidate Pete Stauber. Stauber’s campaign says Pence will be in town for a private event on Wednesday. At this point there are no indications he will make a public appearance in connection with the visit.
A driver "trying to make it to Taco Bell before it closed" at 99 mph is among the thousands of motorists cited for speeding in Minnesota last month. It was part of a statewide crackdown on speeding and unsafe driving between July 6 and July 22.
Minneapolis hosted two of the biggest names in European soccer on Tuesday night: Tottenham Hotspur F.C. and A.C. Milan. The two teams faced off in U.S. Bank Stadium, as part of the International Champions Cup.
Many kinds of crops are grown in Minnesota — corn and soybeans, of course, also wheat, sugar beets, flax and oats, to name a few of the most popular. Rye is one crop that we hardly grow at all anymore, but it's starting to mount a comeback because it makes some fine young whiskey. That's the claim of John Garland, the Deputy Editor of the Growler Magazine.
