Gov. Tim Walz says he will not call a special session if legislators fail to get their work done on time. The 2022 session ends May 23. Lawmakers are considering many proposals for spending the state’s $9.25 billion budget surplus.
The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is investigating the incident, and whether squad or body cameras captured any of it. The BCA typically investigates when a police officer in Minnesota kills someone while on duty.
Children in rural areas of Minnesota were more likely to be exposed to a certain herbicide used on crops and on lawns. Specifically, there was a link between the proximity of a child’s residence to cornfields and how much of that pesticide might be found in their urine samples.
U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar met Wednesday with Pakistani leaders in the first visit by a member of Congress since a new coalition government came into power in Islamabad last week after the ouster of former premier Imran Khan.
Two-year-old Patron works with State Emergency Service rescuers in the northern city of Chernihiv, where he sniffs out Russian bombs (in addition to warming laps, nipping sleeves and generally being a good boy).
