Minneapolis will officially welcome its new fire chief on Tuesday. Mayor Jacob Frey will swear in Reginald Freeman as the new leader of the Minneapolis Fire Department. The ceremony is set for 3:30 p.m. at City Hall. Related stories: Council confirms Frey’s pick as next Minneapolis Fire chief Fre...
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Minnesota election officials announced Friday that 419,189 ballots have been accepted as early voting continues to outpace the 2022 midterms. The Minnesota Secretary of State’s Office (SOS) said during the first five weeks of voting for the Nov. 3 elections, more than 241,000 bal...
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U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar said the U.S. Department of Justice has not told her anything about its investigation tied to the search of her Washington, D.C., home. Rep. Omar, D-Minnesota, voted Friday in Minneapolis after skipping a scheduled news conference with Minnesota Attorney Gene...
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Since voting began on Sept. 18, Minnesotans have cast nearly double as many ballots than they did during the same stretch leading up to the 2022 election....
schools
Parts of Mississippi’s ban on diversity, equity and inclusion practices in public schools can take effect after the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a lower court ruling that blocked enforcement....
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State and local authorities are searching a property near Bemidji in a new effort tied to the 1982 disappearance of a 3-year-old, 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS has learned. Kevin Ayotte was 3 years old when he and the family dog disappeared from their home outside Bemidji on Sept. 30, 1982. ...
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National Prescription Drug Take Back Day . The post National Prescription Drug Take Back Day first appeared on KSTP.com 5 Eyewitness News .
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Whoever wins in November, Hennepin County will have a new County Attorney. That means changes for the County Attorney’s Office. But, what changes can we expect? 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS sat down with both men vying for the job, Anders Folk and Cedrick Frazier, to ask them about their pl...
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Attorney General Keith Ellison claims that the iconic French beauty brand knowingly marketed chemical hair relaxer products that increased cancer risk....
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St. Paul police are nearly five months into its docked drone program; the department says it’s effective and wants to expand the technology. But the St. Paul City Council insists it needs more time before making this investment. “We’ve responded to 2,100 calls for service,” said ...
