Darius Rucker Surprises IHOP Guests
Darius Rucker may just have claimed the title as this weeks country hero. The singer recently found himself at an IHOP in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, which according to the servers there, he is quite the regular. He surprised the [...]
Carleton College political analyst on impeachment process
The impeachment trial against former President Trump is moving forward. Senators were sworn in Tuesday as jurors for the trial. Carleton College political analyst Steven Schier says in addition to hearing the facts of the case, Senators are considering... "First [...]
Minnesota’s first coronavirus vaccination lottery sees lots of interest
Minnesota's first coronavirus vaccination lottery sees lots of interest. The Star Tribune reports around 206-thousand people 65-years old and older signed up for the lottery Tuesday. The state will start randomly picking people to receive vaccines today, but only around [...]
Judge Rules Floyd’s Prior Arrests Can’t Be Used at Trial
A judge has ruled that information about George Floyd's prior arrests can't be used at the trials of the four former Minneapolis police officers charged in his death. However, Judge Peter Cahill also ruled in a decision made public Tuesday [...]
GOP reaction to Walz tax increase proposal
"No tax increases," say Republicans to Governor Tim Walz proposing an income tax increase on the wealthiest Minnesotans and the most profitable corporations. Walz responds: "Just so people out there are listening: If your family is making less than 20 [...]
GOP leaders say “no” to tax increases in Walz state budget proposal
Senate Republican Majority Leader Paul Gazelka says about the governor's budget proposal: "One of the things that we said and we will continue to say is, we're not going to raise taxes on anyone." Gazelka says Republicans are not going [...]
Klobuchar Comments on Senate Work
U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar says as the Senate moves forward with the Trump impeachment, other things need to be addressed immediately including the production of more coronavirus vaccinations: "I'm so glad that Joe Biden invoked the Defense Production Act, so [...]
MDH offers more details on Brazilian COVID variant found in MN
The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) is confirming the first documented U-S case of the Brazilian variant of the coronavirus in the state. MDH's Dr. Ruth Lynfield says the patient is a Twin Cities resident with a recent travel history [...]
Walz in state budget proposes income tax increases for wealthiest, most profitable corporations
Governor Tim Walz as expected is proposing an income tax increase on the wealthiest Minnesotans -- households with incomes over a million dollars -- and on what he terms "large, profitable companies": "A million Minnesota families will see cuts to [...]
- On this day January 28, 1984Country singer, songwriter Al Dexter died. Born Clarence Albert Poindexter, the American country musician and songwriter helped popularize the style of honky tonk and scored seven #1 hits in the 40's. He is best known for his 1944 hit "Pistol Packin' Mama" which became the 1943 marching chorus of the New York Yankees. The 1943 […]