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The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension said 33-year-old Jerry Jones of Willmar was shot multiple times. He’s currently in the hospital in stable condition.
Students, activists protest U of M prison labor purchases
The University of Minnesota has purchased furniture and laundry services from MINNCOR Industries, a program run by the state Department of Corrections that employs incarcerated people.
COVID-19, flu and RSV continue to decline in Minnesota
The latest data show Minnesota’s hospitalization rates for COVID-19, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) have declined for three straight weeks. In addition, COVID-19 levels measured in wastewater continue to decline in most parts of the state.
Wintering monarch butterfly population hit hard by drought
The overwintering population of monarch butterflies in Mexico is at the lowest point in a decade, according to the results of an annual population survey. The butterflies overwinter in Mexico before migrating north, arriving in Minnesota by May.
New financial assistance effort aimed at reducing Minnesota's stark homeownership racial gap
Thousands of Minnesota families long shut out of home ownership stand to benefit from a new program aimed at building generational wealth. Advocates hope the help will reduce Minnesota’s stark racial home ownership gap.
Minneapolis overrides mayor's veto of cease-fire resolution
The symbolic resolution calls for an immediate and permanent cease-fire; humanitarian aid; an end to U.S. military funding to Israel; and the release of Israeli hostages taken by Hamas and the release of Palestinians held in Israeli military prisons.
So it really is February! Expect a rainy afternoon before a winter weather advisory and snow.