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>>Hennepin County Judge Sets Aside Wrongful Conviction in 2005 Minneapolis Murder (Hennepin County, MN) – After 20 years, a Hennepin County judge signed an order setting aside the wrongful murder conviction of Marvin Haynes. The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office, the family of Marvin Haynes, and representatives of the Innocence Project, a group that works to […] The post Midday Headlines – Dec 11th, 2023 appeared first on Minnesota News Network.

>>Feds Award $500k for Northern Lights Express Passenger Rail Project (St. Paul, MN) – MnDOT now has half-a-million dollars from the federal government to move forward with planning on proposed “Northern Lights Express” (NLX) passenger rail service between Minneapolis and Duluth. The project, with a price tag around one billion dollars, is controversial because critics […] The post Morning Headlines – Dec 11th, 2023 appeared first on Minnesota News Network.

All-session tickets for the 2024 Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament are on sale now. The Target Center in Minneapolis will play host to the tournament March 13-17, marking the first time in the tournament’s 27-year history that it will be played in Minneapolis. The Target Center is home to the NBA’s Minnesota Timberwolves. Lower-level tickets […] The post Tickets On Sale Now for Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tourney in Minneapolis […]

>>St. Paul Police Officer Shot in Exchange of Gunfire With Suspect (St. Paul, MN) — A Saint Paul police officer is recovering from a gunshot wound in the leg and a suspect has life-threatening injuries after an exchange of gunfire Thursday afternoon. Police Chief Axel Henry says Saint Paul has experienced six domestic violence homicides […] The post Morning Headlines – Dec 8th, 2023 appeared first on Minnesota News Network.

Approximately 50 Minnesota Vikings players and coaches will reveal their shoes supporting causes and charitable efforts about which they are passionate through the NFL’s My Cause My Cleats initiative when the team visits the Las Vegas Raiders at Allegiant Stadium on Sunday, December 10. Please see the attached document for a list of participants and […] The post Vikings to auction off game-worn cleats for charity appeared first on Minnesota […]

>>Walz Orders Flags Lowered to Half-Staff on Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day (St. Paul, MN) — Flags are flying at half-staff in Minnesota today (Thurs) in honor and remembrance of those who died in the December 7th, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor. Twenty-six Minnesotans were killed when the Japanese torpedo bombed Hawaii. Governor Tim Walz says […] The post Morning Headlines – Dec 7th, 2023 appeared first on Minnesota News Network.

>>MN Expects $2.4B Surplus for 2024-2025 Budget (St. Paul, MN) – The latest economic forecast just released shows the state expects a 2.4-billion-dollar surplus for the 2024-25 budget cycle — right about where analysts predicted it would be. The surplus is much smaller than the whopping 17-plus billion dollars that lawmakers received news of exactly […] The post Midday Headlines – Dec 6th, 2023 appeared first on Minnesota News Network.

>>Minnesota Lawmakers Prepare for Latest Economic Forecast (St. Paul, MN) — Republicans say if today’s (Wed) economic forecast shows another state budget surplus, Minnesotans must get that money back in the form of tax cuts or rebates. Maple Grove Representative Kristin Robbins says unlike earlier this year, when Democrats promised much larger rebates than they […] The post Morning Headlines – Dec 6th, 2023 appeared first on Minnesota News Network.

The NFL and Minnesota Vikings announced today DL Harrison Phillips has been named the team’s nominee for the 2023 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award. Considered the league’s most prestigious honor, the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award presented by Nationwide recognizes NFL players who have not only exhibited excellence on […] The post Harrison Phillips nominated for NFL Man of the Year Award appeared first […]