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>>DFL Majority Pushing $900 Million Bonding Bill in Final Days of Session (St. Paul, MN) — The Democratic majority in the closing days of the legislative session is moving forward with plans for roughly a 900-million dollar bonding bill for state public works projects. But D-F-Lers need some Republican votes to pass it, which Senate […] The post Morning Headlines – May 9th, 2024 appeared first on Minnesota News Network.

The University of Minnesota baseball program will retire No. 14, which is worn by head coach John Anderson, on Saturday at Siebert Field when the Gophers host Michigan State in Anderson’s final home series. Anderson, who last December announced his intentions to retire at the end of the 2024 season, is the longest-tenured coach in […] The post Gopher baseball to retire John Anderson’s #14 appeared first on Minnesota News […]

University of Minnesota sophomore Isabella McCauley (Inver Grove Heights, Minn.) punched her ticket to the NCAA Championship today with a runner-up finish at the Auburn University Club in Auburn, Ala. McCauley is the first Golden Gopher to make it to back-to-back NCAA Championships since Kate Hughes in 1987 and 1988. The Minnesota native shot a […] The post Gopher McCauley fires seven-under to earn trip to NCAA appeared first on […]

>>$900M bonding bill awaits vote in MN House, Repubs could use as negotiating leverage (St. Paul, MN) — A 900-million-dollar bonding bill for state public works projects awaits a vote in the Minnesota House after clearing a key committee today (Wed), but Capital Investment Chairman Fue Lee says about negotiations with Republicans, whose votes are […] The post Afternoon Headlines – May 8th, 2024 appeared first on Minnesota News Network.

The Minnesota Twins announced today that they have recalled right-handed pitcher Josh Staumont from Triple-A St. Paul. Staumont, who was signed by the Twins on December 27, began the season on Minnesota’s 15-day Injured List with a left calf strain. He was reinstated on April 19 and optioned to St. Paul, where he appeared in […] The post Twins make roster moves ahead of Wednesday game vs. M’s appeared first […]

>>Teen Who Plead Guilty to 2022 Murder of Brooklyn Park Woman Being Sentenced (Brooklyn Park, MN) — A 17-year-old who pleaded guilty to murdering a Brooklyn Park woman in 2022 will learn his fate this morning. Foday Kamara was charged in March as an adult with two counts of second-degree murder related to the death […] The post Midday Headlines – May 8th, 2024 appeared first on Minnesota News Network.

Minnesota softball shortstop Jess Oakland was named Big Ten Player of the year amidst four other Gophers that received Big Ten awards, the conference announced on Wednesday. Junior Taylor Krapf and Oakland were named First Team All-Big Ten, Oakland was a unanimous first team selection. Graduates Sydney Strelow and Morgan DeBord picked up second team […] The post Gopher softball player Oakland wins Big Ten Player of the Year honor […]

>>Mitchell ‘Takes the Fifth’ During Minnesota Senate Ethics Hearing (St. Paul, MN) — Democratic Senator Nicole Mitchell through her attorney repeatedly “took the Fifth” last night (Tues) during a Minnesota Senate ethics hearing prompted by felony burglary charges she faces. The panel could only agree to meet again two days after Mitchell’s June 10th court […] The post Morning Headlines – May 8th, 2024 appeared first on Minnesota News Network.

Democratic Senator Nicole Mitchell, through her attorney, repeatedly “took the Fifth” last night (Tues) during a state Senate ethics hearing prompted by felony burglary charges she faces — and the panel could only agree to meet again two days after Mitchell’s June 10th court hearing to assess status. MNN’s Bill Werner has more:   The post Democratic Senator Nicole Mitchell “Takes the Fifth” appeared first on Minnesota News Network.