A natural gas explosion destroyed three row houses in Baltimore on Monday, killing a woman and trapping other people in the wreckage. At least four people were hospitalized with serious injuries as firefighters searched for more survivors.
Pray on MLK invited communities to come together for prayer and worship. The nationwide gathering took place along every street named after Martin Luther King Jr. in the United States.
Whether President Donald Trump has the constitutional authority to extend federal unemployment benefits by executive order remains unclear. Equally up in the air is whether states, which are necessary partners in Trump’s plan to bypass Congress, will sign on.
The high school students would only be eligible to receive the unemployment benefits so long as they meet other necessary criteria applicable to adults.
Data from DEED further suggests that more than 1 million Minnesotans are now doing at least some of their work remotely, accounting for over one-third of Minnesota’s labor force.
Despite the Minnesota State Fair's cancellation, the annual Princess Kay coronation and butter sculpting will be held for private family and viewable online.
The board had been considering what to do about fall championship events sponsored by the NCAA, but instead of making a broad decision across three divisions, it set parameters for each to make its own call by Aug. 21.
A news release from Walz’s office said Walz “intends to extend the COVID-19 peacetime emergency by 30 days to ensure the state can continue to quickly and effectively respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.”
Jerry Burns was arrested in Dec. 19 2018, 39 years to the day after Michelle Martinko was found dead in her parents’ car outside a shopping mall in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
More than 6,700 people filed unemployment claims last week in Iowa, and the number of continuing claims is nearly 105,000, a decrease of more than 5,000 from the previous week.
A recent study finds Minnesota’s comprehensive statewide tobacco control program is saving thousands of lives and billions of dollars in health care and productivity costs.
