Kristi Miller at the Pioneer Press reports: “A 46-year-old St. Paul man was fatally struck while walking in traffic on the Lafayette Bridge early Saturday morning in St. Paul, authorities said.”
Jeff Wald at FOX 9 reports: “Minnesota’s Office of Cannabis Management licensing website shut down at 9 p.m. on Friday, leaving business applicants scrambling to complete the process by the 11:59 p.m. deadline.”
MPR News’ Chandra Colvin reports: “Holding signs high while wearing their military uniforms and chanting loudly for their cause, veterans and their supporters gathered to speak against recent cuts to the VA, the firing of veterans in federal services and other issues, including the deportation of refugees. The protest happened early Friday afternoon in front of the offices of the Minnesota Republican Party in Edina.”
Gordon Severson at KARE 11 reports: “A new effort to create stricter DWI laws in Minnesota is underway six months after an alleged drunk driver killed two people at Park Tavern in Saint Louis Park.”
FOX 9 reports: “A worker at a Minneapolis adult gift store saved a woman’s life from a possible drug overdose with Narcan.”
Eva Herscowitz at the Star Tribune reports: “The Hastings school board may end the district’s equity and diversity policy, a proposition dividing board members amid the Trump administration’s attacks on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in schools.”
From the Associated Press via KSTP: “Paul Flatley, the 1963 Associated Press NFL rookie of the year for the Minnesota Vikings who piled up more than 3,000 receiving yards over five seasons, has died at the age of 84, the team announced Sunday.”
Emma McNamee at the Duluth News Tribune reports: “Just under two weeks into running the famed Alaskan sled dog race, Duluth’s Emily Ford finished 18th in the Iditarod on Sunday, completing the race in 13 days, 1 hour and 35 minutes. Ford finished with a 5-minute time difference from Keaton Loebrich, the racer in 17th place.”
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