Charges: St. Paul driver smoked blunt before fatally hitting motorcyclist stopped in traffic
The collision set off a chain-reaction crash involving three other stopped vehicles, police said.
The collision set off a chain-reaction crash involving three other stopped vehicles, police said.
Judge Peter Cahill has not yet ruled on motion for broad release of police body-camera videos.
Best Buy will increase the hourly wages of its employees permanently as it sees sales increase in a little more than a month since stores have been fully opened.
It's part of a broader push in the nonprofit sector to be more transparent and ensure pay is equitable.
President Donald Trump is using the Department of Homeland Security in unprecedented ways as he tries to bolster his law and order credentials by making a heavy-handed show of force in cities around the nation in the lead-up to the November elections.
Vice President Mike Pence on Tuesday defended the Trump administration's guidance to states on ramping their economies back up amid the spread of the coronavirus, saying it was based on the best information at the time and a spike in recent cases shouldn't mean more shutdowns.
Minnesota teachers are concerned about continuing distance learning this fall but also worry about the safety of returning to in-person classes, according to a statewide survey by the University of Minnesota. Their concerns about distance learning include engaging students, meeting the needs of special education students and ensuring student access to technology.
Deaths in the state's long-term care facilities have dropped tenfold since the Minnesota Health Department introduced a five-point plan to address COVID-19 outbreaks. But Minnesota Health Commissioner Jan Malcolm cautioned that the virus still presents challenges.