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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced $7.7 million in grant awards to two transit providers in Minnesota as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, signed by President Donald J. Trump on March 27, 2020. The City of Rochester in Olmstead County will receive $7.2 million to continue
Governor Tim Walz today released the following statement following Attorney General Keith Ellison’s decision to increase Officer Derek Chauvin’s charge to second-degree murder and bring charges against the three additional officers involved in George Floyd’s death – “I laid flowers at George Floyd’s memorial this morning. As a former high school history teacher, I looked
Polk County Sheriff Jim Tadman joined KROX radio Wednesday to reflect the tragedies surrounding the deaths of George Floyd while detained by four now-former Minneapolis Police Officers and Grand Forks Police Officer Cody Holte while responding to an active shooting involving a suspect and deputies of the Grand Forks Sheriff’s Office. The loss of Officer
The Minnesota Department of Health has released the latest COVID-19 numbers which include 372 newly reported cases and 14 new deaths. Polk County has 61 positive cases, Pennington County has two new cases bringing the total to 21, Norman County has one new case for 14 total, Marshall County has 12, and Red Lake County
Altru Health System announces a reduction of its workforce of approximately 6.5%. In total 167 positions at Altru were eliminated, with most of the reductions in support and administrative departments. Of those layoffs, 4.2% were at the Crookston Clinic which calculates out to the elimination of seven positions. “While I hoped we would never
The Crookston School Board held a special meeting on Wednesday morning in the choir/orchestra room at Crookston High School. During a special meeting, the discussion is limited to the items on the agenda which included a Highland Elementary School (HES) Playground Project and approval of spring coaching pay. HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PLAYGROUND PROJECT The playground
