Thousands of Minnesota nurses to strike on Dec. 11

ST PAUL, Minn. — More than a hundred people gathered outside the Governor's Mansion in St. Paul to protest against police brutality at 2 p.m. Families Supporting Families Against Police Violence and several other local organizations said the rally was in solidarity with the family of Tyre Nichols and the people of Memphis, all demanding justice following his death.

MINNEAPOLIS — As the potential merger of two major health care systems draws nearer, more voices are speaking out and some of them are criticizing the move. Minnesota's Attorney General Keith Ellison is asking that the two health systems delay the merger. In a statement to KARE 11, Ellison...

MINNEAPOLIS — COVID-19 testing sites run by the State of Minnesota will close their doors this weekend, after remaining open for three years of the pandemic. The testing site at St. Paul Midway will close on Friday, Jan. 27, the Duluth site will close on Saturday, Jan. 28, and the sites at Brooklyn Park and Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport will close on Jan. 29.

ST. CLOUD, Minn. — Journalism is an integral part of society and when a community loses it, it’s much harder to get the information you deserve. Take newspapers for example – in nearly 20 years, more than 2,500 of them have closed up shop. And in St. Cloud, the last reporter left at the Times is leaving next week.

ST PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Senate passed the Protect Reproductive Options (PRO) Act early Saturday morning, which establishes that every Minnesotan has the freedom to decide their own reproductive health. The Senate debated all day Friday before senators approved the bill, H.F. 1, just shortly before 3 a.m....

ST PAUL, Minn. — Gov. Tim Walz signed his second bill of the young 2023 legislative session Wednesday, extending unemployment benefits for six months for more than 400 laid-off workers at Northshore Mining. Northshore Mining shut down May 1, and about 450 workers out of around 580 workers there...

ST PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Senate passed the CROWN Act with a 45-19 vote on Thursday, along with a bill that would recognize Juneteenth as a state holiday. The CROWN Act, also known as H.F. 37, prohibits discrimination based on natural hair in the workplace and in schools. The act would update the Minnesota Human Rights Act to include hair discrimination as racial discrimination.

MINNEAPOLIS — The Great Northern Festival kicks off this week throughout the Twin Cities metro, featuring events that cater to winter enthusiasts. In the meantime, Melanin in Motion remains focused on their mission of making sure those "enthusiasts" can include everyone. “Melanin in Motion is really a community-based program...

ST PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Senate began debate Friday on a bill to write broad protections for abortion rights into state statutes, which would make it difficult for future courts to roll back. Democratic legislative leaders have fast-tracked the bill as one of their top priorities for the...

ST PAUL, Minn. — The American School Counselor Association recommends one counselor per 250 kids but Minnesota's average is more than double that. There are approximately 570 kids per counselor. Knowing this, Keela Kuhlers testified at the Capitol Tuesday to request funding not just for counselors, but also for...

SAINT PAUL, Minn. — The legislative process is hitting full speed in St. Paul, now that Gov. Tim Walz has officially unveiled his $65 billion budget proposal. This session, there are a number of proposals under discussion that directly impact Minnesota families, related to child care and paid family leave. The two topics, though separate and filled with their own complexities, are also intertwined in many ways.

MINNETONKA, Minn. — People jumping into freezing cold water is a tradtion in Minnesota this time of year. But it's all for a great cause of course. It's Polar Plunge season, to benefit Special Olympics Minnesota. The biggest fundraiser for Special Olympics Minnesota is Polar Plunge season. This weekend's...

ST PAUL, Minn. — Editor's note: The video above first aired on KARE 11 on Jan. 17, 2023. Faculty leaders at a Minnesota college that dismissed an art history instructor who showed depictions of the Prophet Muhammad in a course have overwhelmingly called for the university president to resign.

ST PAUL, Minn. — Governor Tim Walz and Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan are looking to secure billions in funding for infrastructure projects around Minnesota through the largest capital investment recommendation in state history. The $3.3 billion bonding proposal, unveiled Thursday, comes on the heels of Walz's "One Minnesota" budget...

MINNEAPOLIS — As wounds amid a racial reckoning continue to heal,. "It's okay to take time to rest and recuperate whenever you can," said Dr. Alvin Akibar, director with the Urban League Twin Cities Center for Social Justice Research. Many in communities across the country find themselves speechless at...

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. — Drivers across Minnesota continue their roller coaster ride at the pump, with prices jumping for the fifth week in a row. Consumer app GasBuddy says Twin Cities motorists are shelling out an average of $3.43 per gallon, up 14.4 cents from the previous week. Those numbers are based on GasBuddy's regular survey of 1,006 stations across the metro.

ST. CLOUD, Minn. — Three men are in custody in connection with a fentanyl bust in central Minnesota near St. Cloud Thursday. The Central Minnesota Violent Offender Task Force (CMVOTF) sent out a new release on the bust, which was conducted as part of several ongoing investigations into fentanyl dealing in the St. Cloud area. Working with the United States Postal Inspectors Office, agents intercepted a package containing about 2,300 fentanyl pills being shipped to an address on the 800 block of 7th St. S in Waite Park.

ST PAUL, Minn. — Police are investigating after a teen was shot in the neck Friday evening near the Conway Community Center. According to the St. Paul Police Department, a 15-year-old boy was shot at about 6:30 p.m. near Conway Avenue and Pedersen Street. Officials say the boy was conscious and breathing when he was being transported.

ST PAUL, Minn. — Editor's note: The above video about Metro Transit crime statistics first aired on Jan. 19, 2023. Ernest Morales III, a former officer from New York, will be the next Metro Transit Police Chief, the department announced Thursday in a press release. Morales III will officially...

ST PAUL, Minn. — For the first time ever Minnesota senators have taken testimony on a bill that would legalize recreational marijuana if it were to become law. Sen. Lindsey Port's Senate File 73 would create a regulated commercial cannabis marketplace in the state, and also provide expungement for those who were convicted of low-level marijuana offenses in the past.