Mayor Frey apologizes to family, asks for investigation into botched raid
The apology comes after a KARE 11 investigation into the raid, which law enforcement executed at the wrong address.
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published last week that found Minneapolis police requested a raid on the wrong address, with KARE saying some basic checking could have prevented the wrong-address raid. The intended target, an armed robbery suspect, had left that address nearly a year earlier, and his current address was easily available in court records. This type of obvious breakdown in process and horrible mistake is unacceptable. Period, Frey said in a statement sent to Bring Me The News. I reached out directly to Bianca Mathias earlier today to apologize to Jaiselle and her and hear directly what they experienced.
Anyone can now get walk-up COVID vaccines at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds
Vaccines are available with or without an appointment to any Minnesotan through Tuesday.
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Any Minnesotan can now receive a COVID-19 vaccine at the State fairgrounds, with or without an appointment.
The move again signals a broader availability of the vaccine in the state than in previous weeks and months.
The City of St. Paul announced Thursday that the FEMA-supported community vaccine site at the State Fairgrounds is open to all Minnesotans 16 and up, regardless of zip code. The site will remain open to all Minnesotans through Tuesday.
The End of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
U.S. representatives have introduced two bills that would finally end Puerto Rico’s subordinate Commonwealth status. But continued colonial rule may be the only option Congress seriously considers. (Lorie Shaull / Flickr)
The House Committee on Natural Resources held hearings on April 14, 2021, on two bills that propose to end Puerto Ricoâs status as an unincorporated territory of the United States: H.R. 1522, the Puerto Rico Statehood Admission Act, and H.R. 2070, the Puerto Rico Self-Determination Act of 2021. Under H.R. 1522, Puerto Rico would hold a referendum, with a transition to statehood if the electorate chooses that territorial option. H.R. 2070 does not specify territorial options; instead, delegates elected to a Puerto Rican Status Convention would draft a list of self-determination options, and a referendum would be held for voters to select the preferred option. According to Senat
Walz says 2021 State Fair should be pretty close to a normal event
COVID cases have been falling while vaccinations have been rising.
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Gov. Tim Walz gave the most promising sign yet that the 2021 Minnesota State Fair will return relatively unchanged in 2021.
Speaking Friday afternoon, Walz said that the fair – which was canceled in 2020 due to the ongoing pandemic and with no vaccinations yet available – should be able to go ahead. Everything looks to me on the horizon – and where the vaccine is going and the way that the virus is responding – that should be pretty close to a normal event.”