A woman from Itasca County is accused of trying to vote for her dead mother in the November election. Prosecutors say 40-year-old Danielle Miller of rural Nashwauk is charged with three felonies. The Itasca County Auditor’s Office says it received signed ballots from Miller and her mother, Rose Javorina, on October 7th, but Javorina died on August 31st before ballots could be filled out. The criminal complaint says Miller admitted her mother was an avid Donald Trump supporter and wanted to vote for Trump in the November election. The fraudulent ballot was flagged by election workers before it could be counted.
The Grand Rapid City Council will be hosting a work session meeting today at 4, and then will proceed directly into a regular city council meeting at 5. During the regular meeting topics of discussion include positive happenings in the city, public forum, council reports, consent agenda as well as administration topics. You can view the full agenda online as well as watch the meeting live online. the Council has adopted a Meeting Protocol Policy which informs attendees of the Council’s desire to conduct all City meetings in an orderly manner which welcomes all civil input from citizens and interested parties. Next regular meeting for the Grand Rapids City Council is scheduled for November 12th at 5.
Minnesotans are remembering the late U.S. Senator Paul Wellstone on the 22nd anniversary of his death last week. Wellstone and his wife Sheila, daughter Marcia, three staffers, and two pilots were killed in a plane crash on October 25th, 2002 near Eveleth. Federal investigators blamed pilot error for the crash 12 days before the November election. Wellstone was a progressive who worked across the aisle on issues like mental health parity and was the lone Democrat up for re-election to vote against the war in Iraq. Senator Amy Klobuchar says today serves as a reminder of the legacy he left behind, “We all do better when we all do better.”
Police are investigating a shooting Sunday at a homeless encampment in south Minneapolis that left two men dead and a woman in critical condition. Officers found the three victims wounded along railroad tracks near Hiawatha Avenue and tried to save the two men, but they died at the scene. Three men were detained for questioning but later released. There was also a fatal shooting at another homeless encampment Saturday. Police Chief Brian O’Hara said in a statement, ” The cold-blooded killing of three people inside the tent of an encampment is outrageous.” No arrests have been reported.
The Minnesota State Patrol says a deer is blamed for a crash Sunday morning on Interstate 94 near Dayton that left a South Haven woman dead. The report says 60-year-old Julie Terway hit a deer and was stopped in the center lane of I-94 when her S-U-V was rear-ended by another car. State troopers say Terway died at the scene. The other driver was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Alcohol was not involved in the crash.
The Itasca County Public Health Department would like to announce vaccine clinics that are offered to the public at the Itasca Resource Center located in Grand Rapids. Monthly vaccine clinics for children and adults will be held: Thursday, November 7th, 2—6 p.m. An appointment is required. Please call 218-327-2941 to schedule. There is a $20 administration fee per vaccine, but no one will be turned away for inability to pay. Also some patients may not be eligible for the clinic. For questions please call Itasca County Public Health Department.
The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (MPUC) approved Minnesota Power’s 2024 electric rate proposal, which will lower rates in early 2025 for its customers. The MPUC approved a final rate increase of about 4.9 percent over 2023 rates for residential and small business customers, or about $5 per month for the average residential customer. The increase for industrial and large commercial customers is 4.4 percent over 2023 rates. The final rate is lower than the interim rate increase of 8.6 percent that went into effect in January. As a result of this settlement agreement, Minnesota Power residential customers will see a small decrease in their monthly bills. Minnesota Power said the difference between the interim rate and final rate will be refunded to all customers, with interest, through a one-time bill credit. This bill credit will be delivered to customers after the final rates are in place in early 2025. This story is curtesy of the Daily Energy Insider.
Tony Schmid News Director Rapids Radio
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