A Minnesota judge issued a protective order against U.S. Senate candidate Royce White after determining there was evidence he threatened his ex-wife and one of their two children, MPR News reported. Royce White, accused of being physically and verbally abusive and of making threats, must stay a quarter-mile away from his ex-wife and son and attend domestic abuse programming, among other requirements in the order issued Feb. 17.
In court filings obtained by MPR News, Hennepin County District Court Judge Kristen Marttila wrote that White’s ex-wife, “is plainly in fear” and “appeared to the court to be utterly at a loss for how else to gain peace from him.” White denies the allegations and is appealing the judge’s ruling.
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The prediction market platform Kalshi announced it has suspended and fined three congressional candidates, including Minnesota DFL state Sen. Matt Klein, for “political insider trading” on their own campaigns, CNBC reported. Klein, who bet $50 of his own funds on himself to win the primary in the 2nd Congressional District to replace Democrat Angie Craig, is a co-author on a bill proposed this session banning prediction markets, the Minnesota Reformer reported.
“I had never wagered on a predictions market previously. I was curious about how it worked,” Klein told FOX 9. “This was a mistake, and I apologize. My experience, like many other Minnesotans, points to the need for clearer rules and regulations for these types of markets.”
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DFL lawmakers and clergy are calling for the humanitarian release of a 23-year-old Burnsville woman suffering from a tennis ball-sized ovarian cyst, Sahan Journal reported.
“Every day that passes, she is more at risk of permanent harm or death,” said state Sen. Lindsey Port, DFL-Burnsville, during a Thursday news conference in the Minnesota State Capitol.
St. Paul officials announced Thursday that the former CVS site in the Midway neighborhood will be redeveloped into apartments and businesses by Bill McGuire, part owner of Minnesota United FC, who is developing the United Village area surrounding Allianz Field, the Minnesota Star Tribune reported.
The Minneapolis City Council voted Thursday to decriminalize drug paraphernalia in a move that aligns local and state law, after the Minnesota Legislature made it no longer a crime in 2023, WCCO-TV reported.
The Minnesota State Climatology Office is looking for residents in central Minnesota to volunteer for the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network, or CoCoRaHS, KNSI Radio reported on Thursday. CoCoRaHS is a nationwide network of more than 20,000 volunteers of all ages who use low-cost measurement tools to measure and map precipitation in all 50 states.
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