There’s a measles outbreak in North Dakota, MPR News reports. Vaccine rates are declining, and only 89% of the most recent group of North Dakota kindergarteners got the shot. A MinnPost analysis found the share of Minnesota kids except from the measles vaccine has nearly doubled in the past ten years.
Andrea Pedro-Francisco has a cyst on her ovary that has swelled to nearly the size of a tennis ball; it’s at risk of rupturing or cutting off blood supply. She was supposed to have surgery a month ago, but she’s been stuck in an ICE detention center after being arrested on Feb. 5 in Minnesota, Minnesota Reformer reports. “Her case has been taken up by a team of pro bono attorneys and even members of Congress, but to little avail.”
Marisa Simonetti, a former candidate Hennepin County Commissioner, was found guilty on fifth-degree assault charges for throwing a tarantula at her housemate in June 2024. She’s currently running for U.S. Senator from Minnesota, according to her campaign website, Fox 9 reports.
Happy belated St. Urho’s Day to those up in Finland, Minn. He’s the hero celebrated on March 16 for banishing grasshoppers from Finland’s vineyards. He said, “Heinasirkka, heinasirkka, menetaalta hiiteen,” or “grasshopper, grasshopper, go away!”
And ICYMI from MinnPost…
These warrants let police sweep up data from anyone near a crime scene. A bipartisan Minnesota bill says they should be illegal.
Preserving and enriching Vietnamese culture in Minnesota (MNopedia)
Cue the campaign ads: Minnesota Senate headed for vote on assault weapons
D.C. Memo: Trump-backed SAVE Act ties up U.S. Senate
