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3 days ago
- Climate
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How to watch the Minneapolis Aquatennial fireworks display
The Minneapolis Aquatennilal wraps up on Saturday night with its signature fireworks show. The Aquatennial is a civic celebration of the city of Minneapolis produced by the Downtown Council. It takes place each year during the third full week of July. Organizers say the Target Fireworks show is set to begin at 10 p.m. along the Mississippi River near downtown Minneapolis. Around 250,000 people visit the area each year to watch. The show uses over 10,000 pounds of fireworks and is one of the top five largest in the country, according to organizers. Officials say one of the best vantage points is on the west side of the river in the area of West River Parkway and Portland Avenue. For anyone who can't make it to the display, WCCO will offer a full replay on CBS News Minnesota. What: Full replay of the Target Fireworks show. When: Immediately after the 10 p.m. newscast on Saturday, July 26. How to watch: On CBS News Minnesota via Pluto TV or the CBS News app. The Aquatennial Torchlight Parade scheduled for Wednesday, July 23, was canceled due to forecasted severe weather in the area. Note: The video above originally aired July 23, 2025.
CBS News
15-05-2025
- CBS News
Minnesota fallen officers among those honored during National Police Week memorial service
Several Minnesota police officers killed in the line of duty will be remembered during a memorial service in Washington D.C. Thursday morning. The memorial service is part of the National Police Week, an event which brings law enforcement and families together to pay homage to those killed. This year, roughly 350 fallen police officers will be memorialized. Minnesota officers include Paul Elmstrand and Matthew Ruge, who were shot and killed in February 2024 along with firefighter paramedic Adam Finseth. Other Minnesota officers being remembered include Jesse Branch, of Red Lake Nation Police; National Park Service Ranger Kevin Grossheim; and Minneapolis Police Officer Jamal Mitchell. How to watch What: A memorial service honoring the officers who were killed in the line of duty. A memorial service honoring the officers who were killed in the line of duty. When: 11 a.m. CT 11 a.m. CT Where: Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C. How to watch: You can watch the memorial service live in the player above, on CBS News Minnesota or on Pluto TV. The 101 Market and Garden Center raised funds to help send the families of Elmstrand, Ruge and Finseth — as well as the entire Burnsville Police Department — to Washington, D.C. to attend the memorial. The officers' names were read aloud during a candlelight vigil Tuesday on the National Mall. "It is just a really powerful and moving thing, and you could see the emotion in people's eyes," Burnsville Police Dep. Chief Matt Smith told WCCO News. "We've been waiting a long time for this week and this event to honor Matt and Paul and Adam." Finseth was honored in early May as part of National Firefighter Memorial Weekend. This story will be updated.
CBS News
22-04-2025
- Politics
- CBS News
Minnesota AG says state lawsuit against Trump administration aims to protect trans youth
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison says a state lawsuit against the Trump administration intends to protect transgender children. Ellison on Tuesday provided details of the lawsuit in a noon news conference at the State Capitol. CBS News Minnesota will be streaming a replay of his remarks at 12:30 p.m. Watch in the live player above. According to Ellison, the lawsuit is an attempt to prevent the U.S. Department of Justice from filing a civil lawsuit against the Minnesota Department of Education. Last week, the DOJ sued Maine's education department for "discriminating against women by failing to protect women in women's sports" in what U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi alleged is a violation of Title IX. "The Department of Justice will not sit by when women are discriminated against in sports," Bondi said. "This is about sports, this is also about these young women's personal safety." The federal government said in its lawsuit filed in Maine's federal court that the state's Department of Education is "openly and defiantly flouting anti-discrimination law by enforcing policies that require girls to compete against boys in athletic competitions designated exclusively for girls," arguing that the practice violates Title IX's "core protections." It cited three examples of boys participating in girls' sports. Bondi added that the DOJ's actions in Maine could be followed by moves in other states, including Minnesota. "We're looking at Minnesota, we're looking at California," Bondi said. "We're looking at many, many states, but they are the top two that should be on notice." Bondi previously sent letters to Ellison and Erich Martens, director of the Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL), warning them "Minnesota should be on notice," and her department "will hold accountable states and state entities that violate federal law." In February, President Trump signed an executive order banning transgender girls and women from competing on sports teams that match their gender identity. In that order, Trump mandated that Title IX be interpreted as prohibiting transgender girls and women from participating in female sports. Title IX is a federal law that bans sex discrimination in schools. Ellison announced the president's ban was in violation of the Minnesota Human Rights Act after the MSHSL turned to his office for legal opinion following its announcement on Feb. 7 that it wouldn't comply with the order , citing the state law. While testifying before the U.S. Congress in December 2024, NCAA President Charlie Baker said he was aware of "less than 10" transgender athletes among the more than half a million student-athletes governed by the organization. This story will be updated. Jacob Rosen and Kaia Hubbard contributed to this report.
CBS News
27-02-2025
- Health
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Watch live: Minnesota US Sen. Tina Smith speaks out against possible Medicaid cuts
Local News Democratic Minnesota U.S. Sen. Tina Smith is speaking on Thursday against the Republican-backed plan that could cut $1.5 trillion in federal spending over the next decade, possibly impacting Medicaid. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are concerned about potential cuts to the program which supports millions of low-income people and individuals with disabilities across the country. How to watch What: Smith calls out GOP plan that could cut Medicaid funding Who: Smith, State Sen. Zaynab Mohamed and other advocates Date: Feb. 27, 2025 Time: 11 a.m. CT Location: Virtual press conference Watch: Live on CBS News Minnesota, in the player above and on your mobile or streaming device. The Minnesota Department of Human Services says 1.3 million Minnesotans are on Medicaid, and department leaders say the potential impacts are still unclear. Minnesota receives $11.2 billion in Medicaid funding, and that is expected to increase to $14.5 billion by 2029. The federal government covers just over half the costs associated with the program and nearly all of the associated costs for those who qualify under Medicaid expansion, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation. But under the proposed cuts, the Energy and Commerce Committee, which oversees Medicaid, is tasked with finding $880 billion in savings. Fourteen Minnesota state senators and representatives wrote a letter to Republicans in the state's Congressional Delegation urging them to push back on any cuts, citing concerns about the impact. It reads in part: "There are no other sources to make up the lost federal share beyond severely impacting our seniors and those with disabilities who we serve. This is contrary to how we Republicans respect the aged and the vulnerable." GOP U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson said even though Medicaid isn't specifically noted in the budget resolution, he didn't guarantee the program would be left untouched, saying cuts could be made targeting "fraud, waste and abuse." Other GOP leaders have said outright that Medicaid won't be affected. © 2025 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.
CBS News
18-02-2025
- General
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Delta plane passengers describe crash-landing in Toronto, flipping upside down: "Everything just kind of went sideways"
Passengers are starting to share their stories of surviving a chilling crash-landing Monday at Toronto Pearson International Airport, where a Delta plane on a flight from Minneapolis caught fire and flipped upside down on the runway. There were 80 people on board Flight 4819 — 76 passengers and four crew members — all of whom survived. Authorities said 21 people were injured. Two of the injured passengers, a 40-year-old woman and 60-year-old man, were initially said to be critically hurt and were airlifted to a hospital, while the others' injuries were considered mild to moderate, according to a regional paramedics service that responded to the scene. Delta said two people remained hospitalized Tuesday, CBS News Minnesota reported. One of the passengers speaking out about his experience is Pete Carlson, who boarded the plane Monday morning at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport to attend a paramedics conference in Canada. In an interview with Canadian broadcaster CBC News, Carlson recalled the sounds of "cement and metal" and the scent of gasoline as the plane skidded down the icy runway in Toronto, losing both wings and its tail and turning over completely so its wheels faced the sky. "As we made our descent and made touchdown, it was just a very forceful event, where all of a sudden everything just kind of went sideways," Carlson told CBC News. "And then, next thing I know, it was kind of a blink and I'm upside down, still strapped in." Carlson had fastened his seatbelt, as instructed, prior to landing. When he unlatched the belt to evacuate the plane, he said he "crashed down onto the ceiling, which had become the floor." Emergency workers at the airport were able to reach the site of the crash "within minutes," said Deborah Flint, president and CEO of Toronto Pearson International Airport, at a news conference Monday night. They quickly helped evacuate everyone on board. Flint said 22 of the passengers were Canadian and the rest were multinational, but did not provide details on how many were American or other nationalities. "The most powerful part of today was, there was just people. No countries, no nothing," Carlson said. "There was just people together helping each other." Another passenger, John Nelson, captured video of the plane, charred and overturned, as people climbed out of it into the freezing cold. Nelson described the plane making a hard landing before screeching over the pavement on its side and ultimately flipping onto its back, CBS News Minnesota reported. "There was, like, a big fireball outside the left side of the plane and when we got finished we were upside down, everybody else was there as well," Nelson said. "We tried to get out of there as quickly as possible." Several additional videos emerged online as passengers began to film the evacuation. In one video shared on Snapchat, passenger Ashley Zook appeared to dangle upside down from her seat inside the plane with her seatbelt fastened, AFP reported. The crash seemed to have knocked out the lights inside the plane, and it was dark. That same social media video showed harsh winds whipping past Zook after she exited the plane. "I was just in a plane crash, oh my god," she said in the video. Another passenger, skier and sports influencer Pete Koukov, shared another video of the crash-landing on Instagram. A flight attendant wearing an Endeavor Air uniform is seen helping people evacuate the plane one by one through an emergency exit door, which Koukov climbed through himself. Endeavor Air is a subsidiary of Delta Air Lines headquartered in Minneapolis. The flight attendant can be heard directing passengers to "drop everything" and urging them to "come on." "Holy f***!" Koukov repeatedly exclaims in the recording after getting of the plane. His Instagram post includes the message: "Being alive feels pretty cool today." Koukov later told CNN that "we were upside down hanging like bats" inside the plane before evacuating. He said he "didn't know anything was the matter" until the plane hit the ground. The crash is under investigation by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada, which confirmed it is leading the probe. The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board and Federal Aviation Administration said they would send investigators as well. Meteorologists said there was blowing snow in Toronto when the crash happened, and visibility was down to 6 miles. Winds were gusting up to 37 mph and temperatures were well below freezing, at 17 degrees Fahrenheit. But Toronto Pearson International Airport Fire Chief Todd Aitken said Monday night that the runway was dry at the time of the crash, and there were no crosswind conditions. Flint said two runways at the Toronto airport would remain closed for at least part of Tuesday as the investigation continued.
