Minnesota

Prince may posthumously recieve the Congressional Medal Of Honor. The award is the highest expression of national appreciation for distinguished achievements and contributions. Since 1776 only 163 people have received this honor which includes Rosa Parks, Colin Powel, and the Tuskegee Airmen. Minnesota’s Congressional Delegation is the bipartisan group that introduced legislation Monday for the […]

The Minnesota Twins have recently announced that they will no longer be affiliating with the Rochester Red Wings. Wings General Manager Dan Mason gave a statement Tuesday night, saying: “We’ve known for a while that this was a possibility. The finality of it kinda hit home today. It’s been a bit of a bummer.” It’s […]

Kodak is slated to receive a $765 million federal loan as a part of the Defense Production Act so it can start producing drugs to help treat the coronavirus. This will create over 300 Kodak jobs in Rochester and another 50 at its plant in Minnesota. The Wall Street Journal says that this loan is […]

Hip Hop Icon and Businessman Jay-Z spoke with Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, and Attorney General Keith Ellison about charging all four officers responsible for George Floyd’s Death. Jay- Z is not alone Ava DuVernay, Cardi B, T.I. and more have been expressing outrage over Floyd’s death by Minneapolis police. Jay wants Ellison to take over […]

The mayor of Minneapolis and the family of George Floyd is calling the arrest of the former Minneapolis police officer that killed George Floyd on video. There were several angles of the video that show George Floyd was never resisting arrest and it also shows that there were three officers holding him down with the […]

On Wednesday, April 15, the Associated Press revealed that 34-year-old Dr. Elvis Francois, a Mayo Clinic (Rochester, Minnesota) orthopedic surgery resident popularly named “The Singing Surgeon,” received a four-song deal with Nashville’s Big Machine Records. His first EP “Music is Medicine” is scheduled for release on Friday on Apple Music and Spotify. William Robinson, another […]

Beyoncé performed in Minnesota this past Monday and before she hit the stage the governor Mark Dayton declared May 23rd “Beyoncé Day”!