Minnesota Rep. Jim Hagedorn has cancerous kidney removed

ROCHESTER, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Republican Rep. Jim Hagedorn had a kidney removed Monday as he continues to fight advanced kidney cancer, according to a release from the congressman's office. The release said surgeons at Rochester's Mayo Clinic also removed cancerous tissues surrounding the kidney. State...

VA hospital nurse is first to receive COVID-19 shot in MN

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A nurse on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center was the first in Minnesota to receive a COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday. Thera Witte, who works in a coronavirus unit at the hospital, said she feels honored to be the first and did not hesitate to...

Investigators say man who shot 3 also wounded in Albert Lea

ALBERT LEA, Minn. (AP) — The man who shot and injured three people in Albert Lea, including a police officer, was also wounded when a state trooper opened fire, according to state investigators. The 21-year-old man suffered shrapnel injuries and was treated at Mayo Clinic Hospital-St. Marys in Rochester,...