Laura Oakes
News Anchor at WCCO-TV (Minneapolis, MN)
Friendly radio news gal and cool mom. Somewhat tolerable musician. Super lousy with chopsticks.
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1 week ago |
audacy.com | Laura Oakes
As Minnesota Governor Tim Walz's order for all state workers to return to the office at least 50% of the time takes effect next week, the buzz of employees in downtown Minneapolis continues to pick up. Downtown business leaders say the in-office presence is at about 70% of pre-pandemic levels. However there's still a void without the thousands of Target Corporation employees filling the streets at lunchtime.
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2 weeks ago |
audacy.com | Taylor Rivera |Laura Oakes
Memorial Day is Monday and local group "Flags for Fort Snelling" has revived the tradition of placing an American flag at every gravestone in the Fort Snelling National Cemetery. The practice was abandoned for nearly 30 years due to a lack of federal funding. But Flags for For Snelling founder Joanne Malmstedt credits dedicated volunteers for growing the effort from a few thousand flags to its current scale over the past decade.
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2 weeks ago |
audacy.com | Laura Oakes
A Turkish University of Minnesota grad student is free after being detained by federal immigration officials for several weeks. 27-year old Dogukan Gunaydin was arrested by ICE agents in March after his visa was revoked without notice. But a federal judge ordered him released, saying the government's detention of him violated his right to due process. The Department of Homeland Security said it was due to a 2023 drunk driving conviction and that Gunaydin was a threat to public safety.
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2 weeks ago |
audacy.com | Laura Oakes
You've heard the saying: One man's junk is another man's treasure. Some call it stuff. Others call it junk. Whatever it is, many of us know that heavy, overwhelming feeling of having too much of it. In this month's "A Closer Look" with Laura Oakes, she explores our tendency toward overconsumption, its environmental impact, and how businesses are making money off of it. "Could have been a nicer day, huh?""Yeah.
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4 weeks ago |
audacy.com | Laura Oakes |Lisa Mascaro |Amanda Seitz
Minnesota Rep. Kelly Morrison is one of many Democrats sounding an alarm about the Trump administration's proposed tax cuts which could include cuts to Medicaid as well. "This isn't about hypotheticals. This isn't speculation," says Morrison.
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