Tom Hauser

2 months ago | kstp.com | Kyle Brown |Tom Hauser |Kyle Brown KSTP

The end of the line could be near for Northstar Commuter Rail. Metro Transit’s commuter rail service has operated between Big Lake and Target Field Station in downtown Minneapolis since 2009, but state and local leaders are now considering alternatives.

Jan 29, 2025 | leader-news.com | Tom Hauser

On Sunday (Jan. 19) my wife and I stopped by the Speedy Stop Convenience Store. We saw a young woman around 20 with all her belongings in a cloth bag sitting on the sidewalk still enjoying the setting sun on the south side of the building. I asked her if she had a place to sleep and she said no.

Jan 23, 2025 | kaaltv.com | Josh FREY |Tom Hauser |Kyle Brown KSTP

The latest local, regional and national news events of the day are presented by the ABC 6 News Team, along with updated sports, weather and traffic. Justices asked tough questions of both sides in the legislative dispute that led to a boycott by DFL House lawmakers. At the root of the cases before the court is a question of whether 67 lawmakers is enough for a quorum when there’s a vacancy in the 134-seat House of Representatives.

Jan 12, 2025 | kstp.com | Emily Baude |Tom Hauser |Emily Baude KSTP

House Republicans are slamming what they claim is a “covert swearing-in ceremony” by House DFLers on Sunday. Speaker-designate Lisa Demuth (R-Cold Spring) and Majority Leader-designate Harry Niska (R-Ramsey) released a statement Sunday criticizing the DFL for “swearing-in antics.” “State law is clear: swearing in happens at noon on the day the legislature convenes; any attempt to subvert that is illegitimate,” said Demuth.

Oct 16, 2024 | kaaltv.com | Josh FREY |Tom Hauser |Kyle Brown KSTP

The day's local, regional and national news, detailed events and late-breaking stories are presented by the ABC 6 News Team, along with the latest sports, weather updates including the extended forecast. In addition to $63,267 on police and $21,420 on fire department personnel, the city says it spent $60,510 to block off roads leading to the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center and $61,878 to reopen a roundabout on University Drive that was set to undergo construction.