KTOE Noon News 6-3-25
Top Stories for Noon 6-3-25:
- Suspect in Custody Related to Mapleton Homicide
- President Donald Trump is appointing a new U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota. He has selected former federal prosecutor Joseph Thompson to replace Andrew Luger, who stepped down in January. The selection is a Minnesota native who earned a bachelor’s degree at Gustavus Adolphus College and a law degree at Stanford Law School. Lisa Kirkpatrick has been serving as the acting U.S. attorney.
- It has now been just over two weeks since the legislative session ended, and still, no details have been announced for the special session. Working groups have been putting the finishing touches on the budget mostly behind closed doors. Those budget deals are now signed. Governor Tim Walz announced that he would call a special session when that work was completed. The governor has a meeting scheduled today with legislative leaders. The deadline to pass a budget and avoid a government shutdown is June 30.
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Blue Earth County Historical Society Hosting “Man on the Moon” Dinner and Movie
- A new sports facility in Rochester is a step closer to happening. The City Council voted yesterday to annex and rezone a 158-acre site not far from the Shoppes on Maine shopping center. The project includes eight fields for baseball and softball, 12 pickleball courts, two turf soccer fields, and a basketball court. Construction is planned for later this year with a projected opening of 2027. Meanwhile, phase two of the project includes indoor facilities
- The Minnesota High School state softball tournament will resume today after it was postponed yesterday due to rain in North Mankato. Action will get underway at 5 p.m. at Caswell Park. Minnesota High School League officials say there may be more delays. They plan to reconsider the issue in the early afternoon. (NOTE: The State Softball Tournament was fully postponed to Wednesday)
