Feb. 9, 2021
Oh, it's still cold. Lows will be from 20 to 25 below up north, and from 5 to 15 below zero further south. Windchills will dip as low as minus 40 up north, and negative 20 in the south. Tomorrow will be mostly sunny with highs from 3 below to 9 below north and 3 to 9 above south. Find the latest from Updraft. One arrested, five hospitalized after health clinic shooting in Buffalo, Minn.
Authorities say they've taken a 67-year-old suspect into custody in connection with a shooting that gravely injured five people at a clinic in Buffalo this morning. Buffalo police and the Wright County Sheriff Sean Deringer said Gregory Ulrich was arrested at the scene of the shooting just before 11 a.m.
Authorities say Ulrich had been living in a motel in town. They also said the clinic had been evacuated after the shooting while other agencies investigate the scene for potential explosive devices. Buffalo police chief Pat Budke indicated that Ulrich may have been upset with the clinic and its staff. This story is still developing, check MPRNews.org for the latest.
Minnesota's COVID-19 outbreak continues to trend down, with case counts remaining under 600, and the lowest test positivity rate since June. State health officials reported 586 new cases in the latest data. That's less than a quarter of the case counts at the beginning of 2021. Another key metric, the number of active cases confirmed in the state, fell to its lowest point since September, at 7,700. That number had topped 48,000 just before Thanksgiving. Vaccinations ticked up again, recovering from their lowest point in weeks. But at just over 16,000 doses administered in the latest data, the effort still isn't reaching as many Minnesotans a day as in mid-January. You can get more of the latest news, in just a few minutes, via the Minnesota Today podcast. — Tim Nelson | MPR News | 