Created: December 18, 2020 03:48 PM
A court has granted a temporary restraining order against a Lakeville restaurant that s violated COVID-19 restrictions, meaning it will now have to close for on-premises dining.
The Minnesota Department of Health said Friday that it issued cease-and-desist order to four restaurants who ve violated state restrictions by offering on-premises dining Alibi Drinkery, in Lakeville; The Interchange, in Albert Lea; The Pizza Depot, in Becker; and Hooligans Lakeside, in Lake Park.
According to MDH, both restaurants owners indicated they would continue violating the state s order when initially contacted. COVID-19 protocols are designed to slow the spread of this virus and reduce the impacts of this pandemic, MDH Assistant Commissioner Dan Huff said. Our preference is always to work with business to bring them into compliance, and we consider regulatory actions as a last resort. The vast majority of businesses are doing their best to
Alibi in Lakeville is packed with unmasked drinkers for second night running
The bar stayed open despite a 60-day license suspension pending against it.
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For the second consecutive day, Alibi Drinkery in Lakeville opened its doors in defiance of Gov. Tim Walz s indoor dining shutdown, and once again was packed with maskless diners and workers.
A picture taken by BMTN s Joe Nelson s Thursday evening shows a large crowd inside the bar at 20851 Holyoke Ave, with the bar not requiring any COVID safety measures that were in place even before the governor s temporary shutdown, such as mask-wearing for staff, distancing between customers, and a restriction on total capacity.
With license suspension pending, Lakeville bar opens for second day running
Alibi Drinkery has courted controversy with its decision to flout COVID-19 orders.
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The Lakeville bar that sparked controversy when it opened Wednesday in violation of Minnesota s COVID-19 orders is opening for a second consecutive day. OPEN TODAY. COME IN FOR FOOD AND DRINKS! the bar wrote on its Facebook page Thursday morning.
It comes after the Minnesota Department of Public Safety served it with notice that its liquor license will be suspended for 60 days for its blatant violation of Gov. Tim Walz s Executive Order 20-99 shutting down dine-in service until Dec. 18 – which will now be extended to Jan. 11.
Minnesota driver s license knowledge test once again available online
The Class D knowledge test is now available online with new security measures.
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The Minnesota Department of Public Safety is once again offering the driver’s license knowledge test online after making security changes.
Gov. Tim Walz initially signed legislation in July that would allocate funds to allow DPS to administer the Class D knowledge test online. The online test first launched in early October and was taken offline on Nov. 2.
The test is now online again with some changes, DPS announced Tuesday.
A person proctoring the exam is now limited to overseeing testing for three individuals per year. The testing system will track how many times a person has proctored an exam.
Chisago County Sheriff s sergeant recalls crash caused by alleged drunk driver If you re going to go out during the holidays, have a plan before you stick those keys in the ignition, Sgt. Kyle Puelston said. Author: Heidi Wigdahl Updated: 6:42 PM CST December 15, 2020
NORTH BRANCH, Minnesota On the night of December 4, Sgt. Kyle Puelston with the Chisago County Sheriff s Office was working an extra patrol shift part of the MN Toward Zero Deaths initiative.
Sgt. Puelston was in his squad car on the side of the road near St. Croix Trail and Hemingway Avenue in North Branch, finishing some notes on a traffic stop he had just completed, when a Dodge Ram pick-up truck rear-ended him.