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Thirty percent of hypertension patients have high blood pressure that's resistant to medication. At the age of 39, Orlando Ramirez has already had one heart attack. Doctors couldn't get his blood pressure
Thirty percent of hypertension patients have high blood pressure that's resistant to medication.
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The budget that has shaped up in St. Paul among DFL leaders in the Legislature and Governor Dayton still includes a host of tax hikes... but several industries that had feared the increase have been spared...
Proposed tax increases not included in latest budget plans at the Capitol
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A change to the so-called "slayers bill" has passed the Minnesota State Senate this afternoon. The House version of the bill, sponsored by State Rep. Tony Cornish (R-Good Thunder), was driven by a local murder case.
A change to the so-called "slayers bill" has passed the Minnesota State Senate this afternoon. The House version of the bill, sponsored by State Rep. Tony Cornish (R-Good Thunder), was driven by a local murder case.
431 more traffic stops last year compared to 2011. That's just one of the many new statistics released by the Waseca Police Department.
Speeding is also at the top of the list.
In terms of traffic enforcement, the Waseca Police Department logged some significant changes from 2011 to 20-12.
"I do have a pretty energetic staff, so my officers are very adamant in traffic enforcement and traffic safety, and I think that carries through to the numbers," said Capt. Kris Markeson of the Waseca Police Department.
The biggest percent increase on this stat list involves the number of speeding offenses. In 2011, there were 248, but last year that same figure jumped to 541, a 118 percent increase. This despite the fact Highway 14 traffic is now routed around the city.
"The more we're out-and-about, the more we find," said Markeson.
"It sounds like it's increased dramatically, but on the other hand, if you're speeding, you're speeding, I mean I've deserved tickets occasionally," said Ken Borgmann of Waseca.
Also on the list were the number of narcotics-related crimes. That figure jumped 88 percent from 2011 to 2012, with 164 more incidents. Markeson says that stat is concerning.
"It does concern me, I think it should concern everybody," Markeson said.
Borgmann says any additional police presence can't hurt the community.
"I think in this day-in-age, any extra enforcement is acceptable," Borgmann said.
On the flip, side, authorities say the number of crashes dropped 32 percent from 2011 to 2012. In Waseca, Joel Runck, News 12.
Overall, the Waseca Police Department says calls for service jumped 12 percent from 2011 to last year.
