Minnesota Supreme Court: Pandemic emergency declaration OK under state law (m.startribune.com)
The state Supreme Court ruled as constitutional Friday the law under which Gov. Tim Walz declared a peacetime emergency during the COVID-19 pandemic....
Prairie Island Indian Community requests the return of 'Mankato Hanging Rope' (m.startribune.com)
The Prairie Island Indian Community has filed a claim with the Minnesota Historical Society, requesting repatriation rights to the “Mankato Hanging Rope,” the noose used to hang Dakota relative Wicanhpi Wastedanpi (Good Little Stars), known also as Chaske....
Italy halts loans to Minneapolis Institute of Art following dispute over 'Doryphoros' sculpture (m.startribune.com)
Italy’s Culture Ministry officially has suspended art loans to the Minneapolis Institute of Art following disputes over the 1st century Roman sculpture “Doryphoros.”...
Six newspapers serving southwest Twin Cities metro area will publish last issue this week (m.startribune.com)
The publications are part of Denver-based MediaNews Group, which is owned by Alden Global Capital, a hedge fund that purchased the group of papers in 2020. The company, one of the largest newspaper publishers in the country, is known for gutting and then closing local papers. It has published the St. Paul Pioneer Press since...
Conservatives in Otter Tail County have been fighting for years, with no end in sight (m.startribune.com)
In deep-red western Minnesota, a group of conservative activists have spent years crusading against their main political foe — other Republicans....
Two major downtown Minneapolis towers face change as hybrid shuffle continues (m.startribune.com)
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Kathy Cargill finally reveals her plan for Park Point and the reason she’s scrapping it (m.startribune.com)
After months of wondering, speculating — and writing letters to ask — why Kathy Cargill was buying up so many properties on Duluth’s Park Point, the city’s mayor and residents may have an answer from the apparently peeved member of the billionaire Cargill family....
Uber and Lyft, Minneapolis' only licensed rideshare companies, to pull out as new minimum pay comes into effect. Local startups, existing companies set to fill void. (m.startribune.com)
Uber and Lyft, Minneapolis' only licensed rideshare companies, to pull out as new minimum pay comes into effect. Local startups, existing companies set to fill void. (m.startribune.com)
Uber and Lyft, Minneapolis' only licensed rideshare companies, to pull out as new minimum pay comes into effect. Local startups, existing companies set to fill void. (m.startribune.com)
Super since 2004, Galactic Pizza has closed (m.startribune.com)
Great hero stories have a predictable arc: humble beginnings, mettle-testing hardships and, finally, a resolution where you hate to say goodbye. Galactic Pizza has followed that trope with grace as it announced Tuesday that its impressive 20-year run on Lyndale Avenue has ended....
Underground explorer Greg Brick finds evidence of an ancient glacial lake in St. Paul (m.startribune.com)
Whenever researchers talk about historic St. Paul, chances are they’re referencing stately old homes or long-ago lost architecture. Greg Brick spends a lot of his time looking for prehistoric St. Paul in rocks, sand and sediment....
Scientists increasingly worried that chronic wasting disease could jump from deer to humans (m.startribune.com)
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Minneapolis civil rights director fired (m.startribune.com)
Minneapolis’ Civil Rights Director Alberder Gillespie was fired Friday after superiors concluded she “poses an immediate threat” to the city’s ability to reform policing in accordance with a court-approved settlement, city records show.
People are heading to Minnesota for trans refuge. Providers are struggling to meet the demand. (m.startribune.com)
Vandals are cutting cords at EV charging stations in Minneapolis, St. Paul (m.startribune.com)
Minneapolis and St. Paul together are building out a public EV Hotspot charging network that, when complete, will include about 70 hubs between the two cities where drivers can recharge their batteries. The hubs are outfitted with Level 2 chargers, offering faster charging times than a standard plug-in at home. As they’ve come...
Target, UHG, Cargill, Best Buy, US Bancorp resume donations to election deniers (m.startribune.com)
Many Minnesota based corporations have resumed donating to election deniers, thinking we wouldn’t notice.
Three finalists selected for independent monitor overseeing Minneapolis' consent decrees (m.startribune.com)
The city of Minneapolis has winnowed the pool of applicants vying to serve as independent monitor of its state and federal consent decrees on policing to three finalists, all of which are out-of-state groups....
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz picked to lead the Democratic Governors Association (m.startribune.com)
Minnesota GOP's debt woes continue, frustrating some activists (m.startribune.com)
Minnesota GOP's debt woes continue, frustrating some activists (m.startribune.com)
State court dismissed petition seeking to bar Trump from 2024 ballot (m.startribune.com)
The Minnesota Supreme Court rejected a request Wednesday to bar former President Donald Trump from the 2024 ballot under the U.S. Constitution’s insurrection clause that dates to the post-Civil War Reconstruction era....
Minneapolis Council Member Jamal Osman's wife in middle of fresh state charity accusations (m.startribune.com)
St. Paul bans smoking in city parks, near public buildings and outside workplaces (m.startribune.com)
Smoking referring to cannabis, cigarettes, and vapes in this case.
Minn. medical cannabis director seeks rollback of U.S. hemp loopholes (m.startribune.com)
