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Federal judge affirms $5 million arbitration award against MyPillow CEO Mike...
Via the Associated Press: A federal judge on Wednesday affirmed a $5 million arbitration award against MyPillow chief executive Mike Lindell in favor of a software engineer who challenged data that...
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Inside the turmoil and accusations of a toxic workplace at Mia
MPR’s Alex V. Cipolle has a story on the turmoil among employees at the Minneapolis Institute of Art following the firing of curator Robert Cozzolino. “Cozzolino, as well as 10 former employees and...
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Minneapolis Public Health and Safety committee looks to make addressing...
The Minneapolis City Council shifted to the left politically after the election in November, prompting a more progressive majority and a mix-up in the balance of power on the council. That included...
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Twin Cities artist Jay James has finished his ‘Unfinished Products’
Twin Cities-based artist Jay James has released his debut album “Unfinished Products.” The project has made waves within the local scene and looks to continue being in rotation among listeners across...
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Gopher Baseball’s John Anderson reflects on his 43 years as head coach in his...
John Anderson, the soon-to-be-retiring coach of the University of Minnesota baseball team, was one of the guests of honor last month at a popular off-season baseball banquet in West St. Paul. The Old...
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Will TRIP agents and eliminating the ‘Party Car’ make Metro Transit’s light...
It’s known both inside Metro Transit and among many riders as the Party Car. On a three-car light rail train, the middle car is farthest from the cabs on both ends where the operators work. When the...
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Wealthier, urban Americans have access to more local news – while roughly...
Is local news readily available in your town? Do reporters still cover your school board and other municipal meetings? If you answered yes, you are likely wealthier than the average American, and you...
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D.C. Memo: Walz takes on the GOP on IVF, helps out on Ukraine
WASHINGTON – Gov. Tim Walz said he and his wife Gwen used in-vitro fertilization to conceive their daughter, Hope, making public what he called a very personal matter in the wake of an Alabama Supreme...
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Four Minnesota labor unions planning early March strike
Kyle Stokes at Axios is reporting at least four Minnesota labor unions, representing janitors, nursing home workers, public works employees and more, are making plans to potentially go on strike all...
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Rewind and reframe: Considering President Biden’s age from a different...
In America, there is a lot of talk these days about President Joe Biden being “elderly.” The term is used to describe his age in a way that focuses on possible physical or cognitive declines that can...
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Heightened scrutiny over voting machines in Rice County ahead of election
Star Tribune’s Brianna Bierschbach has a story on the battle in Rice County over groups who want them to get rid of voting machines and instead count ballots by hand. “Some county leaders are worried...
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Before Gordon Parks, Harry Shepherd was one of the most successful...
Harry Shepherd, born ca. 1856 in Salem, Virginia, came to Minnesota in about 1877. He worked as a news boy on a steamboat before becoming the first African American photographer in Minnesota to own a...
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Study: adolescents who use substances at higher risk for mental illness,...
A study conducted by a faculty member at the University of Minnesota Medical School and Masonic Institute for the Developing Brain has found that high school students who report using drugs, alcohol...
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As pediatricians, we support ‘Minnesota Kids Code’ legislation
As a pediatrician who’s practiced medicine in the Twin Cities area for almost 30 years, I’ve cared for generations of local kids. During that time I’ve been encouraged to see significant progress in...
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Dark streetlights in St. Paul are yet another reminder of how public life is...
A few weeks ago, on a disturbingly pleasant winter afternoon where the temperature flirted with 50 degrees, I took my 2-year-old daughter to a campfire picnic at Como Park. Naturally, we soon found...
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Governor’s bonding bill focuses on facilities preservation rather than new...
Gov. Tim Walz’s proposed bonding bill sets aside lots of money to maintain and update buildings and other state-owned assets – leaving some representatives of Greater Minnesota wondering where the...
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Minnesota lawmaker wants to ban ‘service fees’ on restaurant bills
Axios’ Torey Van Oot reports Rep. Emma Greenman wants to “ban ‘service fees’ and other surcharges that come on top of the tip on restaurant bills and hotel tabs.” KARE11 reports three juveniles have...
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University of Minnesota selects Dr. Rebecca Cunningham as next president
Kare11’s Jeremiah Jacobsen reports in a unanimous vote, the University of Minnesota Regents have selected Dr. Rebecca Cunningham as the university’s next president. Cunningham is currently the vice...
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‘Ada/Ava’ weaves puppetry and cinematic techniques at Northrop
If you’re over a certain age, you may remember a curious contraption used in education called an overhead projector. These neat little devices allowed teachers to write on a plastic sheet with a...
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Will the long-discussed West 7th streetcar project move forward in St. Paul?
A Ramsey County proposal to build a streetcar on West 7th Street in St. Paul is inching toward a milestone. In the works since 1989, local officials convened by Ramsey County will decide later this...
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