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St. Paul mayor warns of business struggles after Operation Metro Surge
12+ hour, 23+ min ago (212+ words) St. Paul Mayor Kaohly Her told lawmakers that immigrant-owned businesses closed or reduced hours as employees and customers feared leaving home during Operation Metro Surge. St. Paul mayor warns of business struggles after Operation Metro Surge St. Paul Mayor Kaohly…...
Lawmakers return to St. Paul for 2026 session after unprecedented interim
1+ week, 6+ day ago (1175+ words) ST. PAUL " Lawmakers are set to convene the 2026 legislative session on Feb. 17, and the months away from the Capitol were anything but a break. Days after lawmakers gaveled out on June 9, the interim became immediately marked by a series of…...
Duluth Public Schools leading lawsuit to keep ICE out of schools
3+ week, 1+ day ago (822+ words) DULUTH " As reports of immigration enforcement activities on school property have continued amid an ongoing surge of federal agents in Minnesota, Duluth Public Schools is one of two school districts leading a lawsuit to prohibit federal agents from entering schools....
From Hollywood stuntman to small town Minnesota mayor - InForum | Fargo, Moorhead and West Fargo news, weather and sports
2+ mon, 8+ hour ago (989+ words) BACKUS, Minn. " Doug Taylor, the new mayor of Backus, Minnesota, has deep ties to the community and a background in the film and television industry that led him to where he is today. His grandfather, Dene Taylor, was well-known as…...
There’s no making up Bird Island, Minnesota, native’s baseball stories
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (855+ words) BIRD ISLAND, Minn. " Jim Kahmann has penned a book full of "you can't make this up" stories from his time as an athletic trainer in minor league baseball. His years in the minors propelled him to his days as head…...
‘To Duluth with hate.’ One man’s murder conviction led to his ashes covering the courthouse
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (1360+ words) DULUTH " Jo Hyleck had a comfortable life. As an insurance executive, he made about $16,000 a year " equivalent to about $150,000 today " according to newspaper reports. At 47 years old, Jo resembled a well-groomed comic book villain: overarching eyebrows, a thin pencil mustache....
Northern Minnesota DFL official resigns one year after vehicular homicide charge
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (396+ words) GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. " An influential Democratic-Farmer-Labor official in northern Minnesota resigned Friday, Dec. 12, a little over a year after she was charged with criminal vehicular homicide. On Monday, the'Reformer'reported the DFL Party was standing by 8th District DFL Chair Cyndy Martin…...
Prosecutor shares perspective on Duluth church abuse case
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (1511+ words) DULUTH " Leaders of a Duluth church were warned about their obligation to report allegations of child sexual abuse to authorities several years before investigators learned of the full scope of a member's crimes, according to a new report. But even…...
Minnesota higher education institutions report continued grant disruptions from the Trump administration
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (776+ words) ST. PAUL " Minnesota higher education institutions on Thursday, Nov. 13, reported continued disruptions in federal funding at a Senate Federal Impacts Subcommittee hearing. The hearing was one of several that Senate Democrats have held with the newly formed committee, designed to…...
Concordia-St. Paul cruises past Dragons volleyball squad
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (166+ words) Our newsroom occasionally reports stories under a byline of "staff." Often, the "staff" byline is used when rewriting basic news briefs that originate from official sources, such as a city press release about a road closure, and which require little…...