Stories from November 18, 2023

Adam Johnson's UK team gets back on the ice in a memorial game
Fans have left flowers, wreaths, jerseys, team scarves and handwritten notes to honor the 29-year-old Minnesota native who died after an opposing player’s skate cut his neck during a game last month in Sheffield.
Pleasant weekend weather; Monday rain chance in some areas
We’ll have outstanding weather through much of this weekend. Rain chances return Sunday night into Monday in some areas. Buckle up for cold temps by midweek.
A pleasant weekend; dry in most of Minnesota
This will be a great weekend for outdoor activities. We have your weekend forecast details.
Ask a Bookseller: ‘The Women’s House of Detention’
Halee Kirkwood of Birchbark Books in Minneapolis says one of their favorite books from this year is “The Women’s House of Detention: A Queer History of a Forgotten Prison” by Hugh Ryan.
Progress seen on ending homelessness among veterans in Minnesota
This fall, the number of veterans on the state’s Homeless Veteran Registry registry dropped by 15 percent. Officials said it has much to do with a different strategy they used to attack homelessness.
'Day' is a sad story of middle-aged disillusionment
Michael Cunningham’s “Day” joins a new wave of pandemic novels, including Ann Patchett's “Tom Lake,” Chris Bachelder and Jennifer Habel's “Dayswork” and Sigrid Nunez's “The Vulnerables”
Many voters say Congress is broken. Could proportional representation fix it?
With Congress increasingly polarized, there are growing calls to replace the winner-take-all approach for House elections with a system that advocates say could better reflect the country's diversity.
VA halts foreclosures for thousands of veterans about to needlessly lose their homes
The Department of Veterans Affairs is intervening on behalf of 6,000 homeowners with VA loans who are in the foreclosure process. Many more are delinquent. The move follows an investigation by NPR.
Minneapolis council rejects incentives for MPD officers
The Minneapolis City Council in a special meeting Friday voted down a proposal to spend $15.3 million to recruit and retain Minneapolis police officers.