New law, fewer thefts? Depends who you ask

Yvette Hoffman, who along with her husband state Senator John Hoffman was shot nearly a week ago, is no longer hospitalized. Governor Tim Walz told media at a Juneteenth event Thursday that he got word Yvette Hoffman would be released. There is no update on John Hoffman’s condition, but he was said to be recovering.

The City of St. Paul says a recent law change that requires people to present a license to recycle copper appears to be reducing streetlight vandalism there. Officials with Minneapolis public works say it’s too early to determine whether the licensure law is deterring crime.

Members of the Minneapolis City Council this week voted to defy the legal advice of the city attorney. Several council members want to legally modify the current agreement with the state Human Rights Department to include police reform provisions from the federal consent decree which was dismissed by a judge.

A groundbreaking is planned Friday for a new National Loon Center in Crosslake, about 25 miles north of Brainerd. The 18.5 million dollar nonprofit research and education facility aims to teach visitors how to protect loons and their habitat.

For the first time, Target Center will offer free feminine care products in their bathrooms. To make this happen, the Minnesota Lynx partnered with LOLA, an organic period and reproductive wellness company. By offering these products, they hope to reduce barriers to free feminine care.

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Yvette Hoffman leaves hospital after being shot in attack that wounded husband, Sen. John Hoffman

Is a new Minnesota law deterring copper wire theft? It depends on who you ask.

National Loon Center to break ground on new facility in Crosslake

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