U.S. Sen. Smith works to free a Somali man arrested in Minnesota and sent to Guantanamo Bay

Minnesota regulators will take up a nearly two-year dispute Tuesday between a tribal nation and its electric cooperative. The Upper Sioux Community built a large solar array next to its casino near Granite Falls a couple of years ago. Minnesota Valley Cooperative Light and Power Association threatened to cut power to the casino, saying the solar project was far bigger than its policy allows.

St. Paul City Council President Rebecca Noecker said in an interview this week that more permanent supportive housing is what’s needed to solve the unhoused issue in the city. Noecker said that people need individual units where they can live with others, their property and their pets.

U.S. Sen. Tina Smith says she’s working to help free a Somali man arrested in Minnesota and sent to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Federal agents arrested Adam Abdullah in December. The 31-year-old asylum seeker told MPR News last week that he’s one of eight Somalis there and is limited to one 10-minute phone call a day. He’s locked in a military prison originally built for terrorism suspects.

Minnesota’s housing report for August is out and industry groups say it’s a mixed bag. On the bright side, housing supply is at a 7-year high for the month of August. There are more than 20,000 houses on the market, 10 percent more than last year.

Summit Brewing Company could lose its St. Paul brewery to foreclosure after its lender sued over more than $8 million in unpaid debt. A first court hearing on that lawsuit is set for Friday.

Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport has been ranked No. 1 in its category for customer satisfaction for the third year in a row.

St. Paul council president: After Pig's Eye, city needs to change approach to encampments

Sen. Tina Smith on the Somali man arrested by ICE and held at Guantanamo Bay

St. Paul's Summit Brewing Company faces foreclosure