Downtown Minneapolis post office officially changes name to honor late congressman Martin Olav Sabo March 18, 2024 6:10 PMBy Cari Spencer“He probably would have been the one dissenting vote in Congress had he known in advance that this building would be named for him,” said Sabo’s longtime friend and Chief of Staff Mike Erlandson.
Appeals court rules in favor of woman turned away from pharmacy for emergency contraceptiveMarch 18, 2024 5:38 PMBy Peter CoxThe Minnesota Court of Appeals ruled Monday that an Aitkin County pharmacist’s refusal to give a woman emergency contraception in 2019 was illegal sex discrimination under the state’s human rights act.
Minnesota appeals court overturns USA Powerlifting transgender athlete rulingMarch 18, 2024 5:39 PMBy Regina MedinaIn a two-to-one ruling Monday, the appeals panel overturned an earlier decision from a Ramsey County District Court judge, who ruled in Cooper’s favor. The panel stated her claims should be decided at trial.
Walz budget revisions focus on shoring up new tax credit, ambulance servicesMarch 18, 2024 1:31 PMBy Dana FergusonGov. Tim Walz opted against recommending a big ramp up in new spending to avoid putting a strain on the next budget. His proposal would fill gaps in agencies and programs since the Legislature adopted a two-year framework last session.
Play7min 57secFBI returns ‘Oz’ ruby slippers to owner in secret ceremonyMarch 18, 2024 2:06 PMBy Matt SepicIn a secret ceremony in February, FBI agents returned a pair of ruby slippers stolen from the Judy Garland Museum in Grand Rapids in 2005 to the Los Angeles collector who owns them. This latest twist in the tale of the sparkly shoes came to light after a federal grand jury indicted a second person in connection with the theft.
Play4min 10secMarijuana, cannabis, hemp: Why Minnesota is choosing its words carefullyMarch 18, 2024 4:00 AMBy Estelle Timar-WilcoxWhat’s in a name? To paraphrase Shakespeare, a bud by any other word would smell as sweet. Legislators and businesspeople around the state are changing the words they use to talk about cannabis as it becomes legal for adult use.
Biden speaks with Netanyahu as tensions rise over the war in GazaMarch 18, 2024 4:41 PMBy Franco Ordoñez National security adviser Jake Sullivan described a “business-like” meeting between two leaders with different perspectives about the proposed military operation for the city of Rafah in Gaza.
Minnesota Gophers basketball teams earn berths in NIT, WNITMarch 18, 2024 2:20 PMBy MPR News StaffThe University of Minnesota men’s and women’s basketball teams are heading to the postseason, with berths in the National Invitation Tournament and Women’s National Invitation Tournament.
Trump unable to post $450M bond in New York fraud case, his lawyers sayMarch 18, 2024 1:58 PMBy Andrea Bernstein Trump’s lawyers say they’ve approached 30 companies through four brokers and none will accept his real estate holdings as a guarantee on the bond and argue the judgment is unconstitutionally high.
NASA astronaut Tom Stafford, famed for U.S.-Soviet orbital handshake, has died at 93March 18, 2024 11:54 AMBy Russell Lewis Tom Stafford commanded the first Apollo mission to dock with a Soviet craft in space. He also served as commander of Apollo 10 — the dress rehearsal before NASA's first landing on the moon in 1969.