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New partnership helps people seeking addiction treatment find pet care
The Bond Between, a local animal rescue organization, and the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation, an addiction treatment center, partnered up to help people seeking addiction treatment find pet care.
MN Shortlist Aug. 14-20: Dystopia at the museum, the Latino music scene, a clay crawl and more
A night of nine artists at The Museum of Russian Art, three local Latino bands at Amsterdam Bar and the 10th annual Cannon River Clay Tour in Northfield are among this week’s Minnesota arts picks.
Victims in murder-suicide at Hopkins daycare identified
A search warrant identified the victims as daycare operator Kristen Ann Brown and her 7-year-old daughter, Evie. Kristen Brown developed a passion for caring for children at a young age, eventually earning a degree from the University of Minnesota and working in the child development field before opening her own daycare about seven years ago.
Minnesota Forge ready to serve up a new era of pro volleyball
Minnesota Forge, the state’s new Major League Volleyball team, will begin play in January 2027 at Grand Casino Arena in St. Paul, with a mission to bring top-level women’s volleyball talent home to Minnesota.
Attorney: Homeland Security spied on Minnesotans who spoke out against ICE
Defense attorney Kevin Riach alleges that just four days after Alex Pretti was shot and killed by federal agents, that Homeland Security Investigations launched Operation Puppet Master. The agency couched this program in language about rooting out people they describe as “violent opportunists.”
Amid public backlash, surveillance tech company Flock announces platform changes
One of the nation’s largest providers of automated license plate readers is making changes to its platform intended to quell privacy concerns and address documented abuses of its system by some members of law enforcement.
New $1.8B Blatnik Bridge design unveiled; Duluth to Superior span opening set for October 2031 
The new bridge between Duluth and Superior, Wis. features a tied-arch design and a new walkway for pedestrians and bikers. It will take four to five years to build and officials plan to open the new bridge in October 2031.