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The American Red Cross for Minnesota and the Dakotas declares blood crisis due to shortage

The American Red Cross for Minnesota and the Dakotas declares blood crisis due to shortage

Factors contributing to this crisis include extreme heat, poor air quality, and widespread foodborne illnesses, all of which the Red Cross said have contributed to lower donor turnout this season. The Red Cross is requesting donations of all blood types, but there is an urgent need for O negative and O positive blood.
by Erica Zurek

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Minnesota, other states, will push for ICE protections 

Minnesota, other states, will push for ICE protections 

Lawmakers from Minnesota and other states met in Chicago Wednesday to discuss plans to introduce laws designed to hold ICE officers accountable for violating people’s rights.
by Jon Collins

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Ellison calls stadium fundraising nonprofit a ‘sham charity’

Ellison calls stadium fundraising nonprofit a ‘sham charity’

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison reached a settlement requiring a Blaine nonprofit to dissolve after alleging it misclassified hundreds of stadium concession workers as volunteers and paid them through grants tied to their labor.
by Ahmed Hassan

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Residents frustrated with slow pace of repairs, relocations from troubled Mpls housing complex

Residents frustrated with slow pace of repairs, relocations from troubled Mpls housing complex

The city recently allocated $2.5 million to hasten repairs at Heritage Park apartments and to start moving hundreds of residents, but so far large-scale relocation hasn’t happened.
by Cari Spencer

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Violence repeatedly erupts in dementia care despite warnings, inspections show

Violence repeatedly erupts in dementia care despite warnings, inspections show

Nursing homes and assisted living facilities can be fertile ground for violence between residents with dementia, including fatal assaults. Court records and inspections show how safeguards fall short.
by Jordan Rau

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Study finds 94 cases of crowd-control weapon misuse during Minnesota ICE protests

Study finds 94 cases of crowd-control weapon misuse during Minnesota ICE protests

The state accounted for nearly one-quarter of all incidents nationwide documented by the Physicians for Human Rights and the Human Rights Center at the University of California Berkeley. While rubber bullets were most common in Los Angeles, researchers found federal officers primarily used chemical irritants in Minnesota.

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Oscar-winning Irish singer-songwriter Glen Hansard dies in Dublin motorcycle crash

Oscar-winning Irish singer-songwriter Glen Hansard dies in Dublin motorcycle crash

Academy Award-winning Irish singer-songwriter Glen Hansard has died in a motorcycle crash. His management says the accident happened in Dublin on Wednesday.
by The Associated Press

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