Open roads: No major freeway closures in Twin Cities this weekendOctober 4, 2019 11:05 AMBy Andrew KruegerSome good news for Twin Cities drivers this weekend: For a change, there are no major freeway closures planned in the metro area.
Play4min 35secTwin Cities mosque on edge after opponents start pointing the cameras at childrenOctober 4, 2019 4:00 AMBy Riham FeshirWorshipers, mosque officials and Bloomington residents say recent videos about Dar Al Farooq are creating hysteria about Muslims.
County attorneys, AG Ellison hold 'expungement fair' to seal low-level criminal recordsOctober 3, 2019 6:58 PMBy Tim NelsonTwo Twin Cities metro county attorneys and the state's Attorney General are launching a new effort to help some people remove criminal records from view.
Play31min 06secThe story behind the upcoming reissue of Prince’s landmark ‘1999’ album October 3, 2019 4:26 PMBy Andrea Swensson, Angela Davis, and Karen ZamoraThis fall, Prince’s long-anticipated memoir “The Beautiful Ones” and an extended version of his landmark album, “1999,” will be released. The Current’s Andrea Swensson talks about what hidden gems listeners and readers might find in these releases.
Play3min 37secTight labor market drives a school bus driver shortage in MinnesotaOctober 3, 2019 3:56 PMBy Elizabeth DunbarA month into the new school year, some Minnesota schools are still struggling to find enough bus drivers to transport kids. In Crookston, Minn., the superintendent is doing double duty, running the district and driving a route.
Dynamite vs. dairy cows: The odd legal foundations of Minneapolis labor lawOctober 3, 2019 4:00 AMBy Tim NelsonCentury-old cases involving milk purity and the shack of a rogue explosives lover in Duluth have become weirdly relevant in the battle over Minneapolis’ sick leave and minimum wage ordinances.
Play4min 11sec'I've never told anyone': Stories of life in Indian boarding schoolsOctober 3, 2019 4:00 AMBy Dan GundersonA new book by Ojibwe author Denise Lajimodiere, “Stringing Rosaries,” tells the first-person stories of life for Native American children who were sent to boarding schools designed to purge their language and culture.
Play3min 36secMpls. council panel favors study of rent-controlled housing in the cityOctober 2, 2019 9:15 PMBy Matt SepicRent control ordinances have long been on the books in places such as New York and San Francisco. The idea is gaining traction in smaller cities as high demand for rental housing squeezes the supply, but supporters of rent control face some big obstacles.
St. Paul Mayor Carter calls on SPPD to investigate arrest of teen girlOctober 2, 2019 9:05 PMBy The Associated Press and Nina MoiniSt. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter has asked the city’s police department to launch an internal affairs investigation into officers involved in arresting a 13-year-old girl last week after a video showing the arrest went viral on social media.
Man charged in carjacking that hurt 2 teens in MinneapolisOctober 2, 2019 5:20 PMBy The Associated PressThe Hennepin County Attorney’s Office Wednesday charged 48-year-old Steven Ross with two counts of criminal vehicular operation for hitting the teens as they walked in a crosswalk Monday. Ross also is charged with simple robbery, a felony.