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Tenants say landlords are trying to get around St. Paul's new rent control law
St. Paul landlords are facing soaring inflation and energy costs but the city’s new rent control law is capping the amount they can charge for rent. Max Nesterak is Deputy Editor at The Minnesota Reformer and has covered the issue. He joined host Cathy Wurzer to talk more about his reporting.
FAA to give airports $1 billion for terminals and upgrades
The Biden administration is giving nearly $1 billion to 85 airports across the country — including four in Minnesota — to expand and upgrade terminals and other facilities, using money approved in last year's huge infrastructure bill.
The robots can remember faces and names, they can even sense facial cues to react in ways that could help those who become agitated or confused.
The president of a Minnesota rabbit rescue organization faces charges of animal cruelty and torture after authorities found dead and injured animals at the nonprofit’s operation in Savage, Minn.
Twin Cities chef Justin Sutherland seriously hurt in boating accident
Friends and family of chef Justin Sutherland are raising money to cover medical costs after the Twin Cities restauranteur and TV personality was seriously injured in a boating accident.
Festival aims to celebrate Afro-Latino culture and fight 'erasure'
AfroLatinidad — Vibras de la Diaspora not only celebrates and embraces Afro-Latinidad, but also educates on what it means to be Latino.
'Crisis Pregnancy Center' vandalized in St. Paul
Birthright, a non-medical “crisis pregnancy center” against abortion with a location on Snelling Avenue in St. Paul, was vandalized overnight.
Northfield police search for missing 6-year-old girl
Investigators said the girl, Elle Ragin, is approximately 3’6”, 45 lbs., with brown curly hair and brown eyes. Her mother was found dead on Saturday.