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Department of Corrections expands online applications for visitors at adult facilities

Department of Corrections expands online applications for visitors at adult facilities

Since December, the Minnesota Department of Corrections has been testing the new electronic system at Rush City and five other prisons. The feedback from the pilot program showed the system reduced application wait times and applicant postage costs.
by Jaylan Sims

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Minnesota faces longest air quality alert in state history with wildfires raging across Canada

Minnesota faces longest air quality alert in state history with wildfires raging across Canada

Minnesota is experiencing its longest air quality alert on record — seven days. The alert will remain in effect until noon on Monday, Aug. 4. It’s the result of Canada’s second most severe fire season yet.
by Mitch Klein, Feven Gerezgiher and Juan Del Valle

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How abnormal are the revisions in this month’s jobs report?

How abnormal are the revisions in this month’s jobs report?

A look at revisions to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ monthly jobs report data in light of President Donald Trump’s firing the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It turns out that the revisions issued this month, while large, are not at all unprecedented.
by Craig Helmstetter

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Northside native Brynne Crockett amplifies her voice as Lynx in-arena host, role model

Northside native Brynne Crockett amplifies her voice as Lynx in-arena host, role model

Northside native Brynne Crockett, known also by her stage name Bdot, can add in-arena host for the Minnesota Lynx home games to her resume. She’s also a hip-hop artist, high school basketball announcer and role model.
by Regina Medina

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Two plead guilty to fraud in Feeding Our Future case

Two plead guilty to fraud in Feeding Our Future case

Two Twin Cities metro women pleaded guilty Friday to collecting fraudulent payments from federal child nutrition funds. They’re the latest of dozens of people convicted in the $250 million fraud case.
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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Minnesota moves to end housing stabilization program after reports of possible fraud

Minnesota moves to end housing stabilization program after reports of possible fraud

The Department of Human Services said it didn’t have adequate guardrails on the program to prevent bad actors from improperly obtaining the funds. It said it would work with the Legislature to redevelop the program.
by MPR News Staff

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A taste of the Fringe Festival: Four shows

A taste of the Fringe Festival: Four shows

With more than 100 productions scattered across the city, the Minnesota Fringe Festival is too sprawling to capture in a single take. From a reanimated insult comic to a Shakespeare lottery, here’s a glimpse of what this year’s Fringe has to offer.
by Jacob Aloi, Anika Besst, Alex V. Cipolle and Max Sparber

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Extra-wet weather made July feel hotter than normal

Extra-wet weather made July feel hotter than normal

For nearly half a decade, Minnesota Julys have been extra dry. This year broke that streak, says climatologist and meteorologist Mark Seeley.
by Cathy Wurzer

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