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Duluth’s Park Point residents air property tax concerns in wake of Cargill purchases

Duluth’s Park Point residents air property tax concerns in wake of Cargill purchases

Residents of Duluth’s Park Point gathered this week to air concerns about rising property values and taxes — worries that have grown in the wake of billionaire Kathy Cargill’s high-profile purchases of several homes in the neighborhood.
by Dan Kraker

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Prosecution team in Londregan shooting case faces personnel changes

Prosecution team in Londregan shooting case faces personnel changes

The Hennepin County Attorney’s office appears to be assembling a new prosecution team just days before an important hearing in the case of a state trooper charged with the shooting death of a motorist last July.
by Jon Collins

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Jury seated in first Feeding Our Future trial

Jury seated in first Feeding Our Future trial

A jury has been seated in the first trial to stem from the sprawling federal investigation into the nonprofit Feeding Our Future.
by Matt Sepic

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Minnesota’s new state flag faces the toughest critic: Fourth graders

Minnesota’s new state flag faces the toughest critic: Fourth graders

Minnesota’s new state flag faced a room full of tough critics Thursday: Jason Benjamin’s fourth-grade class at Burroughs Community School. They’re among the first kids in the state to get the symbols for their class, but they weren’t all impressed.
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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Art and history come together in ‘Fur Trade Nation: an Ojibwe’s Graphic History’

Art and history come together in ‘Fur Trade Nation: an Ojibwe’s Graphic History’

Artist Carl Gawboy has used his thirty years of experience teaching the history of fur trade relations on Turtle Island, also known as North America, to create hundreds of illustrations depicting stories of Ojibwe people and lifeways centered on entrepreneurship and freedom.
by Melissa Olson

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Thank You, Stranger: A MnDOT employee recalls a fiery rescue from I-94

Thank You, Stranger: A MnDOT employee recalls a fiery rescue from I-94

Dave Klepaida was one of the good Samaritans who came to the rescue of Sam Orbovich after his car started on fire during an accident on I-94 in St. Paul.
by Ellen Finn

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DFL says Equal Rights Amendment remains a priority, has a murky path forward as opposition organizes

DFL says Equal Rights Amendment remains a priority, has a murky path forward as opposition organizes

The path for a constitutional amendment is unclear because the wording remains a point of contention and the vote balance to get it to ballots could be in question amid a senator’s legal problems.
by Clay Masters and Dana Ferguson

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St. Paul adopts updates to bike plan, will add over 160 miles in next 15 years

St. Paul adopts updates to bike plan, will add over 160 miles in next 15 years

Bicyclists will have an easier time navigating St. Paul in the future. This new reality comes on the heels of a move Wednesday night by the St. Paul City Council where members voted to build over 100 miles of new lanes and trails over the next 15 years. It’s a sweeping update since the city adopted its bike proposal in 2015.
by Cathy Wurzer and Josh Cobb

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