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'Pretty miserable': Prison staff, inmates swelter in Minnesota facilities without air conditioning
Nine out of Minnesota’s 11 prisons don’t have facility-wide air conditioning. The Department of Corrections this week reminded staff and residents to hydrate and limit activity, while nurses made rounds to check on them.
St. Paul Mayor Carter vetoes tax-raising early childhood education ballot measure
Mayor Melvin Carter vetoed a resolution that would ask voters in St. Paul’s 2024 election whether to raise the property tax levy to pay for early childhood care and learning for low income families in the city.
The union representing more than 600 union workers at six of the 11 Kowalski’s Markets grocery stores in the Twin Cities says it’s reached a tentative contract agreement, averting a three-day strike planned for next week.
Oaxaca basketball tradition finds a Minnesota home
This weekend, more than 20 amateur basketball teams comprised of players with personal ties to Oaxaca, Mexico, will be in Austin, Minn., for a fierce competition. But the annual tournament is also a cultural bridge in a town that’s unusually diverse.
DNR confirms new Line 3 aquifer breach in northern Minnesota
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources confirmed it’s investigating the rupture near Moose Lake, south of Hill City in Aitkin County in an area with complex wetlands and peat bogs. It’s the fourth confirmed breach of a groundwater aquifer along the Line 3 corridor.
Art Hounds: Ely is about to get crowded
This week, the Art Hounds recommend the Blueberry Art Festival in Ely, Minn.; Deborah Foutch’s exhibition “Nine Artists in Conversation” in Minneapolis and Cow Tipping Press’s Cowchella in St. Paul.
Demand for CSA memberships still high after pandemic surge
Community Supported Agriculture deliveries, or CSAs, long a presence in Minnesota, took off during the pandemic. Unlike other pandemic-related trends, there is still strong interest in the food partnerships.