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Chauvin trial judge's advice to colleagues: Take breaks, keep comments short and stay off Twitter

Chauvin trial judge's advice to colleagues: Take breaks, keep comments short and stay off Twitter

At a conference in Nevada on Monday, Peter Cahill offered candid advice to his colleagues on managing high-profile cases. Among other things, he urged his fellow judges to find ways to manage stress, keep comments from the bench to a minimum and stay off of Twitter.
by Matt Sepic

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El Sazon’s cuisine served from an unlikely location

El Sazon’s cuisine served from an unlikely location

The restaurant is located inside a gas station — a place where people may make a quick stop for frozen pizzas and chips — not chef made food.
by Vicki Adame

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Protesters camp in front of Minneapolis City Hall to fight encampment evictions

Protesters camp in front of Minneapolis City Hall to fight encampment evictions

Activists set up the protest on Sunday night. By Monday morning it had grown to five tents, a couple canopies and banners, including one draped in front of a statue of former Minneapolis Mayor Hubert H. Humphrey, which read “Stop the sweeps. No evictions on stolen land.” 
by Jon Collins

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Opera of a trans woman's coming of age opens this week in Duluth

Opera of a trans woman's coming of age opens this week in Duluth

Lyric Opera of the North opens its season with a groundbreaking opera, “As One.” Companies around the world have performed the chamber opera. In Duluth, the lead role of will be played by two singers, a baritone and a mezzo-soprano.
by Jacob Aloi

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Lus Coj Qhia Neeg Xaiv Tsa: Xyuas cov neeg sib tw ua Minnesota tus neeg tuav ntaub ntawv hauv xeev cov kev txhawb rau cov kev xaiv tsa

Lus Coj Qhia Neeg Xaiv Tsa: Xyuas cov neeg sib tw ua Minnesota tus neeg tuav ntaub ntawv hauv xeev cov kev txhawb rau cov kev xaiv tsa

Minnesota tus neeg tuav ntaub ntawv hauv xeev tam sim no yog Steve Simon, tus neeg Democrat uas raug xaiv khiav thaum xyoo 2014 thiab ua ntej ntawd nws tau khiav hauj lwm hauv Minnesota House of Representatives (Minnesota Cov Neeg Sawv Cev Lub Tsev). Tus neeg sib tw nrog no yog Kim Crockett, uas yog ib tug neeg Republican thiab tus kws lij choj uas yeej tsis tau khiav tuav hauj lwm pab pej xeem dhau los.
by Sarah Thamer

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Hagaha Codbixiyaha: Eeg xoghayaha gobolka Minnesota mawqifyada murashixiinta ee doorashada

Hagaha Codbixiyaha: Eeg xoghayaha gobolka Minnesota mawqifyada murashixiinta ee doorashada

Xoghayaha gobolka Minnesota ee hadda waa Steve Simon, oo waa Dimuquraadi ooo waxaa xafiiska loo doortay 2014 ka horna wuxuu ka soo shaqeeyey Aqalka Wakiillada ee Minnesota. Waxaa tartan adag kula jirta Kim Crockett, oo ah Jamhuuri iyo qareen aan waligeed qaban xil ah xafiis dadweyne.
by Sarah Thamer

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Voter Guide: See Minnesota secretary of state candidates' stances on elections

Voter Guide: See Minnesota secretary of state candidates' stances on elections

The current Minnesota secretary of state is Steve Simon, a Democrat was elected to the office in 2014 and before that served in the Minnesota House of Representatives. His challenger is Kim Crockett, a Republican and attorney who has never held public office.
by Sarah Thamer

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Digging into Minnesota's peat, an underappreciated climate superhero

Digging into Minnesota's peat, an underappreciated climate superhero

Meet a carbon-sequestering superhero: peat moss. Efforts are underway to better understand the role that peat bogs in northern Minnesota play in mitigating climate change.
by Dan Kraker

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