Klobuchar’s presidential bid leans heavily on Minnesota donors
Klobuchar’s fundraising total puts her in the middle of the pack. But to get there, she’s been more reliant on her home state than some other candidates.
Metro
Six months in, Hennepin County Sheriff Hutchinson is focused on the department’s morale — and its brand
Sports
The Lynx still have time to get it right; whether they do will depend a lot on Sylvia Fowles
D.C. Memo
D.C. Memo: Enough racist bones for a haunted house
Community Voices
Minnesota’s opioid epidemic requires collaborative solutions
Artscape
Awards all over; Roderick Cox returns to lead the Minnesota Orchestra
Second Opinion
1 in 20 patients experience preventable harm while receiving medical care, study finds
Eric Black Ink
In the wake of ‘send her back,’ thinking of McCain’s ‘No, ma’am’ moment
Just eight years before the Republican Party nominated Trump, they nominated a man who made a point of telling the world that his opponent with the funny name was not scary; just someone with whom he had important differences.
Community Voices
Minnesota should terminate parental rights of offender when a child is conceived by rape
Minnesota is one of only two states lacking a statute terminating parental rights for a person found to have conceived a child by rape or incest.
Environment
Twin Metals changes its plan to deal with mine waste — to a strategy lauded by some environmentalists
In a major shift, Twin Metals says it plans to store much of the waste from its proposed mine using the “dry stack” method, an emerging technology that some argue is a better strategy for preventing water pollution.
Politics & Policy
What happens after ICE arrests someone in Minnesota
Last week, President Donald Trump announced ICE raids would take place in cities across the U.S., primarily targeting people with previous criminal convictions or deportation orders.
Community Sketchbook
New podcast spotlights Native American stories
Hosted by siblings Cole Premo and Leah Lemm, members of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe, the podcast aims to pierce through the mainstream “doom and gloomy” narrative about Native Americans.
Artscape
Robyne Robinson is the M’s new board chair; ‘David Byrne: True Stories’ at the Walker
ALSO: Art Shanty Projects has a new artistic director; Four Ways to Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Moon Landing; and more.
From Other Nonprofit Media
‘They just saw me as a dollar sign’: How some certificate schools profit from vulnerable students
When government turns a blind eye, for-profit colleges fail to fulfill promise of a fast path to a new career and leave students in debt.