Brian Lambert

Plus: St. Paul schools staffer on leave after video surfaces with ‘racist and foul’ language; Minnesota vet files suit over denial of passport; Spirit flight to MSP returns to gate due to odor; and more.

Plus: Ramsey County Commissioner resigns; spring storm brings snow to the North Shore; FBI investigating ‘presumptive potential presence of ricin’ at Minneapolis apartment; and more.

Plus: budget talks at Capitol devolve into finger-pointing; U of M study links walleye decline in Mille Lacs to clearer water; McCollum grills interior secretary over copper-nickel mining; Pence to visit Minnesota; and more.

Plus: show formerly known as ‘Prairie Home Companion’ moving to New York; Young Joni’s Ann Kim wins James Beard Award; former U assistant athletic director sentenced for ticket scam; and more.

Plus: legislator arrested after refusing to leave St. Paul hospital; Lake Superior approaching record-breaking water levels; officer-involved shooting in Hermantown leaves one person dead; and more.

Plus: Klobuchar asks Mueller about Trump’s tax returns; Tim Horton’s pulling out of Twin Cities; one child dead after fall from South Minneapolis apartment building; and more.

Plus: premature deaths in Minnesota far more likely in places with impoverished and minority populations; U of M creates rural stress task force; Twins success not translating into attendance; and more.

Plus: Somali community reacts to Noor verdict; Minnesota House votes to ban wolf hunting for sport; Walter Mondale won’t get state park named after him; and more.

Plus: closing arguments delivered in Noor trial; Minnesota model to appear in Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue wearing hijab; parent company of Dollar Tree tried to import counterfeit Barbie dolls through Minnesota; and more.

Minnesota National Guard recruit recalled from basic training over ties to white supremacist organization; Satanic Temple suing Belle Plaine over monument decision; Minneapolis Uber drivers planning to take part in May work stoppage; and more.