The Glean offers two daily helpings of the latest news, information and opinion of interest to Minnesotans: a morning roundup of the latest must-read stories, and a late-afternoon look at the day’s developments.
Plus: Census overcounts appear to have saved Minnesota from losing a congressional seat; local Somali singer Omar “Shooli” Mohamed faces deportation; the Animal Humane Society receives second-largest donation in their history; and more.
Plus: six-year-old Aniya Allen remembered; lawsuit over governor’s COVID orders kept alive by Minnesota Supreme Court; state Capitol building briefly goes into lockdown after police incident; and more.
Plus: The Interior Department to return land to the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe; Kim Crockett under fire for GOP convention video featuring George Soros; Twins play-by-plan man Dick Bremer vs. a possum; and more.
Plus: Minnesota State schools expected to increase tuition by 3.5 percent; plans unveiled for a 29-story office tower in downtown Minneapolis; Rochester woman tries to flee police by driving through wet concrete; and more.
Plus: St. Louis County declares a local state of emergency; attorney general candidate Doug Wardlow will primary GOP-endorsed Jim Schultz; a new mural celebrates Minnesota Lynx legend Sylvia Fowles; and more.
Plus: Twin Cities home affordability reaches lows not seen since 2004; attorney for former MPD officer says upcoming trial restrictions violate client’s constitutional rights; giant pencil sculpture taking shape near Lake of the Isles; and more.
Plus: Scott Jensen explains why he apologized for previously backing gun control measures; third-party gubernatorial candidate Cory Hepola chooses a running mate; the USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul arrives in Duluth; and more.
Plus: St. Paul City Council set to bring e-scooters back to city; Mary Moriarty wins DFL endorsement Hennepin County Attorney; Twins’ Jhoan Duran throws two fastest pitches in team history; and more.
Plus: A history of Black stories from Minnesota’s film industry; meet LGBTQ Hmong leaders; flamethrowers, bombs and acid are just a few items not allowed at the state GOP convention; and more.
Plus: developer breaks ground on $68 million market-rate housing project in north Minneapolis; wet conditions slow planting for Minnesota farmers; Wild out of playoffs with loss to Blues; and more .
Plus: North Minneapolis residents divided over the Blue Line Light Rail extension project; Minnesota hospitals experiencing a shortage of contrast dye used in CT scans; Richfield a “no” on No Mow May; and more.
Plus: Minnesota to require outside attorneys in structured settlement cases; Minnesota House votes to lift growler cap; DNR confirms first case of avian influenza in wild mammal in Minnesota; and more.
Plus: Saint Mary’s University cutting 11 programs and laying off more than a dozen staff members; masks no longer required at the U of M; Rochelle Cox named interim superintendent of Minneapolis schools; and more.
Plus: Former GOP Chair Carnahan threatened while campaigning in Faribault; former UnitedHealth Group CEO made $142.2 million in 2021; loss puts Wild on brink of playoff elimination; and more.
Plus: Five new deaths in Minnesota from COVID-19; stopping the spread of the invasive jumping worm; boys’ volleyball one vote short of becoming a sanctioned high school sport; and more.
Plus: U.S. Bancorp announces $100 billion community benefits plan following merger with MUFG Union; 17-year-old who died in South St. Paul shooting identified; bear spotted walking through St. Louis Park; and more.
Plus: Population of downtown Minneapolis up 5.6% in the past year; Doosan Bobcat to open a plant in Rogers; former Timberwolf Adreian Payne has died at 31; and more.
Plus: gun violence continues to rise in Hennepin County; Minnesota could see record high temps this week; Wild lose; and more.
Plus: Twin Cities doctors assisting Ukrainian wounded via Zoom; “Cake Wars” winner Ann Alaboud diagnosed with stage 4 stomach cancer; Ely radio station WELY to leave the air June 1; and more.
Plus: Minnesota Senate passes bill to distribute $300 million in opioid settlement money; high in the 90s possible next week; Twins’ Rocco Baldelli, Luis Arraez and Dylan Bundy all test positive for COVID; and more.
