Jessie Van Berkel at the Star Tribune is reporting Trump administration officials used a “seriously flawed” process when they rejected a Minneapolis grant request over City Council members’ support for the defund the police movement, according to a newly released audit.
Bill Strande and Sharon Yoo at KARE 11 report the Minnesota Court of Appeals has found that discrimination against athletes based on gender identity violates the Minnesota Human Rights Act.
Elizabeth Shockman and Kyra Miles at MPR News report that with Minnesota’s school funding system based on a per-pupil formula, declining enrollment in Minneapolis and St. Paul over the past 20 years is creating a multi-million dollar deficit for both districts.
Devlin Epding at Twin Cities Business reports that according to a report released late last week by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development, Minnesota exports took a hit last year, dropping 8% compared with 2022 and ending the state’s two-year streak of increasing exports.
Cari Spencer at MPR News reports Minneapolis’ Main Post Office — the iconic downtown building that has been around since the 1930s — has officially been renamed the Martin Olav Sabo Post Office, with a new plaque unveiled at a celebration Monday.
Via Bring Me the News: The 4th Street Saloon, a North Minneapolis nightclub in business for nearly four decades, is closing for good at the end of the month.
Esme Murphy at WCCO News has the harrowing story of Hercules the cat, from being trapped with other cats in a hot car at a rest stop, to his escape and recapture, plus severe injuries resulting in multiple surgeries. His latest adventure: modeling.
