Susan Du at the Star Tribune is reporting LIUNA business manager AJ Lange blames noncompetitive wages for turnover and burnout among Minneapolis Park Board workers. Rules prohibiting workers from criticizing the Park Board and employee discipline perceived as unfair or retaliatory have also sunk morale, he said.
William White at InvestorPlace reports Best Buy has made major cuts to its Geek Squad support jobs. No official word from Best Buy, but an unofficial Geek Squad subreddit was filled with workers talking about the fact that they were laid off last week.
Briana Bierschbach at the Star Tribune reports DFL state Sen. Lindsey Port told her legislative colleagues on Monday that she’s switching to work mostly remotely as she struggles with worsening — and at times dangerous — symptoms of long haul COVID.
Robin Washington at Wisconsin Public Radio has an interesting profile on Kathy Cargill of Park Point fame, who grew up in Ashland, Wisconsin, the daughter of the local tow truck operator.
Regina Medina at MPR News reports Samantha, a popular great horned owl and ambassador bird, died last month, after three decades of representing the Raptor Center at the University of Minnesota.
Katie Wermus at FOX 9 reports Isanti County Deputy Komosky helped safely retrieve a black bear cub from Highway 65 in Stanchfield Township. The cub was then relocated to a wooded area away from the roadway, where its mother and another cub awaited its arrival.
Araia Breedlove at the Minnesota Daily has a history lesson about the University of Minnesota’s famous “Ski-U-Mah” chant.
Tommy Wiita at Bring Me the News is reporting Duluth’s last remaining drive-in restaurant, A&Dubs, won’t reopen this year, with its owners saying health concerns are ending their decades-long tenure of the business.
