Minnesota Duluth football player Reed Ryan has died
Plus: Omar accuses Samuels of “misogyny”; St. Peter gets a new record store thanks to a Gustavus professor; Harry Singh’s is back in business and more.
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Poll: Biden, Trump running virtually neck-and-neck in Minnesota
Respondents favored Biden 45% to 42% over Trump, but that is within poll’s 2.6% margin of error.
MinnPost releases new poll with early look at 2024 presidential election attitudes and more
MinnPost again has partnered with Embold Research to ask Minnesota voters how they’re thinking about a range of issues.
Met Council committee adopts new code of conduct for riders
First administrative tickets for non-payment of fares will begin being issued Monday on trains and platforms.
The state of early child care: ‘A Band-Aid on a gaping wound’
The early child care industry was already facing a crisis before Covid, but the pandemic turned a spotlight on unmet needs. What happens next?
Don Samuels says opponent Ilhan Omar ‘not cute enough’ to get away with lack of town halls with constituents
Plus: Sen. Amy Klobuchar calls for regulation on AI following OpenAI drama; man arrested following fatal stabbing in Edina; first game for Minnesota PWHL team set for early January; and more.
Plane crash-lands on 81 in Crystal, injuring motorist
Plus: “No confidence” vote for Hennepin Healthcare CEO; Frey and city council “ally” at odds; south Minneapolis businesses sue city over barricades at George Floyd square; Phillips donates contribution from GOP donor to charity; and more.
SBA tour shines light on small business impact
The SBA has doubled the rate of SBA-backed loans, from 3,877 in fiscal 2020 to more than 7,700 in fiscal 2023 to Latino-owned small businesses across the U.S. Loans to Black-owned businesses amounted to $1.45 billion.
Phillips’ decision against running for reelection could put his ‘purple’ district in play
Phillips’ announcement last week that he would not seek reelection prompted the state Republican Party to say it is seeking to recruit other candidates.
Give a gift, make twice the difference this Giving Tuesday
Grand Marais donor Annie Possis is generously matching gifts today up to $2,500 total. What better way to make your support for MinnPost go twice as far?
Federal complaint filed by Edina students suspended over pro-Palestine slogan
Plus: Minnesota Wild fire head coach Dean Evason; dismissal of Grand Marais doctor angers residents; Mayo Clinic to announce $4 billion investment; and more.
Rochester Public Schools propose closing of some schools, moving others as district deals with financial pressure
Plus: Woodbury-Oakdale bridge to open this week; new Dinkytown McDonald’s is ‘charmless’ and ‘bleak’; St. Paul woman ordered to remove boulevard garden; and more.
Twin Cities man developing an app to address language barriers in health care
The app, called Gumbo, offers information on different health topics voiced by local doctors and nutritionists who are a part of the communities for whom they are voicing.
The Lower Sioux in Minnesota need homes — so they are building them from hemp
The Indigenous nation will soon have the only facility to create hempcrete in the country.
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin expected to survive prison stabbing
Plus: Nadia Mohamed talks to New York Times about historic mayoral win; improving Minnesota’s literacy rate through new program; State Patrol responds to over 100 crashes due to snowy conditions; and more.
D.C. Memo: Nutrition program for Minnesota moms and kids at risk; Dean Phillips in hot water over Kamala Harris comments
Phillips says he will decide over Thanksgiving weekend whether to run for reelection in Minnesota’s 3rd Congressional District.
Two finalists named for next Minneapolis Public Schools superintendent
Plus: Former Govs. Pawlenty and Dayton urge Fairview and the U to work things out; the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension to fill more than 130 new positions; a new federal grant will provide Minneapolis with $8 million to pay for ash tree removal; and more.
Minnesota utilities target small transmission upgrades with big grid impacts
A group of utilities is partnering on 19 transmission projects aimed at getting the most use from existing wires until larger projects start to come online later this decade.
Minnesota Timberwolves mailbag: With starting rotation playing well, questions abound about the back-ups
Is Shake Milton the answer at back-up point guard and is Naz Reid getting enough minutes?
Flag commission narrows submissions down to top 6
Plus: A very candid conversation with Dean Phillips; man sues Minneapolis alleging officers used excessive force against him; prepare for a cold, potentially snowy Thanksgiving weekend; and more.
