Ousman Camara of Brooklyn Center, age 45, was indicted on nine counts related to fraud, the U.S. Attorney (USAO) announced in a press release. Camara made his first appearance in…
Israel Jose Amaya-Romero, of Mexico, is our Minnesota Man of the Day. The other two contestants this Tuesday have previously earned Minnesota Man honors and are thus ineligible for repeat…
Recent violence reflects a changing landscape in Mankato A murder on Sunday morning, followed by a drive-by shooting into a house on Monday evening, has rattled the normally peaceful city…
One of the consequences of the collapse of downtown Minneapolis and St. Paul is the rise of “suburban downtowns” elsewhere. The Star Tribune reports: The concept of a “suburban downtown”…
As the core cities continue their collapse into oblivion, surrounding suburbs step up to fill the void. From the Minnesota Star Tribune, Twin Cities suburbs seek destination status with new…
State and local taxes and spending KYMN: Northfield City Council Approves 10.2% Preliminary Tax Levy Increase Bring Me the News: Live in Hennepin County? Prepare to pay more in property…
Relentless opposition by neighborhood groups has failed so far to derail the Met Council’s plan to proceed with the controversial Blue Line light rail extension to Brooklyn Center. The community…
State and local taxes and spending KIMT 3: Amid several operating tax levies, one SE Minnesota school district looks to lower taxes WJON: Stearns County Makes Final Push on Justice…
The Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board bowed to political correctness late last week when its board chair and director abruptly canceled training that was to be held next week…
Fourteen states have committed to cutting their chronic absenteeism rates in half in five years, accepting the challenge to do so from a group of education advocates. Attendance Works, EdTrust,…
The full quote goes: The wheels of justice grind slowly, but they grind exceedingly fine. That axiom was on full display this morning at the federal courthouse in downtown Minneapolis.…
Buried on page 6 of today’s Star Tribune were two stories that documented violent events over the weekend involving large groups of teens from the north metro. Find links to the…
Now is the time to focus on holding lawmakers accountable to all Minnesotans.
The personal care assistant (PCA) program is slated to receive an additional $247 million per year, according to budget documents filed this week (page 25). The proposal (p. 28), would…
For decades, many on the left have argued the need for U.S. police departments to repair a sense of trust and credibility with the communities they serve. One way to…
The Star Tribune reports on a free-food nonprofit run by a relative of a state representative. The headline reads, State representative’s brother runs nonprofit that participated in federal meals program…
Fox 9 reports that three figures charged in the Feeding Our Future case are scheduled to appear in Federal court tomorrow (Thursday) and are expected to plead guilty. It is…
It is rare to be on the road in the metro these days without witnessing someone driving aggressively, weaving in and out of lanes, passing others at 20 mph over…
I attended the Summit on Loss, Violence, and Education (SOLVE) forum in Brooklyn Park last evening and came away more hopeful for our public safety future than when I arrived. In…
The funds may not have already been in the bank, but you’d never know it by the way 17 cities and counties talked about their plans to spend hundreds of…
We visit Brooklyn Center, the home of the one success story behind Feeding Our Future. During the years-long battle between the free-food nonprofit Feeding Our Future and the state Department…
Wednesday evening the Brooklyn Center High School was celebrating graduation when a fight broke out among the six males. Staff and Brooklyn Center police were able to detain two of…
Your correspondent visits the scene of the (alleged) crime. They say that the map is not the terrain. In that spirit, your correspondent visited, in person, the office building where…
It didn’t take long into 2022 to see that serious crime in the Twin Cities isn’t relenting. In early January, Kashwan Wertman, 18, and Nautica Argue, 19, terrorized 27 vehicle…