The outlook was bleak for the Republicans arriving at St. Cloud State University in November 1975 for their state party convention. The DFL governor, Wendell Anderson, had been elected five…
The Minnesota Legislature is about to build another new office building for themselves, and the Golden Turkey committee is here for it. Without a single vote on the floor of…
We are now up to 70 defendants in the free-food program scandal. The always alert Lou Raguse of KARE 11 was out with a story this afternoon. The U.S. Attorney…
Minneapolis officials announced last week that a monitor had been selected to manage the consent decrees the Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) will go through with both the U.S. Department of…
Labor market Minnesota Reformer: Why did unionization decline in Minnesota? KROC: SE Minnesota experienced higher unemployment in December NFIB: The DFL’s $20 Billion Spending Spree Put Minnesota on Thin Ice…
HF 2860, if passed into law, would make Minnesota the nation’s 13th sanctuary state. The bill was introduced by Rep. Sandra Feist (DFL-New Brighton), the Vice Chair of the House…
The Cowles Center for Dance and the Performing Arts announced yesterday that it will be closing for good, ending performances on March 31. In doing so, Cowles cancelled performances scheduled…
Five “teens” flee from a stolen Mercedes after it crashes into St. Paul Police squad cars. Over the summer, I was tracking the phenomenon of “feral youth” roaming the countryside…
A roundup of recent local news you may have missed. On Twitter (X), I occasionally will post about Minnesota news under under the caption “Producing more news than can be…
City officials for Minneapolis say 2023 was the most challenging year when it came to copper wire thefts. Copper thieves targeted street lights and electric vehicle (EV) charging stations, resulting…
Trooper Ryan Londregan made a first appearance in Hennepin County District Court today, in a very different atmosphere than officers who have recently faced charges in deadly use of force…
Here we go again. The congresswoman from Minnesota (representing the 5th district–Minneapolis and nearby suburbs) has stirred up another international controversy. And, as always, local media show little interest. [Update:…
But the globe-trotting adventures of guilty plea No. 13 have been extended for another month. Earlier this week, a federal judge in Minneapolis denied the overseas travel request of Ahmed…
Charging Decision Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty announced today that her office had filed charges against Minnesota State Trooper Ryan Londregan who shot and killed Ricky Cobb II during an…
One of the first murders recorded in Minneapolis in 2024 featured a gruesome twist. You probably saw the headlines; a local realtor, preparing a vacant house for a showing, discovers…
Digging into a recent alleged homicide in Minneapolis uncovers a remarkable paper trail. A headline from KSTP-TV 5 caught my eye last week: 2 men under ATF investigation charged in…
Of course, the headline in the UK Daily Mail is more spicy than any that local media could offer up. The headline from the New York Post is slightly less…
State and local taxes and spending MPR News: Minnesota leaders in St. Paul, Washington push to drop federal tax on rebate checks Mesabi Tribune: Stauber pushing to eliminate rebate taxation…
If my hypothesis is correct, then the controversial voting method would finally be good for something. Readers will recall that I’ve been searching for evidence of voting fraud in recent…
Both state and federal trials involving the son of the former state representative have been pushed back from next month. The junior Thompson stands accused of killing five young women…
Last September, I wrote about a report from the Center For Rural Policy and Development, which found that: In 2020 and 2021, the decades-long trend of population loss in rural counties…
We begin digging into the official voter registry to see what we can see. Join us! We got around to obtaining the official voter registry for Minnesota from the Secretary…
Several media outlets and many politicians would have us believe that Minneapolis is becoming safer at the same time its police force is shrinking. The not-so-subtle takeaway being that fewer police…
Signs point to “yes.” Deena Winter of the MN Reformer appears to have been the first to report the news of an active Federal investigation into the 2023 municipal elections…