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Stories from December 3, 2024

Cargill lays off several hundred workers in Minnesota; the BCA confirms video of Winston Smith killing

Minnesota-based Cargill will lay off about 8,000 employees worldwide this winter, including 475 positions from its Minnetonka headquarters. And Minnesota state investigators say they have retrieved video from the phone of a man killed in a federal operation in 2021. It would be the only video that captures the confrontation between Winston Smith and members of a U.S. Marshals Service task force. Reports that people had seen the video prompted the BCA to do more to crack into the encrypted phone.
by Emily Reese

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Transgender powerlifter asks Minnesota Supreme Court to let her compete in women’s events

Transgender powerlifter asks Minnesota Supreme Court to let her compete in women’s events

Attorneys for a transgender athlete have urged the Minnesota Supreme Court to allow her to compete in the women’s division at powerlifting events, saying she’s protected against discrimination by the Minnesota Human Rights Act.
by The Associated Press

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Experts urge caution around thin ice after death, several rescues

Experts urge caution around thin ice after death, several rescues

A Duluth man was found dead Monday after falling through ice in Superior, Wis., and three people were also rescued from lakes in Woodbury. Ice safety experts say lots of ice around the state is still too thin to walk on, even as temperatures drop quickly.
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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New data shows Minnesota’s homeless population is more Native American, rural than ever

New data shows Minnesota’s homeless population is more Native American, rural than ever

Often people without stable housing live unnoticed and without the safety and care they need. That’s why the Wilder Foundation in St. Paul conducts a survey of all the unhoused people they can find every three years.
by Nina Moini and Ellen Finn

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State police obtain phone video showing 2021 shooting of Winston Smith

State police obtain phone video showing 2021 shooting of Winston Smith

The Bureau of Criminal Apprehension did not release the video or describe it in detail, but the agency says the footage shows the fatal shooting of Winston Smith in Minneapolis on June 3, 2021.
by MPR News Staff and Matt Sepic

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These Native tribes are working with schools to boost attendance

These Native tribes are working with schools to boost attendance

Nationwide, Native American students miss school far more frequently than their peers, but not in Oklahoma. Of 34 states with data available for the 2022-2023 school year, Oklahoma was the only one where Native students are chronically absent at lower rates than the state average, according to data collected by The Associated Press.
by The Associated Press

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North Star Journey Live: Lessons on belonging from the international student potluck

North Star Journey Live: Lessons on belonging from the international student potluck

How do we create belonging for newcomers to our communities? That’s the topic of this North Star Journey Live conversation recorded at the international student potluck at Concordia College in Moorhead, Minn.
by Sarah Thamer and Kelly Gordon

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South Korea's lawmakers vote to lift president's martial law declaration

South Korea's lawmakers vote to lift president's martial law declaration

South Korean lawmakers voted unanimously to reverse President Yoon Suk Yeol's declaration of an "emergency martial law" on Tuesday. Yoon had accused the opposition of anti-state activities.
by Vincent Ni and Se Eun Gong

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Unions score a major win in Wisconsin with a court ruling restoring collective bargaining rights

Unions score a major win in Wisconsin with a court ruling restoring collective bargaining rights

Wisconsin public worker and teachers unions have scored a major legal victory with a ruling that restores collective bargaining rights they lost under a 2011 state law. 
by The Associated Press

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Ruby slippers from Judy Garland museum go up for auction this week

In 2005, a pair of ruby slippers were stolen from the Judy Garland Museum in Grand Rapids. This week, they go up for auction. And authorities in Woodbury say two people, including a teenage boy, were pulled from a lake Monday after breaking through thin ice. It happened during the late afternoon at Markgrafs Lake.
by Jacob Aloi

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Trump falls just below 50% in popular vote, but gets more than in past elections

Trump falls just below 50% in popular vote, but gets more than in past elections

This year's popular-vote margin is the second-closest since 1968 and still tightening. It shows just how closely divided the country is politically, and that any shift to the right is marginal.
by Domenico Montanaro

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A sweet lesson: History museum teaches appreciation for buildings, design through gingerbread

A sweet lesson: History museum teaches appreciation for buildings, design through gingerbread

The Stearns History Museum sponsors community classes that aim to teach concepts of architecture and design using an unusual medium: gingerbread. Its organizers say if people know more about how buildings are put together, they’ll be able to better care for them and keep them in use.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Sen. Omar Fateh announces candidacy for Minneapolis mayor, says Frey is ‘failing’ residents

Sen. Omar Fateh announces candidacy for Minneapolis mayor, says Frey is ‘failing’ residents

The first Somali elected to the Minnesota Senate is now seeking to lead the states largest city. Sen. Omar Fateh announced Monday he will challenge incumbent, and fellow DFLer Jacob Frey for the mayor’s office.
by Cari Spencer

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