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Stories from July 31, 2024

Minneapolis collaborates with state, federal agencies to target violent crime

Minneapolis collaborates with state, federal agencies to target violent crime

The weeklong effort focuses on people police say are responsible for disproportionate amounts of violence in the city, where two people were injured in shootings over the weekend and one was killed. They’re also prioritizing the seizure of illegal guns. 
by Cari Spencer

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Minnesota Supreme Court reverses first degree murder conviction in Moorhead killing 

Minnesota Supreme Court reverses first degree murder conviction in Moorhead killing 

Ibrahim Isaac, convicted of first-degree pre-meditated murder for his role in the 2021 killing of a Moorhead man, will go free after the Minnesota Supreme Court reversed his conviction Wednesday. 
by Brandt Williams

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Ramsey County has been charging people for mental health crisis services

Ramsey County has been charging people for mental health crisis services

An investigation revealed Ramsey County has been charging people for mental health crisis response services. The fees were not made apparent to callers to the county’s crisis line. The county apologized and said it is changing some of its practices.
by Tom Crann and Ngoc Bui

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Apple River tubing stabbing sentencing; School board candidate filing opens

A Minnesota man was sentenced to 20 years in prison in Wisconsin today for fatally stabbing a teenager two years ago. 54-year-old Nicolae Miu was tubing on the Apple River in Wisconsin in 2022 and got into an altercation with a group of people. The filing period to run for school board candidate in November’s election is now open.
by Emily Reese

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Donald Trump falsely suggests Kamala Harris misled voters about her race

Donald Trump falsely suggests Kamala Harris misled voters about her race

Donald Trump falsely suggested Kamala Harris had misled voters about her race as the former president appeared before the National Association of Black Journalists in Chicago Wednesday in an interview that quickly turned hostile.
by The Associated Press

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John Lee Clark is pioneering an emerging language — and culture

John Lee Clark is pioneering an emerging language — and culture

In a culture where people operate at a distance from each other and their surroundings, John Lee Clark advocates for Protactile, a set of practices and language based entirely on touch and designed by DeafBlind people.
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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The Aliveness Project to get nearly $2 million fund transfer from Rainbow Health to close HIV care gap

The Aliveness Project to get nearly $2 million fund transfer from Rainbow Health to close HIV care gap

The Aliveness Project, a Minneapolis-based HIV support provider, will expand its services after the abrupt closure of Rainbow Health.
by Cathy Wurzer, Estelle Timar-Wilcox, Anna Haecherl and Alanna Elder

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Katie Ledecky claims 8th gold medal after 1,500m win, notching new Olympic record

Katie Ledecky claims 8th gold medal after 1,500m win, notching new Olympic record

American swimming legend Katie Ledecky pulled away from her competition in the 1,500 meter freestyle and then pulled away even more. The 27-year-old didn't just win gold. She made a statement.
by Brian Mann

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Kaylee McKeown still rules the Olympic backstroke, beating Minnesotan Regan Smith in women’s 100 meters

Kaylee McKeown still rules the Olympic backstroke, beating Minnesotan Regan Smith in women’s 100 meters

At the turn Tuesday night, it was Smith in the lead with McKeown right on her heels. By the time they reached the other end of the pool, it was the Aussie lunging there first.
by The Associated Press

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‘Build the plane while we’re flying it’: Cannabis regulators ready for next phase of legalization

‘Build the plane while we’re flying it’: Cannabis regulators ready for next phase of legalization

The state’s Office of Cannabis Management is reviewing applications for the first applicants set to stand up Minnesota’s legal cannabis marketplace. The office is also fine-tuning an inspections regimen.
by Dana Ferguson

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This Minneapolis Indigenous Design Camp for teens is the first of its kind in the U.S.

This Minneapolis Indigenous Design Camp for teens is the first of its kind in the U.S.

Indigenous teens are participating in the first U.S. Indigenous Design Camp, where they craft architectural models and explore careers in architecture to address the underrepresentation of Native Americans in the field.
by Alex V. Cipolle

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Refugee athletes want more of them to compete at the Olympics as migration takes global focus

Refugee athletes want more of them to compete at the Olympics as migration takes global focus

South Sudanese runner Perina Lokure Nakang first ran for sport along the road near her refugee camp in Kenya. Now, the 21-year-old is among many of the 37 athletes on the refugee team who are pushing to see more refugees like her able to compete at the Olympics.
by The Associated Press

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Minnesota man sentenced to 20 years in prison for fatal stabbing on Apple River

Minnesota man sentenced to 20 years in prison for fatal stabbing on Apple River

Nicolae Miu, 54, of Prior Lake, was found guilty in April of first-degree reckless homicide in the death of 17-year-old Isaac Schuman of Stillwater, who was tubing on the Apple River.
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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How to thrive as a business in Minnesota

How to thrive as a business in Minnesota

Join us for a discussion hosted by our colleagues at Sahan Journal — a nonprofit dedicated to reporting for immigrants and communities of color in Minnesota — about how to thrive as a business in Minnesota.
by Angela Davis and Cari Spencer

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With her signature stiff arm and red lip, Ilona Maher rules Olympic rugby and TikTok

With her signature stiff arm and red lip, Ilona Maher rules Olympic rugby and TikTok

U.S. women’s rugby sevens center Ilona Maher has dominated the Olympics, both on the pitch and on social media. Here’s what to know about the rising star — and the rising sport.
by Rachel Treisman

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South Sudan's underdog story continues at Olympics with a basketball rematch against the US

South Sudan's underdog story continues at Olympics with a basketball rematch against the US

The U.S. and South Sudan meet in a group-play game at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday, two weeks after the African nation nearly stunned the Americans at an exhibition in London, falling 101-100 in a game that it led for most of the way.
by The Associated Press

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The once-mighty U.S. swim team sinks in early Olympic races, winning only two gold

The once-mighty U.S. swim team sinks in early Olympic races, winning only two gold

The once-mighty U.S. Olympic swim team has only won two gold medals so far at the Paris Games. Athletes say the sport has grown more competitive since Americans like Michael Phelps owned the pool.
by Brian Mann

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Nicolae Miu to be sentenced in Apple River stabbing. Duluth settles with couple over alleged police racism

A Minnesota man convicted in the fatal stabbing of a teenager during a tubing trip on Wisconsin’s Apple River faces sentencing Wednesday. And the Duluth City Council has agreed to pay $135,000 to a couple to settle allegations of racism by police. 
by Phil Picardi

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Minnesota attorney general seeks to restore state ban on people under 21 carrying guns

Minnesota attorney general seeks to restore state ban on people under 21 carrying guns

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison is asking a federal appeals court to consider restoring a state law that bans people ages 18 to 20 from getting permits to carry guns in public.
by The Associated Press

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Here comes the Sun (Belt): With Harris running, the presidential map has shifted back

Here comes the Sun (Belt): With Harris running, the presidential map has shifted back

Now that Vice President Harris is the likely Democratic presidential nominee versus former President Donald Trump, the map of competitive states in the election is a repeat of the 2020 battlegrounds.
by Stephen Fowler

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Meet Frederick Richard, the TikTok U.S. gymnast competing for (another) Olympic medal

Meet Frederick Richard, the TikTok U.S. gymnast competing for (another) Olympic medal

The 20-year-old gymnast has more than 1.2 million followers between his TikTok and Instagram. But more than followers — or even Olympic medals — he wants more people to care about men's gymnastics.
by Becky Sullivan

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Olympic athletes and events that might be under your radar

Olympic athletes and events that might be under your radar

From the fast-paced 3x3 basketball event to sword fighting in the home of The Three Musketeers — there might be fewer eyes on these events but the contenders and storylines are just as thrilling.
by Becky Sullivan, Brian Mann, Juana Summers and Emma Bowman

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Two new grocery stores opening in Minneapolis, one of them in former Aldi storefront

Two new grocery stores opening in Minneapolis, one of them in former Aldi storefront

The south Minneapolis store will open in September in the Hi-Lake Shopping Center. The northside market will open in December in the space left behind by Aldi, on North Penn and North Lowry avenues.
by Regina Medina

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Four-time Paralympian Chuck Aoki strives to make athletes with disabilities more visible

Four-time Paralympian Chuck Aoki strives to make athletes with disabilities more visible

Minneapolis-native Chuck Aoki will be heading to Paris next month for the Paralympics to compete in wheelchair rugby. He already has a two silver medals and a bronze, and this year he’ll be going for the gold.
by Aleesa Kuznetsov

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‘Not a badge of honor’: How book bans affect Indigenous literature

For some authors, finding their book on a “banned” list can feel almost like an accolade, putting them right there with classics like “The Bluest Eye” and “To Kill a Mockingbird.” But the reality is, most banned books never get the kind of recognition or readership that the most famous ones do.
by Christina Cala, Gene Demby, Leah Donnella, Courtney Stein, Jess Kung, Xavier Lopez, B.A. Parker and Lori Lizarraga

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Harris tries to flip the script on Trump on the border during raucous Georgia speech

Harris tries to flip the script on Trump on the border during raucous Georgia speech

The issue of border security is one of Vice President Harris' biggest vulnerabilities in her campaign. On Tuesday, she tried to use his signature issue against former President Donald Trump.
by Asma Khalid

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