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MSU Mankato pro-Palestinian encampment continues into commencement weekend
Pro-Palestinian protests are happening on college campuses nationwide, including an encampment at Minnesota State University, Mankato.
The lawsuit alleges that Douglas Shaw used his “position of power and authority over the plaintiffs” to regularly take photos of them during work-related trips and events, often fieldwork.
Macalester students push for divestment as U of MN reaches agreement with protestors
A group of students at Macalester College have been pushing the school to divest from companies and universities with ties to Israel since November. Oriane Sachs Bernstein and Alex Beaudreau shared more about their effort with MPR News host Tom Crann.
Minnesota teen honored by Girl Scouts USA after saving the lives of her mother and grandmother
Fifteen-year-old senior Girl Scout Ilona Delaney, a citizen of Red Lake Nation, was honored with the Bronze Cross for risking her own life to save her grandmother and mother from drowning during a family boating trip last summer.
RD Offutt Farms sues White Earth Nation over water permits
In a lawsuit filed Friday, RD Offutt farms asked a federal judge to issue a judgment that the White Earth Nation does not have the authority to regulate potato farmers’ groundwater use. RDO is challenging a White Earth ordinance requiring growers to get a tribal irrigation permit.
Hennepin County could spend up to $1 million to prosecute case against state trooper
Hennepin County could spend up to $1 million to bring on outside attorneys to prosecute a Minnesota State Trooper Ryan Londregan. The attorneys will be paid a rate of $850 dollars an hour while paralegals will be paid $250 an hour.