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January 22, 2020 1:00 PM

$160K settlement for Somali teens detained by Mpls. park police

Bystanders recorded part of the 2018 incident, showing the boys being handcuffed and one officer drawing a weapon. Police were responding to what turned out to be a bogus 911 call claiming kids with weapons were threatening people at Minnehaha Falls.

by Tim Nelson

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January 22, 2020 9:00 AM

Review: Whatever happened to Ibsen’s Nora?

A modern playwright has tried to answer a question left hanging 140 years ago.

by Eric Ringham

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January 22, 2020 4:07 AM

In court, environmental regulators accused of suppressing comments in PolyMet case

In the first day of what’s expected to be a five- to 10-day evidentiary hearing, a former EPA official said Minnesota officials asked the agency to withhold written comments that were critical of the proposed PolyMet copper-nickel mine. The MPCA says it followed the law.

by Dan Kraker

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January 22, 2020 4:00 AM

Homeless count may reveal yet more people living on the street

The result likely will underestimate the actual number of people sleeping outside or on transit, but the survey provides at least a minimal point-in-time read on the problem.

by Martin Moylan

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January 22, 2020 4:00 AM

Top ag banker: Optimism remains, despite tough times in farm country

One regional ag lender says he’s optimistic despite a weakening farm economy in the Upper Midwest. Some key economic factors are helping farmers survive a stretch of several years of low profits.

by Dan Gunderson

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January 22, 2020 4:00 AM

New generation pushes Hmong mental health concerns into the light

A younger generation is kindling a difficult but important conversation about mental health and suicide in Minnesota’s Hmong community, hoping a public discussion will break the stigma and lead people to get help.

by Tiffany Bui

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January 21, 2020 7:28 PM

Appeals court: Minneapolis cannot operate park outside U.S. Bank Stadium

Activist John Hayden and former councilman Paul Ostrow filed suit in 2017, arguing the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board — not the city — must manage the park. The park board has operated the Commons since May 1.

by Matt Sepic

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January 21, 2020 4:01 PM

Chisago Co., Leech Lake, Rosemount among those getting latest broadband help

Thirty projects will share in about $23 million in state broadband aid. State law calls for all homes and businesses to have access to internet with speeds of 25 megabits per second for downloads and three megabits per second for uploads by 2022.

by Brian Bakst

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January 21, 2020 3:15 PM

Charges: Minnesota drywall employees stiffed out of workers' comp

Merit Drywall owners avoided paying more than $300,000 in workers’ compensation premiums when they misrepresented employees as independent contractors, according to charges announced Tuesday by Hennepin County prosecutors.

by Riham Feshir

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January 21, 2020 1:10 PM

Legislators ask Sherburne County to be ‘sanctuary’ from new gun laws

Several Minnesota legislators are asking Sherburne County to become a ‘Second Amendment sanctuary’ by prohibiting the enforcement of new gun control measures they say would violate the Constitution. If the county board approves, it would become the first in the state to take such action.

by Kirsti Marohn

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