Food pantry network across the Midwest abruptly shuts down leaving 300,000 families in the lurch Ruby’s Pantry distributed food at dozens of locations across the Midwest The Independent UK · Apr 2
ICE detains two more students from Liam Ramos’s school, officials say The brothers’ mother was taken by ICE and Minnesota educators were forced to bring the children to her The Guardian - US · Jan 30
How local and national news outlets are covering the aftermath of ICE shooting: ‘Get there, bear witness, ask questions’ Strong media presence in Minneapolis has ensured Renee Good’s shooting, and its fallout, has received wide coverage The Guardian - US · Jan 17
Tough, whip-smart and selfless: Melissa Hortman, ‘singular force for democracy’, remembered Colleagues speak of Hortman’s legislative accomplishments, a ‘steely negotiator’ who went into politics ‘to do something, not to be something’ The Guardian - US · Jun 18, 2025
Walz misleadingly claims to have been in Hong Kong during period tied to Tiananmen Square massacre Multiple news reports indicate that Democratic vice presidential nominee Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz misleadingly claimed he was in Hong Kong during the turbulence surrounding the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre, part of a broader pattern of inaccuracies that Republicans hope to exploit The Independent UK · Oct 1, 2024
Plaintiff Who Sued Over Alleged Discrimination at the Public Radio Marketplace Show Allowed Retroactive Pseudonymity Many plaintiffs—especially plaintiffs suing their employers—worry that, if their lawsuit becomes publicly visible, future employers will be reluctant to hire them. Few people want to be viewed as a litigious employee. Nonetheless, courts generally reject claims of pseudonymity that are based on such concerns about reputational or economic harm, see… Reason · Aug 27, 2024
Minnesota's would-be head of cannabis regulation quits amid reports she sold illegal products A day after Minnesota’s governor appointed Erin Dupree as the incoming director of the state’s new marijuana regulatory agency, Dupree resigned and reports surfaced that she has sold illegal cannabis products in the state The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2023
With Muslim members away for Eid, Minneapolis City Council kills rent control measure While three Muslim council members were away to observe the Eid al-Adha holiday, the Minneapolis City Council narrowly voted to kill a measure that would have put a rent control question on the ballot this fall The Independent UK · Jun 29, 2023
‘In the Dark’ true-crime podcast finds new home with Conde Nast, The New Yorker ST. PAUL, Minn. — Nine months after being left in the dark by the parent company of Minnesota Public Radio, the award-winning true crime podcast “In the Dark” has found a new home with the New Yorker magazine and Conde Nast Entertainment. Pioneer Press · Mar 14, 2023
Three passengers dead after plane crashes into home in Minnesota ‘The first thing I saw was an airplane wheel at the end of our bed,’ says home’s resident, Jason Hoffman, who survived the crash The Guardian - US · Oct 3, 2022