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April 2, 2024

Minnesota school district seeks to hire $100-200k 'anti-racist' official who can examine 'Whiteness’

A job listing for a school district in Minnesota called for a new hire who would enforce racial equity policy and have massive influence on the district.

March 30, 2024

UMinn Law School will no longer give preference to minorities for fellowship: 'Win for civil rights'

A fellowship at the University of Minnesota will now give equal consideration to White and male applicants after giving preference to women and people of color.

March 29, 2024

Minor league baseball team's Ozempig mascot irks fans; officials brush off criticism

The St. Paul Saints came under fire for naming their pig mascot Ozempig after the popular weight loss drug Ozempic, but some say they struck out.

March 29, 2024

Minnesota Legislature will return from Easter break with plenty of bills still in the pipeline

The Minnesota Legislature has a range of bills in the pipeline including those dealing with cannabis, sports betting, and infrastructure maintenance; adjournment deadline is less than two months away.

March 29, 2024

Swing state House hopeful changes tune after scrubbing violent crime defenses from law firm website

Minnesota Republican House candidate Tayler Rahm appears to have scrubbed his law firm's website of references to work it has done defending people accused of murder and sex crimes.

March 28, 2024

Passengers suffer flight delays after Delta planes clip wings at Minneapolis airport

A Florida-bound Delta airplane caused delays at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport after clipping wings with another aircraft on Thursday morning.

March 28, 2024

As Baltimore dominates headlines, other bridge collapse survivors recount own experiences

The collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore served as a startling reminder for survivors of similar incidents, including the 2007 I-35W collapse in Minnesota.

March 28, 2024

Ex-Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura says he will sell cannabis edibles

Jesse Ventura, who served as the Governor of Minnesota from from 1999 to 2003, is launching a brand of cannabis edibles; MN legalized recreational marijuana for those 21 and older last year.

March 28, 2024

On Holy Thursday at the Last Supper, Jesus gave us the gift of himself, says Minnesota priest

At the Last Supper, Jesus not only instituted the Eucharist, he also displayed servitude toward the disciples in washing their feet, said a Minnesota priest to Fox News Digital.

March 27, 2024

Suspected smuggler knew of blizzard conditions before Indian family froze to death on Canada, US border

Prosecutors allege a man accused of helping smuggle an Indian family knew of blizzard conditions before they froze on the U.S.-Canada border.