MPR’s Dan Kraker reports a judge has beneficial denying a key permit crucial for the NewRange copper-nickel mine, formerly often called PolyMet.
Sen. Tina Smith is asking on the U.S. Postmaster General to deal with working conditions impacting Bemidji postal employees including “12-hour workdays, six-day schedules, and paid leave requests repeatedly denied,” via KAXE.
Park Square Theatre is coming back. Star Tribune’s Rohan Preston writes the theater plans to re-open mid-December, just months after shedding staff as a result of financial woes.
Torey Van Oot at Axios reports Minneapolis’ top artist in accordance with Spotify is … Taylor Swift, in fact. Morgan Wallen, Drake, Zach Bryan, and 21 Savage round out the highest five.
The Ear of Corn water tower in Rochester is one step closer to becoming an official city landmark, per Post Bulletin.
Protestors gathered on the capitol Wednesday to speak out against Minnesota’s investments to Israel, which make up 0.14% of the state’s portfolio, MPR News reports.
And from Minnesota Reformer: DFL lawmakers appear divided over the Israel-Hamas war in a tense email exchange obtained by the outlet.
From Star Tribune’s Dave Orrick: Minneapolis appears on course to bar the last cigar room in the town at Anthony’s Pipe & Cigar Lounge in Uptown by closing the “sampling loophole.”
Kare11 reports a person is suing Minneapolis police alleging that he was struck by a projectile fired by police through the unrest after the murder of George Floyd in 2020.