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Road to zero-emission buses proves difficult for Minnesota transit agencies

In 2017, Metro Transit received a $1.7 million federal grant to purchase eight battery-electric accordion buses to be used on the C Line, a rapid bus line that runs from downtown Minneapolis to Brooklyn Center. Photo by H. Jiahong Pan In...

DEED and weed: Loan to Missouri cannabis company just isn’t a done deal, says certainly one of state agencies overseeing the plan

Industrial Cannabis Growing under Lamps via Pexels One among two state agencies which might be within the strategy of making $20 million in financing available to a Missouri-based cannabis company said Thursday the loan just isn't final and that the agency...

Smell, saliva and sobriety tests: How Minnesota law enforcement agencies hope to forestall DWIs via marijuana use

State Patrol Chief Col. Matt Langer and Public Safety Commissioner Bob Jacobson speaking at a recent public safety press conference on driving while high. MinnPost photo by Peter Callaghan Tuesday is MJ Day for recreational cannabis in Minnesota, the day when...

St. Paul shooting of two men results in pursuit involving several police agencies Sunday morning

A girl was arrested early Sunday after police say she fled officers from three different police agencies in a vehicle matching the outline of 1 involved within the shooting of two men in St. Paul’s Hamline-Midway neighborhood. St. Paul police...

Law enforcement agencies around Minnesota tap Hennepin County’s facial recognition software

https://unsplash.com/@scottrodgerson?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText Welcome to the Glean, MinnPost’s twice-daily roundup of Minnesota news. WCCO TV’s David Schuman reports law enforcement agencies around Minnesota are turning to assist from the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office’s controversial facial recognition technology. The agency is the just one...

Gov. Walz, law enforcement agencies discuss safety plans for the Minnesota State Fair

Gov. Tim Walz, center, and Department of Public Safety Commissioner John Harrington, right, et al., discussed safety on the Minnesota State Fair on Tuesday. MinnPost photo by Peter Callaghan Welcome to the Glean, MinnPost’s twice-daily roundup of Minnesota news. Danny Spewak at...
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St. Paul prevails in legal fight to raze, replace historic Hamline-Midway Library

Following 16 months of litigation, a Ramsey County district judge has given the town of St. Paul the go-ahead...
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St. Paul-based Securian Financial lays off 58 employees across departments

Securian Financial has notified 58 employees — roughly 2% of its total workforce — that their roles with the corporate are being eliminated in...

U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum seeks thirteenth term in rematch with May Lor Xiong in 4th District

Longtime St. Paul Democratic U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum is in search of one other term in Minnesota’s Fourth Congressional District and again faces May...

Believed to have been the oldest working nurse in Minnesota, Joyce Gimmestad retired at 88. She reflects on 7 many years in healthcare

Joyce Gimmestad hoped to succeed in 90 before retiring from being a nurse. Still, she retired on June 22, at 88, attributable to a...

Family of 83-year-old St. Paul man killed in hit-and-run: ‘We’ll forgive you. … Please turn yourself in’

For 30 years, John Bidon took each day runs around Lake Phalen near his St. Paul home. He’d stretch it out to 5 miles...