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When St. Paul Johnson High School guard DeWayne “Weezy” Givens—together with teammates Jay Tinsley, Kajon Jordan, Dhmani Tucker, Kenny Turner, Colin Moore, and Jalani Mays—led the Governors to the 2023 City Conference boys basketball championship this past winter, it...

‘It could have saved Amir’s life’: Family praises recent no-knock warrant restrictions in Minnesota

“No-knock warrants just like the one which resulted in Amir’s senseless death is the difficulty that Minnesota and our entire nation must cope with,” Andre Locke, the daddy of Amir, told lawmakers during emotional testimony to the House Public...

In the course of the pandemic, one St. Paul family took on a really big project: They bought a resort.

Remember those pandemic projects of 2020? We spruced up our back yards to create outdoor living spaces … we painted after noticing all those scuff marks during lockdown … we learned find out how to make sourdough bread. Anne and James...

Working Strategies: Family leave law is big news for small businesses

Amy Lindgren For Minnesota families balancing work/life issues, things are about to get slightly easier. The state’s first Family Medical Leave Act passed the Legislature last week, having undergone seemingly limitless revisions. Conversely, for businesses balancing worker/productivity issues, things are about...

St. Paul man sentenced for fracturing cat’s skull with hammer during family dispute

A St. Paul man was placed on probation for 3 years Thursday for hitting his family’s cat with a hammer during a dispute together with his brother in 2021. Bar Blute Too, 25, pleaded guilty in Ramsey County District Court...

Minnesota Senate passes paid family and medical leave bill

Leah Riley, a Rochester hospitality employee, along along with her son, Riley Altom, rallied for Paid Family & Medical Leave within the Capitol Rotunda. MinnPost photo by Tom Olmscheid Welcome to the Glean, MinnPost’s twice-daily roundup of Minnesota news.  MPR’s Brian Bakst...

Family Ethiopian recipes are coming to Lowertown at latest restaurant Erta Ale

A brand new Ethiopian restaurant called Erta Ale is opening soon in Lowertown in the previous home of sushi restaurant Kyatchi and, previously, longtime Japanese noodle shop Tanpopo. The restaurant is known as after the Erta Ale volcano, one of...

Family stuck on icy Red Wing bluff rescued by helicopter

He Mni Can-Barn Bluff Creative Commons/Phil Welcome to the Glean, MinnPost’s twice-daily roundup of Minnesota news. KARE’s 11’s Naasir Akailvi reports a family stranded on He Mni Can-Barn Bluff in Red Wing, was rescued by helicopter after becoming stuck “on the icy...

Legislators work out details of bill that may create a paid family and medical leave program in Minnesota

State Sen. Alice Mann will likely be accompanied by a file box full of details about paid family leave and her bill. Senate Media Services/A.J. Olmscheid Sen. Alice Mann says she knew her No. 1 priority for the 2023 session was...

Family demands transparency in Robbinsdale ‘accidental drowning’ 

An edited version of this text is being republished courtesy of Howard University News Service Khalil Ahmad Azad wanted his long-time girlfriend, Carvona Henderson, to take five pregnancy tests to be sure that it was real. He was going to...
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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...