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From no-knock warrants to police leadership change in Minneapolis: 6 public safety stories that shaped 2022

A Minneapolis Police Department vehicle parked near the boarded-up Hennepin County Public Safety Facility. REUTERS/Octavio Jones Over the past yr, we saw the fallout of George Floyd’s murder by a then-Minneapolis police officer proceed to influence the general public safety landscape...

Sonja Peterson’s intricate paper cutting tells stories through time

Sonja Peterson, "Empire Builder." Cut paper on painted background. Minnesota Marine Art Museum Enroll to get Artscape in your inbox every Friday afternoon. Sonja Peterson’s delicate, dizzyingly complex paper cut works pack a provocative punch in an exhibition called “Sonja Peterson: What...

12 months in Review: Five 2021 education stories that can proceed to matter in 2022

Photo by Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash Since March of 2020, schools have dominated headlines as districts scrambled to make significant policy decisions involving operating in the course of a pandemic. And while this yr isn't any different with schools having...
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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...