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Minneapolis Park Board files unfair labor practice charge against union
MINNEAPOLIS — The Minneapolis Park Board filed an unfair labor practice charge Thursday against the union representing more than 300 park workers, claiming picketers "harassed and blocked" truck drivers who were delivering to park-owned buildings. According to the charge, picketers with LIUNA Local 363 blocked trucks and "intimidated" at...
Rainbow Health in Minneapolis announces immediate closure
MINNEAPOLIS — Workers are demanding answers after a Minneapolis nonprofit shut down without notice, potentially leaving thousands of clients without care.Employees at Rainbow Health — an organization that offers mental health and substance abuse support for people who are LGBTQ+ and people living with HIV — were notified Thursday of the immediate closure, according to SEIU Healthcare Minnesota & Iowa.Contract language for the roughly 60 unionized workers requires a 30-day notice of layoff, however, SEIU says the workers were told the news hours before Rainbow Health closed its doors."We are shocked, saddened and angered by this news, both as staff...
Minneapolis tallies another shooting with at least 3 victims this week; 2 dead
Minneapolis tallied another shooting with at least three victims this week, the latest coming late Wednesday downtown on or near Nicollet Mall, officials said. The first of the three incidents occurred Sunday night, when three people were shot, one fatally, in the 2500 block of Central Avenue NE., just north of Lowry Avenue, according to police. Christopher D. Thurmond, 32, of Maplewood, was identified as the person who was killed.
Minneapolis businesses organize against proposed medical respite homeless shelter
Businesses are pushing back against a medical respite shelter proposed for 918 W. Lake St. in Minneapolis, saying they want the area's homeless people to receive help, but not in view of their shops. Lakeshore Care Inc. is asking the city for a conditional use permit to run the shelter...
Top Tier Rubik’s Cubers Take Over Minneapolis Convention Center
Hundreds of competitors have descended on the Minneapolis Convention Center this week to see who are the fastest "cubers" in North America. CubingUSA is hosting the Rubik's WCA North American Championship that started today and runs through Sunday, July 18-21, 2024. It's the second North American Championship for The World...
Girls flag football is gaining traction in Minnesota, thanks in part to the Vikings
MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Vikings believe in the equity of football and giving everyone a chance to play the game, which is why the team is sponsoring girls flag football leagues across the state.This mission culminated in the first-ever high school summer league championship at TCO Stadium on Sunday.The only four schools in the league competed against each other: Houston, La Crescent-Hokah, Pine Island and Rosemount.Rosemount and La Crescent-Hokah made it to the championship round, and the players weren't holding anything back."This is not old powder puff football, this is legit play-making football," said Terry Donovan, the head coach of the...
Shades of IROC: SpeedTour All-Star Race at Lime Rock Promises to Be Absolute Blast
Okay, so it's not your father's—or your grandfather's—International Race of Champions. That doesn't mean, however, that Saturday's SpeedTour All-Star Race at Lime Rock Park in Lakeville, Conn., won't be an absolute blast. The race will cap a Friday and Saturday of celebrating IROC's past as an almost legendary...
Minneapolis approves officer pay raise years after calls to defund the police
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Years after a movement to defund the Minneapolis Police Department and a severe officer shortage in the wake of George Floyd’s murder, the city approved a contract Thursday that would make Minneapolis officers among the highest-paid in the region. The Minneapolis City Council approved the...
Thank You, Stranger: A barista never knew one regular's name, but years later reconnected in a special way
ListenThank You, Stranger: A barista never knew one regulars' name, but years later reconnected in a special way. Our “Thank You, Stranger” series is about the people who come into our lives and lend a little support, maybe make our days a little brighter. This time, we’ll hear how a customer let a former barista reflect on her career in an unexpected way.
Minnesota Vikings: Stunning Details Emerge As Things Get Ugly Between JJ McCarthy And Organization
The Minnesota Vikings lost Kirk Cousins to the Atlanta Falcons this offseason and are heading into 2024 with the expectation to win now. Instead of throwing another massive paycheck at Cousins — who was fantastic for the Vikings during the regular season but was never able to go on a significant run in the playoffs — the Minnesota brass let the Atlanta Falcons give their former QB a major payday and decided to hit the reset button on the QB position.
Delano student crowned national storytelling champ
Oliver Berg, a student at Delano High School, has been crowned the National Middle School Storytelling Champion by the National Speech & Debate Association. The seventh-grader won the June 21 competition in Des Moines with his performance of the Japanese folktale “The Jellyfish and the Monkey,” Head Speech Coach Barb Shofner said. The story explores the moral complexity of knowing the right thing and actually doing it.
Samaritan's Purse helps Waterville residents
WATERVILLE, Minn. (KEYC) - Waterville residents are gutting their homes and salvaging what they can after devasting floods destroyed the area. Such is the story for Chris Nordin and his family. The Nordin family had been doing everything they could to keep the water out, but their sandbag wall and...
Minnesota Twins Want to Rent, Not Buy… and They Appear to Have a Top Target
The Minnesota Twins aren't really buyers at the MLB trade deadline. Call them renters... and they may have a target in mind. The post Minnesota Twins Want to Rent, Not Buy… and They Appear to Have a Top Target appeared first on MinnesotaSportsFan.
Unexpected Timberwolves player will take part in Minnesota Pro-Am
During the offseason, plenty of the Minnesota Timberwolves players are off traveling the world, either training or simply vacationing in spots all around the globe. But the ones who are frequently spotted around the Twin Cities during the summer typically get some extra appreciation from the fanbase for embracing the city.
MN poised to complete one of nation's largest solar farms after permit vote
Construction could begin in Minnesota later this year in the final phase of one of the nation's largest solar energy developments, after state regulators greenlighted a key permit. The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission on Thursday approved the site permit requested by Xcel Energy. The utility is moving forward with plans...
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