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Changes To 401K’s That Minnesotans Should Know About
I don't know about you, but as a society, we tend to NOT talk about financial difficulties. I'm not that person. If I'm struggling, I have to talk about it, or it eats me alive. Whether you can talk about your financial struggles or not, they are real. There is...
New Owners? Could Minnesota’s Top Coffee Company Be Sold Off?
Could Minnesota's favorite coffee brand be on the move? No, not literally, but it appears the ownership group behind Caribou Coffee, as well as some other brands like Einstein's Bagels, is looking to sell off the 'bou. According to Reuters, "Panera Brands is exploring a sale of Caribou Coffee and...
24 cited during protest outside Sen. Klobuchar's office in response to Netanyahu's speech
MINNEAPOLIS — Two dozen pro-Palestinian protesters were cited Wednesday evening for blocking the street outside Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar's office in downtown Minneapolis.The Free Palestine Coalition organized the protest in response to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech before Congress earlier in the day, which Klobuchar attended.The protesters called for an immediate and permanent cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas War, as well as the end of all U.S. federal, state and local aid to Israel.The Minnesota State Patrol says troopers cited and released 24 people during the protest for blocking the road.The Minneapolis Police Department reports one woman in attendance was arrested for...
Meet the candidates: Minnesota House District 8B Republican Primary contenders make their case
DULUTH, Minn. (Northern News Now) -- Minnesota voters can expect to see two names on their ballots vying to represent east Duluth, come the August primary. Tim Meyer and Shawn Savela are the two candidates running to become the Republican candidate for the Minnesota House District 8B seat. “I just...
St. Paul Author Honored as Winner of Midwest Book Award
Lynne M. Kolze from St. Paul, MN won the award for Best Inspirational Non-fiction book for their book “Please Write: Finding Joy and Meaning in the Soulful Art of Handwritten Letters” at the Midwest Book Award gala on June 22, 2024. In her book, Kolze argues that the...
Harris’s entry into 2024 race forces shift in campaign strategies
ST. PAUL, Minn. (GRAY) – As the 2024 presidential race reshapes, so do the campaign strategies of the two major political parties. Both campaigns are working to adapt to a new candidate with just over 100 days until election day. Democrats, like Minnesota DFL Party Chair Ken Martin, say...
MSR: The Launa Q. Newman years
Launa Q. Newman and her late husband, Cecil Newman, who founded the Minneapolis Spokesman and the St. Paul Recorder, were an effective Black journalist dynamic duo as the two fiercely advocated for the Twin Cities Black communities. After her husband’s death in 1976, Mrs. Newman eventually took control and ran...
Community Voices: Misconceptions and Two out of four ain’t bad…
Two out of four: On Wednesday, July 10 I was again not allowed into the Riverview Corridor’s “open” house at the Jewish Community Center. The first exclusion was at my local community center at Palace Recreation Center. My crime: I had an easel and poster that elaborated on bus rapid transit (BRT) option that the Policy Advisory Committee (PAC) instructed them to present along with two streetcar options. The second crime is that I had a handout spreadsheet that their River Corridor staff developed that compared the options, plus the Purple/Gold BRT extension.
Pitfall: Slow Start Dooms Chasers In Game 2
Some days you can climb out of a hole and get away with it, other days you can start climbing out of a hole before the other guys start re-digging your grave. Rodolfo Duran and CJ Alexander both doubled and drove in runs, but the Omaha Storm Chasers couldn’t complete the rally in a 6-2 loss to the St. Paul Saints at CHS Field this afternoon.
Minnesota school settles with professor who was fired for showing image of the Prophet Muhammad
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A former adjunct professor on Monday settled a federal religious discrimination lawsuit against a private Minnesota school after she was pushed out for showing a depiction of the Prophet Muhammad in class. Details of the settlement between Hamline University and Erika López Prater are...
Northern Iron neighbors push back after judge rejects pollution limits at St. Paul foundry
Lawmakers and residents on St. Paul’s East Side are disappointed by a judge’s order removing most of the limitations on a local foundry that were meant to curb its pollution. Payne-Phalen residents attended a recent community meeting about the development with Northern Iron, saying they’re upset with the...
Minnesota Looking to Increase Numbers of This Animal
The Minnesota DNR in collaboration with the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa plan to move elk from the northwestern part of the state to the northeastern part of the state near Cloquet and north. Glen Schmitt from Outdoor News joined me on WJON. He says the plan is to transfer 15 to 20 elk from the northwestern part of the state to the northeastern part with the hopes of growing the herd. Schmitt says elk used to live in that part of the state many years ago. He explains the plan is to do this annually starting in 2026 until the elk reproduce on their own.
A New Source of Minnesota Road Rage: Traffic Calming?
"Traffic Calming Measures". Sounds like an oxymoron of rage-inducing poppycock [haha...poppy]. It's a real thing, though, and it's been implemented in Minneapolis. And it's working so well that the application process is as backed up as traffic on Highway 10 North on a Friday afternoon. Minnesota Traffic Calming Program Works,...
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