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People of Color Career Fair in Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS — Ready for your next gig? Stop by the expanded People of Color Career Fair next week at the Minneapolis Convention Center. The fair takes place Tuesday, Oct. 22 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Convention Center's Ballroom and is free for all professionals hoping to expand their networks.
Groundbreaking held for first exclusive Muslim cemetery in Minnesota
CASTLE ROCK TOWNSHIP, Minn. — After a decade of delays, legal woes and vandalism, Minnesota's first Muslim-exclusive cemetery broke ground on Tuesday in the south metro.The 72 acres of land were purchased in 2014 by the Al-Maghfirah Cemetery Association in Castle Rock Township near Farmington. "This was always a dream of the Muslim community to have its own cemetery," said Jaylani Hussein, executive director of the Minnesota chapter of the Council of American-Islamic Relations. There was a legal battle against the development by the township before it was struck by vandals in 2017 and 2021.According to the advocacy group, someone reported...
North Shore gymnasts take gold at Go for Gold
Athletes from North Shore Gymnastics Association (NSGA) took home top awards this weekend at the Go For Gold Competition in White Bear Lake. North Shore Gymnasts in the Xcel Silver and Level 3 groups competed on Saturday, September 28, and the Level 4 group competed on Sunday, September 29. The athletes put on an impressive performance for the judges and took home the 1st place team award in both Xcel Silver and Level 4 groups. ...
Teachers and staff at STEP Academy laid off after the charter school is $775,000 over budget
ST PAUL, Minn. — Charter School STEP Academy in St. Paul is at risk of shutting down after an Oct. 4 board meeting showed the academy had 117 fewer students enrolled than planned, leading to them being $775,000 over budget. In efforts to cut costs, teachers and other staff have been let go.
Anderson Family Donates $20 Million to Bethel University
ST. PAUL (WJON News) -- Barbara and Rollie Anderson of Anderson Trucking Service in St. Cloud are donating $20 million to Bethel University in St. Paul. The gift will help launch the new Anderson Family College of Health Sciences. It's the first of four colleges that Bethel is restructuring into.
Minneapolis considers charging fees for hiring off-duty police
Anyone who hires off-duty Minneapolis police officers for security work would owe the city money, if some city council members have their way.Why it matters: The proposal could undermine what's long been a lucrative perk for officers working demanding jobs — but also a controversial practice, which Chief Brian O'Hara has labeled "ripe for corruption."How it works: Off-duty MPD officers can moonlight anywhere from a grocery store to a nightclub to a Vikings game. These assignments sometimes pay as much as $175 per hour, well above their on-duty overtime rate.Unlike in some other big-city agencies, MPD officers can keep all...
Man sentenced for firearm violation in fatal Twin Cities firefighter shooting
MINNEAPOLIS — A man convicted of a firearm violation in connection to the shooting death of a Twin Cities firefighter in May was sentenced to over six years in prison. Marquise Hammonds-Ford, 29, pleaded guilty on Thursday to being a felon in possession of a firearm. His sentence of 78 months is an upward departure from the presumptive sentence for the charge.Joseph Johns was killed in the shooting, which happened in the early morning at a bar in the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood. Johns was off duty, attending a private party with several hundred members of local motorcycle groups. Investigators found 63 discharged cartridge casings...
The millennial's milestone: Get hitched or run a marathon
MINNEAPOLIS — Nineties and 2000s babies are bonding over an unlikely pair of life’s milestones. “I’m officially at the age where you’re either getting married or running half marathons,” one runner posted on TikTok. Other users are sharing online and in person that they too are observing this quarter-life divergence.
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