Road construction, light-rail repairs and rain combined to turn the Wednesday morning commute into a long slog. A Metro Transit official warns that rush-hour relief might not come until next week.
In Wednesday morning's oral arguments in the Minnesota Court of Appeals for Minnesota's teacher tenure lawsuit — the third of its kind nationally — an attorney for the parents argued that students' right to an adequate education calls for the dismantling of the tenure laws. Defense attorneys for the state fired back that teacher quality is an issue for the Legislature, not the courts, and that previous cases make the arguments worthless.
A man asking for money, a conversation with his 3-year-old daughter and a road trip to Atlanta got Michael Rand thinking about the good and bad of the choices made in the rush to build stadiums in the Twin Cities.
It's all about fossil fuels, Russia's one viable export. Voters here have other concerns about energy and climate and must insist that politicians stand up for their interests.
01:36Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges presented the feline winners of an election for Minneapolis meow-or and Kitty Council president. The event also featured 18 kittens and cats from Minneapolis Animal Care and Control. that were available for adoption.
