Music
April 19
Work began this week on the sign above the former Treehouse Records space, soon to be reopened as Lucky Cat Records.

Legendary record store site in Minneapolis will soon house a new shop for musicheads

The former home of Treehouse Records and Oar Folkjokeopus will reopen as Lucky Cat Records in July.
Local
April 19
Former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura, left, told CNN he could beat both Donald Trump and Joe Biden if he ran for the White House this year.

Former Gov. Jesse Ventura boasts he could beat unpopular Trump or Biden if he ran for president

The pro wrestler-turned-politico defended Robert F. Kennedy's Jr.'s decision to run as third-party candidate.
Outdoors
April 19
The Hilback family settled in at its Jay Cooke State Park site in Carlton, Minn., in 2020.

State parks reservation system going through another round of changes

Electronic notifications and stronger enforcement of the no-show policy are in effect this year, with plans to close a loophole in the system on track for 2025.
St. Cloud
April 19
Mayor Dave Kleis drinks decaffeinated tea during a 24-hour town hall inside St. Cloud City Hall on Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024.

Dave Kleis says he won't run for sixth term as St. Cloud mayor

He's also proposing a charter change to move elections to odd years so they don't compete with national and state elections.
Minneapolis
April 19
Former Star Tribune paper boxes have been converted into Save a Life Stations with free naloxone kits, seen here at the East Side Neighborhood Service

Old newspaper boxes become life-savers as Twin Cities self-serve dispensaries

Jim Barrett and Andrew Kamin-Lyndgaard of Minneapolis created Little Free Libraries for naloxone and fentanyl testing strips as part of a growing effort to expand access to the overdose-reversing medicine.
Home & Garden
April 19
Comedian and actress Retta is the host of HGTV's "Ugliest House in America."

St. Cloud house vies for Ugliest House in America

The Minnesota house will be featured in Season 5 of the HGTV series, which debuts on Monday.
Inspired
April 19
Cheri Rohlfing is one of seven people — and the only woman — being inducted into the Minnesota Aviation Hall of Fame this year.

Female inductee in Minnesota Aviation Hall of Fame is flying high

Cheri Rohlfing is determined to help others follow in her contrails.
High Schools
April 19
John Rosholt coached girls basketball at Watertown Mayer for 26 seasons.

West metro girls basketball coach steps down after 26 years

John Rosholt coached Watertown-Mayer to 20 victories in a season 11 times, and his teams played at state twice.
Outdoors
April 19
Day-7 - One of the most stunning vistas along the Superior Hiking Trail is the overlook at Bean Lake north of Silver Bay. Here, father and son hikers,

Trail section at one of Minnesota's most beloved spots closing for rehab

The Superior Hiking Trail path high above Bean and Bear lakes is part of a rebuild that begins next month. Another popular section will close in September.
Curious Minnesota
April 19
Hail pounds a roof as a severe storm rolls through the Twin Cities in May 2022.

Why do so many Minnesota homeowners get free roofs after a hailstorm?

Stormy weather has been beating up local roofs lately. But insurance companies are also scaling back coverage, arguing that "something's got to change."
Local
April 19
3M dumped PFAS sludge in the Washington County landfill for years. It's one of two sites that seeded underground chemical pollution that state officia

A plume of PFAS chemicals under the east metro is moving. The state has a plan to stop it.

Preliminary plans would include a broad and complex system of wells to control the underground flow.
Politics
April 19
Andover High School teacher Amna Kiran led the push to change Minnesota law so that driver’s permit tests will be written in clear, direct English.

Andover High School teacher leads effort for more understandable driver's tests

Amna Kiran took notice and pushed to change Minnesota law after a student failed multiple times in 2019.
Outdoors
April 18
It's been shotguns and muzzleloaders only for deer hunters since 1942 south of a line from Moorhead to Taylors Falls.

Will 'shotgun only' zone for deer in southern Minnesota be abolished?

There's still a chance for a breakthrough affecting the annual whitetail harvest — Minnesota's most popular form of hunting — for the southern half of the state.
Local
April 18
Trader Joe's has recalled a packaged basil product that officials say is linked to a salmonella outbreak.

Four Minnesotans catch salmonella in outbreak linked to basil sold at Trader Joe's

Officials suspect the salmonella is linked to the Infinite Herbs brand of basil, which has been removed from store shelves.
Politics
April 18
Isra Hirsi, 16, of Minneapolis, co-director and co-founder of U.S. Youth Climate Strike, spoke during the rally at the Capitol.

Rep. Omar's daughter arrested, suspended from college for pro-Palestinian protests

Rep. Omar had questioned Columbia University's president about campus protests a day earlier.
Local
April 18
Parkgoers walk past the newly renovated Lake Harriet Band Shell in Minneapolis on Thursday.

Back to blue: Lake Harriet Band Shell renovation almost finished

The Minneapolis monument is back to its familiar color after residents petitioned to restore its blue hue.
Local
April 18
Tomatoes grow in raised beds.

What St. Paul gardeners need to know about the city's new boulevard garden rules

Raised boulevard planters have long been common in St. Paul — but not technically permitted until this year. As gardening season begins, a look at the new rules.
Local
April 18
Local
April 18
Bobby Byrne, a senior, listens to Gloriana Ye, also a senior, as she leads a discussion Wednesday during a Death Cafe meeting at St. Olaf College in N

At St. Olaf College, talking about death is on this 'cafe' menu

College officials are embracing a student-led effort to ponder one of life's biggest mysteries.
Minneapolis
April 18
Attorney Earl Gray filed two body-worn camera (BWC) videos in court about a week ago as evidence supporting his motion to dismiss the charges against

Ex-Minneapolis officer Thomas Lane finishes federal prison time in George Floyd killing

Thomas Lane, one of the four Minneapolis police officers who had George Floyd in custody leading up to his death, still has time behind bars to satisfy his state sentence.

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