TOP STORIES
- Bulk of police force resigns in northern Minnesota’s Moose Lake: Moose Lake, 40 minutes southwest of Duluth, is the latest in a string of small Minnesota towns struggling to keep up with public safety demands amid increasing costs and a shortage of officers throughout the state. Read more.
- Minneapolis business owner tries to ban Frey over mayor’s Israel-Hamas veto: A prominent Minneapolis business owner has told Mayor Jacob Frey he’s banned from his premises because Frey vetoed a contentious City Council resolution over the Israel-Hamas war — but Frey says the gesture is an example of a new wave of antisemitism. Read more.
- Early tensions emerge as Minnesota lawmakers convene 2024 legislative session: Minnesota lawmakers embraced after months apart, posed for selfies on the first day of session and promised a quieter year than 2023, when Democrats in control passed sweeping policy changes and the largest two-year budget in state history. But ceremony quickly turned into debate over policy issues, a preview of partisan conflicts ahead in a short, election-year legislative session. Read more.
- Feds investigating Edina Public Schools over alleged discrimination: The U.S. Department of Education is investigating Edina Public Schools over alleged discrimination, months after two Muslim students were suspended for using a pro-Palestinian slogan while protesting the Israeli war in Gaza. Read more.
- USPS says three blue mail collection boxes stolen off St. Paul streets: Someone took mail theft to new lows in St. Paul by stealing three blue collection boxes — the entire box — from their public locations by cutting them free from the ground, according to an official with the U.S. Postal Inspection Service. The boxes were later recovered and an investigation is underway. Read more.
WATCH THIS
Giant dragons made of drones light up sky over Chengdu, China: Thousands of drones flew in formation to create enormous dragons and a flying phoenix during Chengdu’s annual Spring Festival last week. See the video.
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TRENDING
Minneapolis’ longtime favorite Ecuadorian restaurant expanding to St. Paul: Plus other restaurant news, including Gia and Nico’s Tacos opens, Maple Grove says no to Hope Breakfast Bar, and a Seattle pastry pop-up. Read more.
SPORTS BLINK
One month from now, we should know the Viking’s quarterback plan: It’s a big offseason for the Vikings. The most significant question — and most complicated one — is at quarterback. We should know one month from now which direction the Vikings are headed with Kirk Cousins. Read more.
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WORTH A CLICK
Who kissed first? Archaeology has an answer. “A married pair of researchers have ‘set the record straight’ on the ancient history of smooching,” Franz Lidz reports for the New York Times. Read more.
FROM THE ARCHIVES
Feb. 13, 2022: A giant heart glowed from atop the bluff above Stillwater, as seen through the lights in the trees at the Ice Palace Maze at the Zephyr Theatre. (Photo: Jeff Wheeler/Star Tribune)
