The New York Times is currently providing live updates on Wednesday morning’s targeted shooting of UnitedHealth CEO Brian Thompson outside the Hilton Hotel in Midtown Manhattan.
Liz Sawyer at the Star Tribune reports the Hennepin County Juvenile Detention Center has resorted to the unwarranted seclusion of minors and the use of restrictive disciplinary techniques to compensate for staff shortages, according to a state inspection report released last week.
In an interview with the New York Times’ Christine Chung, Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg chastises Delta chief executive Ed Bastian for calling the department’s expansion of airline passenger rights an “overreach”: “I think anyone who says that the last few years are an overreach is out of touch with his customers, because the public response to this work has been overwhelmingly positive.”
Kyle Stokes at Axios takes a look at the candidates challenging Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey in next year’s election, including city council member Emily Koski who announced her candidacy Wednesday.
Sven Sundgaard at MPR News is warning temperatures will fall through Wednesday with gusty northwest winds, with subzero wind chills statewide Wednesday night into Thursday morning before a warm up.
Via the Associated Press: A transgender athlete should be allowed to compete in the women’s division at powerlifting events because she’s protected against discrimination by the Minnesota Human Rights Act, her attorneys urged the state Supreme Court on Tuesday.
Anthony Bettin at WCCO News is reporting Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Jordan Addison pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to drunken driving charges in California.
Via Bring Me the News: Chi-Chi’s, a Minnesota-born Mexican restaurant chain that vanished nearly 20 years ago, will stage a comeback in 2025.
Also from Kyle Stokes at Axios: Minneapolis Lego modeler Jeff Esler has completed a true-to-life model of the Monte Carlo restaurant in the North Loop.
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