Book bans at St. Francis Area Schools decided by conservative national group

Corin Hoggard at FOX 9 is reporting an Anoka County school district is now letting a conservative-aligned national group decide which books are allowed in its libraries after the school board at St. Francis Area Schools began relying on ratings from Book Looks. The Holocaust story “Night” by Elie Wiesel is subject to a ban based on the Book Looks rating, as is “The Handmaid’s Tale” and “Dear Evan Hansen.”

Frederick Melo at the Pioneer Press reports St. Paul Ward 1 Council Member Anika Bowie has raised objections to human resources and the city attorney’s office after she fired her top assistant, only to see him quickly rehired by another council member, Ward 7 representative Cheniqua Johnson.

Dan Kraker at MPR News reports on how a booming demand for holiday greenery is sparking an illicit trade in northern Minnesota. DNR officers across the region have spent a good chunk of the fall chasing down spruce thieves, who have illegally cut and bundled thousands of tree tops from private, county, state and federal land, often in the dead of night.

Lou Raguse at KARE 11 has an exit interview with outgoing U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota Andy Luger.

Via the Associated Press: Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards has been fined $25,000 for using profane language during a media interview, the NBA announced Monday.

Jana Hollingsworth at the Star Tribune is reporting a Tucson, Arizona, marketing agency will steer tourism efforts in Duluth over the next two years, after what some have said was a thorny process that resulted in Mayor Roger Reinert flip-flopping on a campaign talking point.

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