Category: Crime

  • Racist, hateful text messages should be reported to the FBI, agency says – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Racist, hateful text messages should be reported to the FBI, agency says – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    The FBI says people who receive racist text messages should continue to report them to federal investigators. The FBI said that they are aware of the offensive messages received by people in African-American and Black communities around the country and have gotten in contact with the Justice Department and other federal authorities. “The reports are…

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  • A memorial outside the Burnsville Police Department for officers Paul Elmstrand and Matthew Ruge, and paramedic Adam Finseth.

    Girlfriend of man who killed 3 Burnsville first responders to plead guilty

    MPR reports the girlfriend of a man who fatally shot three Burnsville first responders is expected to plead guilty to federal charges of “conspiracy, making false statements during a firearms purchase and straw purchasing.” KSTP reports a recount is underway in Scott County in the Minnesota House District 54A race. Bring me the News reports…

    Read More: Girlfriend of man who killed 3 Burnsville first responders to plead guilty
  • Despite the prevailing narrative of polarization, Americans frequently agree on essential issues.

    Americans share more common ground than they might think

    Cityscape | Twin Cities urban geographer Bill Lindeke weighs in on city life, transportation, planning and more in his column delivered to your inbox weekly.  The United States presents a paradox: Though the media and public opinion suggest it is a nation deeply divided along partisan lines, surveys reveal that Americans share significant common ground…

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  • Tabke keeps Minnesota House seat after recount in Scott County

    Tabke keeps Minnesota House seat after recount in Scott County

    Election officials in Scott County found a 15-vote difference in DFL Rep. Brad Tabke’s reelection over Republican challenger Aaron Paul after a recount, reports Dana Ferguson of MPR News. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey has vetoed the City Council’s measure to create a Labor Standards Board, reports Felicity Dachel of KARE 11. The state’s largest financial…

    Read More: Tabke keeps Minnesota House seat after recount in Scott County
  • UnitedHealth Group

    How UnitedHealth’s playbook limited mental health coverage

    For years, it was a mystery: Seemingly out of the blue, therapists would feel like they’d tripped some invisible wire and become a target of UnitedHealth Group. A company representative with the Orwellian title “care advocate” would call and grill them about why they’d seen a patient twice a week or weekly for six months.…

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  • Former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., withdrew his bid to become attroney general on Nov. 21 over continuing allegations of sexual impropriety. President-elect Donald Trump appointed him on Nov. 13, 2024.

    Gaetz bows out while Hegseth nomination founders

    WASHINGTON – Besieged by allegations of misconduct that included having sex with an underage woman, Matt Gaetz became the first Trump administration nominee to fail to survive public scrutiny. On Thursday, Gaetz announced in a post on X that he was withdrawing his name from consideration to be the next U.S. attorney general. “While the…

    Read More: Gaetz bows out while Hegseth nomination founders
  • Minnesota State Capitol building

    Will Minnesota have lame duck trifecta special legislative session?

    Did someone say special session? Apparently yes, someone did. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Minnesota is urging Gov. Tim Walz to convene a special session so that DFL legislators could take one last advantage of the governor trifecta it won in 2022 but lost this month. The organization said in a statement that…

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  • Logan Huber inside the Aliveness Project.

    A ride-along in ‘Thrivey’ van with Twin Cities harm reduction effort

    Near the Franklin Street light rail station, a line of people waited by the back doors of the Aliveness Project’s red van, reciting their initials and year of birth to a staff member holding an iPad. Inside, Logan Huber, wearing a snowflake-patterned blue beanie, organized red paper bags filled with wound care kits, needles, smoking…

    Read More: A ride-along in ‘Thrivey’ van with Twin Cities harm reduction effort
  • Discussion between Citizens League and the Association of Minnesota Counties FUTURES task force in November.

    County, city groups look to generate interest in public employment

    For several years, many Minnesota cities and counties have noticed a dwindling number of people pursuing government jobs. Now, three organizations are coming together to find out why that is and how to turn it around.  According to Julie Ring, the executive director of the Association of Minnesota Counties, the shortage became very clear about…

    Read More: County, city groups look to generate interest in public employment
  • Undocumented Minnesotans can apply for state health care

    Undocumented Minnesotans can apply for state health care

    Via Sahan Journal: “Thousands of undocumented Minnesotans can now apply for a state health care program for low-income residents that opened its applications last week.”  Minnesotans set a record with $37 million donations on Give to the Max Day Thursday. It is a record number of donations in the holiday’s 16 years, according to Star…

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