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Stories from February 7, 2024

U.S. Department of Education launches investigation of Edina school district

U.S. Department of Education launches investigation of Edina school district

The case comes after two Edina High School students filed a federal complaint late last year, alleging the school district discriminated against them when they were suspended for using a pro-Palestinian chant during a walkout to protest the Israel-Hamas war.
by MPR News Staff

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Chef serves up special feast to welcome the Year of the Dragon

Chef serves up special feast to welcome the Year of the Dragon

Rainbow Chinese Restaurant in Minneapolis has a special menu for lunar new year. It’ll be the first time since the pandemic chef Tammy Wong has been able to welcome guests in her dining room for the occasion.
by Tom Crann and Ngoc Bui

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DFL lawmakers offer a fix on rules around school officers restraining students

DFL lawmakers offer a fix on rules around school officers restraining students

DFLers say the proposed change would make it clear that school resource officers can use prone restraint techniques on students. Ambiguity in a bill passed last year led some Minnesota police departments to pull their officers out of schools.
by Elizabeth Shockman and Dana Ferguson

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Settlement caps insulin prices for Minnesotans; EV rebate applications open

Eli Lilly has settled a lawsuit with the state of Minnesota regarding insulin prices. The settlement calls for customers to have the option to pay no more than $35 a month for insulin products. And applications opened this morning for a new state rebate program that reimburses Minnesotans who buy an electric vehicle.
by Emily Reese

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A St. Paul teen with autism was in the ER for 55 days. A new toolkit aims to help hundreds of other kids like her

A St. Paul teen with autism was in the ER for 55 days. A new toolkit aims to help hundreds of other kids like her

Children with autism and mental illness find themselves “boarded” in Minnesota emergency departments, some staying as long as 138 days waiting for outpatient placement.
by Cathy Wurzer and Alanna Elder

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Falcon Heights, St. Anthony Village city officials reconsider policing partnership

Falcon Heights, St. Anthony Village city officials reconsider policing partnership

The Falcon Heights City Council is meeting with the St. Anthony Village City Council Thursday evening to explore whether to resume the cities’ policing relationship seven years after it was terminated following Philando Castile’s killing by a St. Anthony police officer. 
by Jon Collins

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Travis Kelce, Taylor Swift merchandise selling like hotcakes — including this ignitable cake by a Minnesota baker

Travis Kelce, Taylor Swift merchandise selling like hotcakes — including this ignitable cake by a Minnesota baker

There are ignitable cakes that burn away a Chiefs logo to reveal Swift’s image underneath. Sweatshirts are emblazoned with “Kelce’s Best Catch” and “Go Kansas City Swiftie.” It is part of what has been described as the Swift effect.
by The Associated Press

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Why are kids of color in Minnesota spending months in hospital emergency rooms that can’t treat their problems?

Why are kids of color in Minnesota spending months in hospital emergency rooms that can’t treat their problems?

Children with autism and mental illness find themselves “boarded” — even though doctors, families, and caregivers know it doesn’t help. As one Twin Cities hospital leader says, “We are truly harming these children, and this is not OK.”
by Sheila Mulrooney Eldred

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Stage musical of Prince's 'Purple Rain' finds a fitting place to make its 2025 debut — Minneapolis

Stage musical of Prince's 'Purple Rain' finds a fitting place to make its 2025 debut — Minneapolis

The world premiere stage adaptation of Prince’s film and album “Purple Rain” is set for spring 2025 at an appropriate place — Prince’s hometown of Minneapolis. 
by The Associated Press

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Coby White rallies the Bulls to a wild 129-123 overtime win against the Timberwolves

Coby White rallies the Bulls to a wild 129-123 overtime win against the Timberwolves

Coby White and DeMar DeRozan scored 33 points apiece, and the Chicago Bulls erased a 23-point deficit in a 129-123 overtime victory over Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves.
by The Associated Press

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Christie's sinks career-high 5 3s as Minnesota moves closer to top of Big Ten beating Michigan State

Christie's sinks career-high 5 3s as Minnesota moves closer to top of Big Ten beating Michigan State

Freshman Cam Christie recorded 19 points on 5-for-7 shooting from 3-point range and Dawson Garcia scored 10 points and Minnesota beat Michigan State for the first time since 2021 sinking the Spartans 59-56.
by The Associated Press

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New Prague will lose hospital birthing service. St. Paul teachers consider strike vote

For some in rural Minnesota, it continues to get more challenging to find a hospital to give birth. On Friday, labor and delivery services at Mayo Clinic Health System in New Prague will come to an end. And union teachers with St. Paul Public Schools will vote next week on whether to authorize a strike. 
by Phil Picardi

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Here's what matters to voters — and what could change their minds if it's Biden-Trump

Here's what matters to voters — and what could change their minds if it's Biden-Trump

Preserving democracy is top of mind for Democrats and independents, while Republicans are most concerned about immigration. And there are big splits on how to handle immigration in particular.
by Domenico Montanaro

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EVs won over early adopters, but mainstream buyers aren't along for the ride yet

EVs won over early adopters, but mainstream buyers aren't along for the ride yet

Sales of electric vehicles were increasing rapidly ... until they weren't. The auto industry is still looking ahead toward an EV future, but worries that moving too fast would hurt the bottom line.
by Camila Domonoske

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The music teacher who just won a Grammy says it belongs to her students

Virginia music teacher Annie Ray started an orchestra for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities. She just won a Grammy for music education, and a $10,000 grant for her school.
by Rachel Treisman

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Activists voice concerns in ongoing Smith Foundry investigation

Activists voice concerns in ongoing Smith Foundry investigation

Officials will hold a meeting with community members Wednesday to give an update on the ongoing investigation of the foundry. Representatives from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the state and city health departments will speak to attendees.
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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Wind and solar energy producers frustrated by connection delays, congestion in power grid

Wind and solar energy producers frustrated by connection delays, congestion in power grid

Across Minnesota, solar and wind companies are building new facilities to generate green energy. However, many are frustrated by long delays in getting connected to the power grid, and then when they do, many find they cannot operate at full capacity because the grid cannot handle it. 
by Hannah Yang

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House fails to pass articles of impeachment for Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas

House fails to pass articles of impeachment for Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas

Republicans failed to advance impeachment articles for Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas but left open the possibility of revisiting the vote at a later date.
by Lexie Schapitl, Deirdre Walsh and Eric McDaniel

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Jennifer Crumbley convicted of involuntary manslaughter over son's school shooting

Jennifer Crumbley convicted of involuntary manslaughter over son's school shooting

Prosecutors said Crumbley and her husband ignored signs that their son, Ethan, was seriously troubled, bought him the gun he used and didn’t take steps to prevent the 2021 Oxford High School shooting.
by Quinn Klinefelter

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Congress devolves into chaos over border and national security funding

Congress devolves into chaos over border and national security funding

After months of bickering, Congress remains unable to agree on any legislation on border security or aid to Israel and Ukraine — all priorities that a majority of lawmakers agree are needed.
by Lexie Schapitl, Claudia Grisales, Deirdre Walsh and Eric McDaniel

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Hamas gave a 'positive' response to a Gaza cease-fire proposal, Qatar says

Hamas gave a 'positive' response to a Gaza cease-fire proposal, Qatar says

Hamas’ reaction was generally “positive” but it still insists on a permanent cease-fire and full Israeli military withdrawal from Gaza, which Israel has rejected. The U.S. will discuss it with Israel.
by James Hider

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