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Stories from February 17, 2024

World Cup in Minneapolis: Jessie Diggins finishes fourth, but still feels the love

World Cup in Minneapolis: Jessie Diggins finishes fourth, but still feels the love

Diggins, a native of Afton and an Olympic gold medalist in 2018, skied well through her initial sprint, the quarterfinals and the semifinals. But in the end, she finished fourth in the freestyle sprint.
by Peter Cox

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Ask a Bookseller: ‘Yours Truly’

Ask a Bookseller: ‘Yours Truly’

Rachel Harris of Four Pines Bookstore in Bemidji recommends one with a local setting and a lot of feels: “Yours Truly” by Abby Jimenez.
by Emily Bright

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Beyoncé is getting played on country radio. Could her success help other Black women?

Beyoncé is getting played on country radio. Could her success help other Black women?

An Oklahoma country station made news this week when it briefly refused to play a Beyoncé song. It's a resonant tale for the Black and women musicians who have tried to crack the format for decades.
by Amanda Marie Martínez

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The hottest trend in U.S. cities? Changing zoning rules to allow more housing

The hottest trend in U.S. cities? Changing zoning rules to allow more housing

As Americans struggle to find affordable housing, cities are realizing their own rules have made it too hard and expensive to build the homes they need. Now, some cities are trying to change that.
by Laurel Wamsley

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U of M presidential finalist Laura Bloomberg visits Twin Cities campus

U of M presidential finalist Laura Bloomberg visits Twin Cities campus

Laura Bloomberg is a U of M alum and the current president of Cleveland State University in Ohio. Before she headed to Cleveland, Bloomberg was a dean and an associate dean at the U’s Humphrey School of Public Affairs in the Twin Cities.
by Regina Medina

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Feds charge Minnesota man who they say trained with ISIS and threatened violence against New York

A naturalized U.S. citizen who rapped about flying to “shoot New York up” after training with ISIS in his native Somalia has been charged with supporting a terrorist organization, federal prosecutors said Friday.
by The Associated Press

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First PWHL trade stuns and reminds women's hockey players about reality of professional ranks

First PWHL trade stuns and reminds women's hockey players about reality of professional ranks

Jet-lagged following a trans-Atlantic flight after spending a weeklong stretch with Finland’s national women’s hockey team, Susanna Tapani was in the back of a cab headed to her adopted new home in the Twin Cities upon learning she had been traded to Boston.
by The Associated Press

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