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Stories from March 18, 2024

Downtown Minneapolis post office officially changes name to honor late congressman Martin Olav Sabo

Downtown Minneapolis post office officially changes name to honor late congressman Martin Olav Sabo

“He probably would have been the one dissenting vote in Congress had he known in advance that this building would be named for him,” said Sabo’s longtime friend and Chief of Staff Mike Erlandson.
by Cari Spencer

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Minnesota appeals court overturns USA Powerlifting transgender athlete ruling

Minnesota appeals court overturns USA Powerlifting transgender athlete ruling

In a two-to-one ruling Monday, the appeals panel overturned an earlier decision from a Ramsey County District Court judge, who ruled in Cooper’s favor. The panel stated her claims should be decided at trial.
by Regina Medina

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Appeals court rules in favor of woman turned away from pharmacy for emergency contraceptive

Appeals court rules in favor of woman turned away from pharmacy for emergency contraceptive

The Minnesota Court of Appeals ruled Monday that an Aitkin County pharmacist’s refusal to give a woman emergency contraception in 2019 was illegal sex discrimination under the state’s human rights act.
by Peter Cox

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Ruby slippers theft update; Snow in the forecast

The FBI has returned a pair of ruby slippers from the Wizard of Oz to their out of state owner —nearly two decades after a thief stole them from a northern Minnesota museum. And parts of Minnesota could see significant snow over the next week. MPR meteorologist Sven Sundgaard says there'll be a warm-up tomorrow before another shot of cold air on Wednesday, ahead of the precipitation.

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FBI returns ‘Oz’ ruby slippers to owner in secret ceremony

FBI returns ‘Oz’ ruby slippers to owner in secret ceremony

In a secret ceremony in February, FBI agents returned a pair of ruby slippers stolen from the Judy Garland Museum in Grand Rapids in 2005 to the Los Angeles collector who owns them. This latest twist in the tale of the sparkly shoes came to light after a federal grand jury indicted a second person in connection with the theft.
by Matt Sepic

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Trump unable to post $450M bond in New York fraud case, his lawyers say

Trump unable to post $450M bond in New York fraud case, his lawyers say

Trump’s lawyers say they’ve approached 30 companies through four brokers and none will accept his real estate holdings as a guarantee on the bond and argue the judgment is unconstitutionally high.
by Andrea Bernstein

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Walz budget revisions focus on shoring up new tax credit, ambulance services

Walz budget revisions focus on shoring up new tax credit, ambulance services

Gov. Tim Walz opted against recommending a big ramp up in new spending to avoid putting a strain on the next budget. His proposal would fill gaps in agencies and programs since the Legislature adopted a two-year framework last session.
by Dana Ferguson

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NASA astronaut Tom Stafford, famed for U.S.-Soviet orbital handshake, has died at 93

NASA astronaut Tom Stafford, famed for U.S.-Soviet orbital handshake, has died at 93

Tom Stafford commanded the first Apollo mission to dock with a Soviet craft in space. He also served as commander of Apollo 10 — the dress rehearsal before NASA's first landing on the moon in 1969.
by Russell Lewis

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Uber and Lyft might leave Minneapolis. Could a statewide rideshare app be the solution?

Uber and Lyft might leave Minneapolis. Could a statewide rideshare app be the solution?

Twin Cities customers and drivers with Uber and Lyft are bracing for both rideshare companies to stop service in the metro once a Minneapolis ordinance boosting pay goes into effect May 1. Sen. Omar Fateh is proposing a statewide service as a solution.
by Cathy Wurzer and Gracie Stockton

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After a quarter century in power, Russian President Putin isn’t going anywhere

After a quarter century in power, Russian President Putin isn’t going anywhere

Vladimir Putin won a landslide reelection victory, taking some 87 percent of all ballots following three days of voting derided by Russia's opposition and the West as neither free nor fair.
by Charles Maynes

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Israel launches another raid on Gaza’s main hospital, charging that Hamas has regrouped there

Israel launches another raid on Gaza’s main hospital, charging that Hamas has regrouped there

Israeli forces have launched another raid on the Gaza Strip’s largest hospital. The army says Hamas militants had regrouped inside Shifa Hospital and that gunmen fired on its forces from inside. 
by The Associated Press

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Second man indicted in ‘Oz’ ruby slippers’ theft. Walz to release supplemental budget

A federal grand jury has indicted a second Minnesota man in connection with the theft of a pair of ruby slippers from the movie “The Wizard of Oz.” Police are investigating an incident at Dar al-Farooq Center, a mosque in Bloomington. And Gov. Tim Walz is set to release his supplemental budget this week.
by Phil Picardi

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Supreme Court examines whether government can combat disinformation online

Supreme Court examines whether government can combat disinformation online

The plaintiffs in the lawsuit are Missouri, Louisiana and five individuals who were either banned from social media during the pandemic or whose posts, they say, were not prominently featured.
by Nina Totenberg

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Marijuana, cannabis, hemp: Why Minnesota is choosing its words carefully

Marijuana, cannabis, hemp: Why Minnesota is choosing its words carefully

What’s in a name? To paraphrase Shakespeare, a bud by any other word would smell as sweet. Legislators and businesspeople around the state are changing the words they use to talk about cannabis as it becomes legal for adult use.
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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