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Red tape, rising costs slow efforts to rebuild businesses burned after Floyd’s murder
Five years after George Floyd’s killing set off nights of destruction, vacant lots and broken buildings remain along Lake Street and other Minneapolis business districts. Some business owners say money woes and city zoning rules have made it hard to rebuild.
Tribal cannabis dispensaries to open across Minnesota with White Earth Nation tribal-state compact
The state of Minnesota and White Earth Nation have finalized a cannabis compact, laying out an agreement for tribally run dispensaries outside tribal lands.
Tariffs, interconnection grid delays set back proposed southwest Minnesota wind farm project
President Trump’s tariffs are raising the costs of materials and components needed to produce wind and solar energy, adding another hurdle to those working to develop clean energy projects.
Chief O’Hara names two civilians to top MPD leadership posts
Chief Brian O’Hara chose Ganesha Martin, who held senior roles at the Baltimore Police Department, to head up the Constitutional Policing Bureau and attorney Ayodele Famodu to lead the Internal Affairs Bureau.
Minnesota wildfire updates: Crews continue to battle fires near Brimson, Hoyt Lakes
There are now about 600 firefighters from around the country fighting the Camp House and Jenkins Creek fires, which together have burned about 45 square miles of forest north of Duluth.
St. Paul City Council Member Nelsie Yang champions working class families like her own
Nelsie Yang was just 24 years old in 2019 when she won a seat on the St. Paul City Council representing St. Paul’s east side — becoming the youngest woman and first-ever Hmong woman on the council.
Minnesota filmmaker returns to cabin and finds 'just absolute destruction'
The Minnesota Interagency Coordination Center reports favorable weather conditions over the weekend have helped in the fight against the wildfires in northeastern Minnesota but that’s forecasted to change. Some are able to return to see the damage left behind by the wildfire.