Twins-Astros game suspended by rain, will resume Thursday MINNEAPOLIS — The heavens saw the Twins already down 5-1 in the fourth inning to the Astros and decided they'd seen enough. Tribune News Service · May 12, 2022
Cousin of Amir Locke to plead guilty to murder charge, prosecutors say MINNEAPOLIS — A teenager has agreed to plead guilty to the fatal shooting of a man in St. Paul that prompted a police raid in Minneapolis, where the teen's 22-year-old cousin, Amir Locke, was shot to death by police, prosecutors said Wednesday. Tribune News Service · May 12, 2022
Dylan musical 'Girl From the North Country' tour will debut in Minneapolis in 2023 MINNEAPOLIS — Fresh off being nominated for seven Tony Awards Monday, Broadway's "Girl From the North Country" has announced a national tour debuting in the state its songwriter, Bob Dylan, hails from. Tribune News Service · May 11, 2022
Eliminating Single-Family Zoning Isn't the Reason Minneapolis Is a YIMBY Success Story Housing production is rising and rents are falling. But newly legal duplexes and triplexes make up only a tiny fraction of new development. Reason · May 11, 2022
'It is a Minnesota thing': Canoe racing's popular past runs direct line to present When paddlers of all means glide through the Mississippi River for a weekend of canoe races in early summer, they'll dip into an activity that has coursed through state waters for generations. Tribune News Service · May 11, 2022
Verlander takes no-hitter into eighth inning, Astros clobber Twins 5-0 MINNEAPOLIS — Before the Twins and Astros took to Target Field as opponents Tuesday, they engaged in a bit of a family reunion. Tribune News Service · May 11, 2022
Commentary: Raven Chacon’s ‘Voiceless Mass’ magnifies unsung voices into the realm of the sacred Raven Chacon’s 2022 Pulitzer Prize-winning “Voiceless Mass” is a mass without sung voices in the guise of an organ concerto. Written for the large organ in Minneapolis’ Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, where the instrumental ensemble can be spread over a grand space, the concerto gives individuality to instrumental… Los Angeles Times · May 10, 2022
Everton's pre-season USA tour plans confirmed with two fixtures for Frank Lampard's side Everton will return to the USA this summer with fixtures against Arsenal in Baltimore and Minnesota United in Minneapolis Liverpool Echo · May 10, 2022
Twins edge Athletics 4-3 for ninth win in a row at home MINNEAPOLIS — The Twins completed their first sweep of the Athletics since 2012 on Sunday largely due to some solid relief pitching. Five relievers held Oakland to just two singles over the final 6 2/3 innings, and the Twins tied their longest winning streak in Target Field history with their… Tribune News Service · May 8, 2022
Twins see glimpse of the future, top Oakland to open series at home MINNEAPOLIS — Josh Winder is ruining the Twins' pitching plans. Assigned a role as the long reliever in Minnesota's bullpen, Winder has now made two fill-in starts to help the team cover for a pair of pitchers on the injured list. Tribune News Service · May 7, 2022
Twin Cities chosen as host of 2026 Special Olympics USA games MINNEAPOLIS — Thousands of athletes and fans will gather in the Twin Cities in June 2026 for the Special Olympics USA games, held every four years in the United States for children and adults with intellectual disabilities. Tribune News Service · May 6, 2022
Daunte Wright's mother was detained after recording a traffic stop Daunte Wright was fatally shot last year by a suburban Minneapolis police officer. Katie Wright says she was injured while she was briefly detained this week by one of the same department's officers. WEKU · May 6, 2022
Mother of Daunte Wright has run-in with Brooklyn Center officer MINNEAPOLIS — The mother of Daunte Wright, who was fatally shot by a Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, police officer last year, is criticizing one of the department's officers for briefly detaining her after she stopped on the side of a highway to record an arrest during a traffic stop. Tribune News Service · May 6, 2022
Daunte Wright's mother detained after recording traffic stop The mother of Daunte Wright, who was fatally shot by a suburban Minneapolis police officer, says was injured while she was briefly detained by one of the same department’s officers after she stopped to record an arrest of a person during a traffic stop The Independent UK · May 6, 2022
Reason · May 6, 2022 Brickbat: Saying the Quiet Part Out Loud An investigation by the Minnesota Department of Human Rights has found that prosecutors are often reluctant to use bodycam video from officers in the Minneapolis Police Department in court because the officers' language is so offensive. "When MPD officers scream obscenities at community members, it makes it challenging for prosecutors…
WEKU · May 5, 2022 Judge accepts plea deal in Derek Chauvin's civil rights case The judge in the civil rights cases of four former police officers in the killing of George Floyd said that he has accepted Derek Chauvin's plea agreement and will sentence him to 20 to 25 years.
Tribune News Service · May 5, 2022 Parmy Olson: Online privacy becomes critical if Roe v. Wade is overturned About 10 years ago, a story about Target Corp.’s uncanny ability to detect a customer’s pregnancy made waves. An angry man had gone into a Target store in Minneapolis, demanding to speak to a manager and flashing coupons that his teenage daughter had received in the mail for baby clothes…
Tribune News Service · May 5, 2022 Add or subtract? A Timberwolves player-by-player look ahead. MINNEAPOLIS — The Timberwolves' season ended Friday night with a loss in Game 6 to Memphis at Target Center, a defeat that eliminated them from the NBA playoffs.
The Independent UK · May 4, 2022 Judge overseeing Chauvin civil rights case accepts plea deal The judge overseeing the federal civil rights cases of four former Minneapolis police officers in the killing of George Floyd has accepted the terms of Derek Chauvin’s plea agreement and will sentence him to 20 to 25 years in prison
Tribune News Service · May 3, 2022 Iconic painting of George Washington is sailing away from Minnesota for $15 million-plus MINNEAPOLIS —"Washington Crossing the Delaware" has crossed the Mississippi River — bound from Winona's Minnesota Marine Art Museum to Christie's auction house in New York.
Tribune News Service · May 2, 2022 Professor at Minnesota's St. Olaf College says he lost leadership post for inviting controversial speaker to campus MINNEAPOLIS — A St. Olaf College professor tapped to promote debate about "highly controversial subjects" through conversations with guest speakers is being removed from his leadership position a year early, reigniting debate of how colleges handle free speech.
Tribune News Service · May 2, 2022 Growing Timberwolves will have higher expectations next season MINNEAPOLIS — Even if they didn't surprise themselves, the Timberwolves surprised a lot of NBA fans by reaching the No. 7 seed in the Western Conference and beating the over-under on the preseason expected win total by double digits.
Tribune News Service · May 2, 2022 Mark Craig: Annual first-round feeding frenzy on QBs doesn’t materialize MINNEAPOLIS — Thanks, Stan Kroenke, Les Snead and Sean McVay. Your Super Bowl-winning Rams Way turned many a mock draft from bad to ugly to "You Get Paid To Do This?"
Tribune News Service · May 2, 2022 Leaders, family, friends remember Mondale MINNEAPOLIS — A preacher's son guided by a quiet faith, Walter "Fritz" Mondale ascended from humble beginnings in southern Minnesota all the way to the White House, forever changing the role of the vice president and acting as a "guiding light" to a generation of politicians who followed him.
The Independent UK · May 1, 2022 Biden to speak at memorial service for former VP Mondale President Joe Biden plans to gather with other dignitaries in Minneapolis to remember former Vice President Walter Mondale