Minnesota Today

A state lawmaker is pushing for laws to protect students from inappropriate relationships in K-12 schools.

Two Minnesota women pleaded guilty Tuesday in a scheme to defraud taxpayers by overbilling Medicaid for substance abuse treatment.

Minneapolis police have arrested a person suspected of throwing two Molotov cocktails into an ice cream shop. It happened at Fletcher’s Ice Cream and Cafe on East Hennepin Avenue. No one was hurt.

Advocates pressuring the state Board of Investment to cut financial ties to Israel staged a sit-in Tuesday at the Retirement Systems Building in St. Paul. The protest was planned for the same day as the board’s quarterly meeting. The protesters refused to leave the building when it closed for the day, and several were arrested.

An asphalt and aggregate products business with many locations across Minnesota says it will be closing some of those facilities by the end of the year with nearly 300 employees losing their jobs. Minnesota Paving and Materials sent a notice to the state announcing the permanent closure of 14 of its operations in the state, including quarries in Owatonna and New Ulm and an asphalt plant in Kasota. The company’s notice did not offer any details on why it’s closing those locations.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem traveled to Minnesota Friday to deliver remarks on the ongoing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations. Noem’s visit comes at a time of growing tension over immigration enforcement across the country. In Minnesota, immigrant rights groups have urged state and local leaders to push back against expanded federal enforcement.

Minneapolis-based Target plans to lay off about a thousand corporate employees as part of an effort to streamline its operations.

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The final victim of the Annunciation Catholic Church and School shooting in Minneapolis was discharged from the hospital Thursday. Twelve-year-old Sophia Forchas was shot on Aug. 27 in the mass shooting that left two children dead and 30 injured. Forchas and her father Tom were greeted by a crowd at HCMC after being discharged from Gillette Children's Hospital. The group celebrated her release, sang “Happy Birthday” and presented her with gifts. Forchas turns 13 on Saturday.

Minneapolis-based Target is cutting about 1,800 corporate positions, about 8 percent of the retail giant’s corporate workforce. The cuts include about 1,000 layoffs and the elimination of about 800 open positions. Target has reported flat or decreasing comparable sales in nine of its past 11 quarters.

The Minneapolis City Council has voted to direct Mayor Jacob Frey's administration to share a report detailing employee compensation with the council. Council members say it's their right under the city's charter to be able to access non-public information as they work on next year's budget.

A federal grand jury has indicted the former head of the Minneapolis Regional Chamber of Commerce on embezzlement charges.

The final victim of the Annunciation Catholic Church and School shooting in Minneapolis was discharged from the hospital Thursday. 12-year-old Sophia Forchas was shot on August 27th in the mass shooting that left two dead and thirty injured.

A Twin Cities man is the first defendant to plead guilty in a scheme to defraud a Medicaid housing assistance program.

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A state lawmaker is pushing for laws to protect students from inappropriate relationships in K-12 schools.

Two Minnesota women pleaded guilty Tuesday in a scheme to defraud taxpayers by overbilling Medicaid for substance abuse treatment.

Minneapolis police have arrested a person suspected of throwing two Molotov cocktails into an ice cream shop. It happened at Fletcher’s Ice Cream and Cafe on East Hennepin Avenue. No one was hurt.

Advocates pressuring the state Board of Investment to cut financial ties to Israel staged a sit-in Tuesday at the Retirement Systems Building in St. Paul. The protest was planned for the same day as the board’s quarterly meeting. The protesters refused to leave the building when it closed for the day, and several were arrested.

An asphalt and aggregate products business with many locations across Minnesota says it will be closing some of those facilities by the end of the year with nearly 300 employees losing their jobs. Minnesota Paving and Materials sent a notice to the state announcing the permanent closure of 14 of its operations in the state, including quarries in Owatonna and New Ulm and an asphalt plant in Kasota. The company’s notice did not offer any details on why it’s closing those locations.

A state lawmaker is pushing for laws to protect students from inappropriate relationships in K-12 schools.

Two Minnesota women pleaded guilty Tuesday in a scheme to defraud taxpayers by overbilling Medicaid for substance abuse treatment.

Minneapolis police have arrested a person suspected of throwing two Molotov cocktails into an ice cream shop. It happened at Fletcher’s Ice Cream and Cafe on East Hennepin Avenue. No one was hurt.

Advocates pressuring the state Board of Investment to cut financial ties to Israel staged a sit-in Tuesday at the Retirement Systems Building in St. Paul. The protest was planned for the same day as the board’s quarterly meeting. The protesters refused to leave the building when it closed for the day, and several were arrested.

An asphalt and aggregate products business with many locations across Minnesota says it will be closing some of those facilities by the end of the year with nearly 300 employees losing their jobs. Minnesota Paving and Materials sent a notice to the state announcing the permanent closure of 14 of its operations in the state, including quarries in Owatonna and New Ulm and an asphalt plant in Kasota. The company’s notice did not offer any details on why it’s closing those locations.

A controversial proposed data center in northern Minnesota got some support last night, despite vocal community opposition.

A group of people who want the state to cut financial ties to Israel held a sit-in at the Retirement Systems Building in St. Paul today.

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Minneapolis teachers say they plan to vote this week on whether to authorize a strike, if they don’t reach an agreement with the district on a new contract.

Users of some popular apps and social media platforms faced headaches as the result of an outage of Amazon Web Services.

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