Howard Thompson
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DOJ sues Minnesota for allowing transgender girls to compete in girls sports
The DOJ is accusing the State of Minnesota of Title IX violations for allowing athletes who were assigned male at birth to compete in girls sports. AG Keith Ellison accused Pres. Trump of using the lawsuit to distract from recent failures.
Minneapolis council member accuses colleagues of bullying during heated debate
A Minneapolis City Council meeting broke down into a heated argument on Thursday, with one member accusing others of bullying and another challenging the president to get the meeting in order.
MN Senate votes to repeal Cesar Chavez Day amid sexual abuse claims
The Minnesota Senate approved a bill to remove Cesar Chavez Day from the Minnesota calendar as the late labor activist faces accusations of sexual abuse.
GOP lawmakers liken Blue Line extension project to Rondo neighborhood disruption
Republican lawmakers compared a project to extend the Blue Line light rail from downtown Minneapolis into Brooklyn Park to the I-94 project that ripped apart the predominately Black Rondo neighborhood in the 1950s.
Minnesota sues DOJ, DHS over access to evidence in Renee Good, Alex Pretti shootings
Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty and Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced a lawsuit against the DOJ and DHS over access to evidence in the shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti.
Minneapolis council continue to debate $38M police training center
Minneapolis City Council members are set to debate plans for a $38 million police and first responder training center in the Windom neighborhood.
White Bear Lake fatal fire: No evidence fire was intentionally set
Firefighters say there is no evidence that suggests the fire that ripped through a White Bear Lake home, which claimed the lives of a beloved hockey reporter and her three children, was intentionally set.
Community leaders push to rename charter school and street named after Cesar Chavez in St. Paul
Ramona Arreguin de Rosale, the co-founder of Academia Cesar Chavez Charter School, says she's pushing to rename the school and urging St. Paul leaders to rename Cesar Chavez Street.
Gophers women's basketball advance to Sweet 16 off last second shot
Amaya Battle pulled up from 13-feet to knock down the biggest shot of her career to send the Gophers women to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2005.
Sen. Markwayne Mullin says he would require ICE to use judicial warrants to enter homes
DHS secretary nominee Markwayne Mullin pledged Wednesday to require ICE to use judicial warrants to enter homes, which would reverse a Kristi Noem policy of allowing administrative warrants for home entry.