2 Men Plead Guilty to Trafficking Meth in Central, Northern MN
UNDATED (WJON News) -- Federal prosecutors say two Brooklyn Park men are pleading guilty to trafficking methamphetamine throughout central and northern Minnesota. Court records show a state trooper pulled over an S-U-V in June on Highway 10 in Royalton and noticed several...
Richest 1% of Minnesota families own nearly one third of the wealth
The wealthiest communities in the Twin Cities are roughly 10 times richer than the poorest ones, according to a new database of household wealth. Median households in parts of the west metro — including Lake Minnetonka, Plymouth and Maple Grove — have a net worth well over...
Twin Cities Pride ejects Target from 2025 festival after retailer scraps equity initiatives
The retailer has been the subject of boycott calls since an internal memo revealed a rollback of its DEI programs.
Egg prices across the U.S. are skyrocketing and they’re not dropping anytime soon
OMAHA, Neb. — Bird flu is forcing farmers to slaughter millions of chickens a month, pushing U.S. egg prices to more than double their cost in the summer of 2023. And it appears there may be no relief in sight, given the the surge in demand as Easter approaches.
Man Sentenced to 40 Years in Brooklyn Park Murder Files Appeal
A man convicted and sentenced for the June 2023 Brooklyn Park murder of 19-year-old Reese Crenshaw has filed an appeal of the ruling, court records show. Walker, 33, was sentenced to 40 years in prison. He appealed the ruling through his public defender last week. According to...
‘It’s bigger than money’ | Pride organizers, Black business owners take stand over Target...
MINNEAPOLIS — Andi Otto never imagined he'd be in the position of turning away sponsorship money from Target. Late last week, the executive director of Twin Cities Pride was doing the exact opposite. Otto says he sent his yearly email to inquire about the level of sponsorship...
Minneapolis Community Relieved as Missing 12-Year-Old Girl Found Safe
Relief sweeps the Minneapolis community as the Minneapolis Police Department has announced, via a social media update, that 12-year-old Peyton, previously reported missing, has been found safe. This welcome news follows an urgent call for public assistance after Peyton vanished...
St. Cloud NOT the Rudest City in MN – The Rudest City is…
One of my biggest flags for rude people is if they are rude to servers. Servers of any kind. They are SERVING you! Don't be rude!. WIth that said, I have heard a lot of people say that people who live here in St. Cloud are very rude. Either that, or extremely passive...
Local DEI executive: DEI being ‘weaponized,’ diversity will be necessary for recruitment in Minnesota
ListenLocal DEI executive: DEI being 'weaponized,' diversity will be necessary for recruitment in Minnesota. Minneapolis-based Target is the latest of several large corporations — like McDonalds, Walmart and Meta — that have recently said they are rolling back diversity, equity...
Target facing retribution at home for rolling back DEI intiatives
Target is not welcome at the Twin Cities Pride Festival this year despite being a longtime sponsor, organizers say, because the company recently ended some of its DEI programs.
