Anoka County Expands Emergency Alert Capabilities with Everbridge System, Urges Public Enrollment | MinneapoliMedia Anoka County launched Everbridge, a geo-targeted alert system delivering faster emergency notifications, urging residents to enroll to receive timely, location-based alerts.

Anoka County is expanding its Everbridge alert system, urging residents to sign up for faster, location-based emergency notifications delivered by text, phone, and email.
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MINNEAPOLIMEDIA PRESENTS | Women’s History Month Series: The Women Who Carried Minnesota Through Its Most Difficult Moments | MinneapoliMedia Across Minnesota, women, especially African American women, lead early crisis response, bridging gaps between communities and systems to stabilize needs before they escalate.

The women who carried Minnesota did more than endure, they preserved culture, sustained families, and held communities together across generations when systems could not.
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Senate Leader Erin Murphy Signals Narrow Path Forward on Gun Violence Bills as Minnesota Lawmakers Search for Common Ground | MinneapoliMedia Senate Leader Erin Murphy signals fragile progress on gun bills, as Minnesota lawmakers navigate division, seeking limited bipartisan ground amid a tied Legislature.

Senate Majority Leader Erin Murphy signals a narrow path forward on gun violence bills, as political divides and a split Legislature continue to constrain what can pass.
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Iran rejected the ceasefire plan. Oil dropped anyway. Markets want a story.

60% say the war’s gone too far.
USPS adding fuel surcharges.
82nd Airborne deploying while “peace” is discussed.

In MN: eviction vote today. Legislature wraps tomorrow.

We break it down on Substack, 🔗 in bio. #MNnews

Deadlock at the Capitol: Minnesota House Committee Stalls Gun Safety Measures Amid Deepening Partisan Divide | MinneapoliMedia Minnesota House deadlocks 10–10, stalling gun safety bills on ghost guns, binary triggers, and straw purchases, exposing a Legislature where division halts policy progress.

A 10–10 deadlock in a Minnesota House committee has stalled key gun safety bills, exposing how a split Capitol is halting action on ghost guns, binary triggers, and straw purchasing laws.
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MINNEAPOLIMEDIA | STATE GOVERNMENT & INFRASTRUCTURE | MinneapoliMedia Walz launches a statewide tour to push a $907M bonding plan, highlighting urgent infrastructure needs as lawmakers face a divided Capitol and a $6.8B backlog.

Minnesota lawmakers are advancing infrastructure priorities as new proposals target long-standing funding gaps in roads, water systems, and public facilities statewide.
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Anoka-Hennepin Budget Cuts Ignite Concern Over Student Mental Health Supports | MinneapoliMedia Anoka-Hennepin cuts $8.1M, reducing counselors and social workers, raising urgent concerns over student mental health support as families push for solutions.

Anoka-Hennepin’s latest budget cuts are raising urgent concerns as reductions to counselors and social workers threaten already strained student mental health support systems.
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15-point ceasefire plan... Rejected.
Oil dips below $100.
$580M in bets placed minutes before the announcement.

Some people knew something. We connect the dots on the SOTN Substack.

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After 33 Years in Law Enforcement, Officer Frank Caruso Retires, Leaving a Lasting Imprint on Training, Public Safety, and Community Trust | MinneapoliMedia After 33 years, Officer Frank Caruso retires from Blaine Police, leaving a lasting legacy in training, public safety, and community trust.

After more than three decades in law enforcement, Officer Frank Caruso retires, closing a career defined by service, training, and community impact across Minnesota.
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Anoka-Hennepin at a Crossroads: Budget Cuts Deepen as Parent Movement Pushes for Levy Vote | MinneapoliMedia Anoka-Hennepin faces $22.2M in cuts as parents push for a levy vote, testing whether the community will invest to stabilize schools, protect staff, and sustain public education.

Anoka-Hennepin stands at a crossroads as deepening budget cuts meet a growing parent-led push for a levy, testing how a community responds under mounting financial pressure.
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MINNEAPOLIMEDIA | Community Interview Series: Debra White On Discipline, Identity, and the Work of Reclaiming the Self | MinneapoliMedia Deb White left Honeywell to save her soul. Now at 65 she trains elders, coaches the disconnected and builds strength as identity. Nobody is coming to save us. Get back to yourself.

Debra White left corporate life to reclaim purpose. Now at 65, she trains elders, restores confidence, and teaches that discipline is not punishment but a path back to self.
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MINNEAPOLIMEDIA PRESENTS | Women’s History Month Series: Women Building Economic Power and Community Stability in Minnesota | MinneapoliMedia Women across Minnesota sustain families, drive essential sectors, and build stability under pressure, forming the unseen economic foundation that keeps the state functioning.

Women built Minnesota’s education system and continue shaping its future, bridging policy, classrooms, and community impact every day.
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Coon Rapids Ice Center Expands Spring Skating School, Opening the Ice to All Ages | MinneapoliMedia Coon Rapids Ice Center launches spring Skating School, offering all ages structured training, professional coaching, and extended ice access from April 6 through May 11.

Coon Rapids Ice Center is expanding its Spring Skating School, opening the ice to all ages with structured training from April 6–May 11, extending the season and access to community skating.
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MinneapoliMedia Presents | Women’s History Month Series: Women Building Culture, Identity, and Community in Minnesota | MinneapoliMedia Minnesota's women didn't just preserve culture. They built it, expanded it, and forced the state to see itself honestly. That is not background work. That is history.

Preserved culture under threat. Created it where it was missing. Expanded it where too narrow. MN women helped this state see itself. #MinneapoliMedia #HashtagOfTheDay #Minnesota #TwinCities #MNNews #WomensHistoryMonth #Culture #CommunityFirst

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Coon Rapids City Council Approves Street Maintenance Contracts and Budget Transfers | MinneapoliMedia Coon Rapids council approved 2026 crack and fog sealing contracts, carried forward 2025 unspent funds and shifted reserves into capital projects. Routine but essential city work.

Coon Rapids City Council approved 2026 street maintenance contracts and budget transfers, advancing routine but critical work to preserve roads and sustain long-term infrastructure.
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Nurses Picket Maple Grove Hospital Amid Prolonged Contract Negotiations | MinneapoliMedia 600 Maple Grove Hospital nurses picketed after a year of stalled contract talks. No pay parity, no deal. North Memorial says it is bargaining in good faith. Nurses not convinced.

600 Maple Grove nurses picketed after a year of stalled contract talks. No pay parity. No deal. North Memorial says good faith. Nurses disagree. #MinneapoliMedia #HashtagOfTheDay #Minnesota #MapleGrove #MNNews #Healthcare #NursesDeserveBetter minneapolimedia.town.news/g/coon-rapid... #LaborRights

MinneapoliMedia Presents | The Power of Her: A Spotlight on Women Building Legacy, Leadership, and Liberation in Minnesota | MinneapoliMedia Nasrieen Habib felt unsafe outdoors as a Muslim woman so she built Hiking Hijabie. What started as a walk became a community. She leads from the back. No one gets left behind.

She wanted to hike. Did not feel safe alone. So she built Hiking Hijabie.
A trail became a community. She did not wait to be included.
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Highway 65 Reconstruction in Blaine | A $200 Million Transformation Aims to Redefine Safety, Mobility, and Growth in the North Metro | MinneapoliMedia Blaine's deadly Highway 65 gets a $200M overhaul starting April 2026. Signals out, interchanges in, 4 years of construction. A 40 minute commute could drop to 10. Worth it.

Blaine's Highway 65 gets a $200M overhaul. April 2026. Signals out. Interchanges in.
4 years of work. A 40-min commute could drop to 10.
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Blaine Police Department Spotlights Officer Kurt Greene, a Traffic Unit Officer Focused on Prevention, Visibility, and Community Trust | MinneapoliMedia Blaine Officer Kurt Greene aka Mullet Man patrols school zones to stop crashes before they happen. 29 tattoos, one mission. Success looks like nothing happening at all.

29 tattoos. One mission. Blaine Officer Kurt Greene aka Mullet Man patrols school zones to prevent crashes. Success looks like nothing happening at all. #MinneapoliMedia #HashtagOfTheDay #Blaine #AnokaCounty #Minnesota #MNNews #PublicSafety #TwinCities minneapolimedia.town.news/g/coon-rapid...

Anoka County Renews Call for Answers in 1986 Fridley Homicide of Dennis Jan Prochaska | MinneapoliMedia Dennis Prochaska was bound, strangled and buried in Fridley in 1985. Nearly 40 years later, no one has been charged. Anoka County cold case unit says someone knows. Speak up.

Bound. Strangled. Buried in Fridley in 1985. Nearly 40 years later no one has been charged. Anoka County cold case unit says someone knows. Speak up. #MinneapoliMedia #HashtagOfTheDay #Minnesota #AnokaCounty #Fridley #MNNews #TwinCities #ColdCase #Justice minneapolimedia.town.news/g/coon-rapid...

Minnesota AG Ellison Hails Federal Court Ruling Blocking Federal Threats Against Gender-Affirming Care for Youth | MinneapoliMedia A federal court blocked the Trump admin's threat to defund hospitals providing gender affirming care to minors. MN AG Ellison led the 21 state coalition. Providers can breathe.

Federal court blocks Trump admin from defunding hospitals providing gender-affirming care to minors. MN AG Ellison led the 21-state coalition. #MinneapoliMedia #HashtagOfTheDay #Minnesota #MNNews #MNPolitics #Healthcare #TransRights #TwinCities #LocalNews minneapolimedia.town.news/g/coon-rapid...

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA PRESENTS | Inside Firnela: The Minnesota Startup Reworking Hospitality Staffing and the Founder Behind It | MinneapoliMedia Firnela is a MN startup fixing hospitality staffing. Built three times. Failed twice. Now connecting vetted workers to venues on their terms. The future of shifts is flexible.

He walked into a Minneapolis bar. No bartender. No staff. 20 min wait. That moment became Firnela, a MN startup reworking hospitality staffing. #MinneapoliMedia #HashtagOfTheDay #Minnesota #TwinCities #MNNews #Startup #Hospitality #LocalBusiness minneapolimedia.town.news/g/coon-rapid...

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA ENTERTAINMENT | This Weekend in the Twin Cities Entertainment Guide: March 21 ~ March 22, 2026 | MinneapoliMedia New Edition, Seinfeld, Mrs. Doubtfire, Testament, Macbeth, Wild hockey and RoboCop on the big screen. Twin Cities is loaded this weekend March 21 to 22. Pick your room.

New Edition. Seinfeld. Macbeth. Testament. Wild hockey. RoboCop on the big screen. Twin Cities is loaded March 21 to 22. Pick your room. #MinneapoliMedia #HashtagOfTheDay #TwinCities #Minnesota #Minneapolis #MNNews #Entertainment #WeekendVibes minneapolimedia.town.news/g/coon-rapid...

On Patrol in Coon Rapids: A Night of Crisis Calls, Quiet Interventions, and the Unseen Work of Policing | MinneapoliMedia One Coon Rapids shift. Crisis calls, seizures, six traffic stops, theft reports, domestic response. No drama, just the steady unglamorous work that keeps a community safe.

Crisis calls. Seizures. Six traffic stops. Theft reports. Domestic response. One Coon Rapids shift. The unglamorous work that keeps a community safe. #MinneapoliMedia #HashtagOfTheDay #CoonRapids #Minnesota #MNNews #PublicSafety #LawEnforcement minneapolimedia.town.news/g/coon-rapid...

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA PRESENTS | Women’s History Month Series: The Next Generation | MinneapoliMedia Minnesota's next generation of women leaders is already here. No titles. No press releases. Just showing up, building systems and closing gaps in real time. The future is now.

Not the future. The present. MN women leading without titles, closing gaps and building right now. #HashtagOfTheDay #WomensHistoryMonth #Minnesota minneapolimedia.town.news/g/coon-rapid... #MinneapolMedia #WomensHistoryMonth #NextGenLeaders #MNNews #HashtagOfTheDay #TwinCities #MNWomen #Minnesota

Double Homicide in Lexington, Minnesota | MinneapoliMedia A child called 911. Her mother and 5 year old brother were shot dead in Lexington. The estranged husband is charged. Warning signs were there. The system failed them.

A child called 911. Her mother and 5-year-old brother were shot dead. The estranged husband is charged. Warning signs were there. #MinneapolMedia #HashtagOfTheDay #MNNews minneapolimedia.town.news/g/coon-rapid...

Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) Weekly Recall | What’s Really Inside? Hidden Drugs, Mislabeling, and the Quiet Risks in America’s Consumer Supply Chain | MinneapoliMedia Three recalls, one crisis of trust. Supplements hiding Viagra, honey spiked with Cialis, wrong meat in pastries. Check your labels. What you think you bought may be dangerous.

Supplements hiding Viagra.
Honey spiked with Cialis.
Pastry labeled turkey that was actually ham.
Three recalls. One crisis of trust.
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Gov. Walz Unveils Supplemental Budget: $370M in Cuts, Anti-Fraud Overhaul, and Targeted Relief Amid Looming Deficit | MinneapoliMedia Walz proposes $370M in cuts, new fraud watchdog, child care tax relief and Operation Metro Surge recovery aid. Surplus now, deficit looming. Minnesota is acting before the fall.

MN has a $3.7B surplus today and a $2.3B deficit coming. Walz just dropped $370M in cuts, a new fraud watchdog, child care relief and Metro Surge recovery aid. Read the details. minneapolimedia.town.news/g/coon-rapid... #MinneapoliMedia #MNNews #HashtagOfTheDay #MNNews #OperationMetroSurge

Allina Health’s Proposed Combination with Sutter Signals a New Era for Minnesota Healthcare | MinneapoliMedia Allina Health and Sutter Health plan to merge into a $26B nonprofit giant. 39 hospitals, 88K employees, 5M patients. MN nurses and unions alarmed. Regulators must protect MN.

Allina Health and Sutter Health plan to merge into a $26B nonprofit system. 39 hospitals. 88K employees. 5M patients. MN nurses and unions are alarmed. Regulators must act. minneapolimedia.town.news/g/coon-rapid... #MinneapoliMedia #AllinaHealth #HashtagOfTheDay #PatientAccess #MNNews #CoonRapids

Minnesota Lawmakers Weigh Plan to Consolidate Suburban Transit Under Metro Transit | MinneapoliMedia Minnesota wants to merge suburban transit into Metro Transit. Suburban leaders say no. One region, one system, or local control? The debate is on.

Minnesota wants to merge SouthWest Transit, MVTA, Maple Grove and Plymouth Metrolink into one Metro Transit system. Suburban leaders say no. Who wins? Your bus ride hangs in the balance. minneapolimedia.town.news/g/coon-rapid... #MinneapolMedia #MNTransit #MNPolitics #TwinCitiesTransit #MNNews#