Ramsey seeks a Building Inspector/Plans Examiner with at least one year of relevant experience, offering a competitive salary and benefits. Duties include field inspections and plan reviews.

Saint Paul Regional Water Services is hiring, with positions like Water Utility Worker I and Utility Trainee available. An open house on January 22, 2026, will offer job insights and application help.

DHS Minnesota seeks input on direct care staffing issues, unveils new CFSS program, offers developmental disability support training, and promotes assistive technology for seniors.

At a Metropolitan Airports Commission meeting, MSP workers and union leaders said ICE arrests at the airport have left immigrant staff afraid to come to work. Testimony included names of detained colleagues and pleas for protections.

Chicago volunteers say a loose mutual-aid network has shipped more than 150,000 whistles, zines and know-your-rights kits to communities facing ICE enforcement. The effort mixes 3D printing with neighborhood "whistle parties."

St. Paul is poised to rename its animal-control division 'Animal Services' as it prepares to relocate to a renovated shelter on Beulah Lane. The council will consider the change this week.

A North Minneapolis pastor has turned his church into a food-and-safety hub as a major ICE enforcement surge keeps families inside and strains neighborhood services.

The BPD highlights Andrea Donaldson's role and passion in their Victim Services program, focusing on her adaptability and emphasizing victim individualization.

Chanhassen, Minnesota urges better recycling habits as contamination threatens to close a local cardboard recycling site that collected over 29 tons of material last year.

Maple Grove, Minnesota, urges residents to go plastic-free in February to reduce waste and protect the environment, offering resources through the EcoChallenge platform.

An 18-year-old North High senior who worked full-time to support his family was detained by ICE at his job and is now being held in El Paso.

St. Louis Park offers residents free disposal of live holiday trees, with curbside pickup until Jan. 23 and a drop-off option on Jan. 17. Trees should be free of decorations and not bagged.

Mankato police and firefighters teamed with United Way to read "The Kindness Booth" to first graders, fostering literacy and kindness, with Capstone donating books.