A police letter warning of fines and possible jail time has prompted 10K Brewing to reconsider its role in Anoka’s social‑district program. Merchants and officials are now debating enforcement and business risk.

Concessions staff at Target Field began a strike‑authorization vote around May Day, pressing Delaware North for a $20 minimum and better benefits amid stalled bargaining.

When the U stopped hosting graduations at Mariucci, suburban districts scrambled — facing steep new venue bills, ticket caps and last‑minute logistics.

A rental vehicle rammed into the Pioneer Lodge building in Rondo on Sunday, punching a large hole and prompting neighbors to help clear the scene.

A North Minneapolis nonprofit has petitioned city officials after a permit was issued for a daycare next to an opioid‑treatment clinic on West Broadway. Organizers say zoning, safety and community input were sidelined.

A South St. Paul mother says her husband will be deported to Laos over a 1990s conviction, leaving five children on a single income as local groups scramble to help. The case sits inside a wider wave of Southeast Asian removals in the Upper Midwest.

A Kwik Trip in Vadnais Heights sold a $1 million Powerball ticket; the jackpot itself was split by two out‑of‑state tickets. Details on the draw and how to claim are here.

St. Paul’s Grand Old Day returns June 7 with music across six stages, a parade, a 5K and 150+ vendors. Organizers are seeking sponsors as costs rise.

St. Paul’s West Side revives its Cinco de Mayo celebration May 1–2 as a smaller, community-first festival with a parade, car show and local performers. Organizers say safety coordination and volunteers are key.

A University of Minnesota study finds the 2026 World Junior Championship generated an estimated $71.5 million in economic activity, giving hotels, restaurants and downtown businesses a late‑winter lift.

The Diocese of St. Cloud will consolidate 131 parishes into roughly 48, ending regular weekend Mass at dozens of small-town churches and reshaping local worship.

Watershed High School in Richfield will close June 30 after falling enrollment and a funding squeeze forced leaders to shutter the charter. Families and staff are scrambling to arrange transfers.

Twin Cities PBS will manage KSMQ‑TV in Austin after federal funding cuts left the small station operating in the red. The multi‑month agreement hands operations to TPT while preserving local programming.