City planners recommended a zoning change to allow managed 'safe outdoor parking' lots where people living in vehicles can sleep overnight under staffing and hygiene rules. The Planning Commission sent the proposal to City Council after a unanimous vote.

A statewide rapid‑response fund is wrapping weekly grants this week after dispersing roughly $12 million to 140 Minnesota nonprofits serving immigrant communities.

After repeated weather cancellations, organizers say the Lake Minnetonka Klondike Dog Derby will end operations; a farewell event is planned to thank volunteers and sponsors.

State data show Minnesota’s four‑year graduation rate climbed to 84.9% in 2025, with notable gains among American Indian students and extended cohorts.

Ruby's Pantry said it will end operations immediately, canceling monthly pop-ups and leaving rural families and volunteers scrambling.

Agamim Classical Academy will close June 30, 2026, after leaders cited funding uncertainty, enrollment drops and staffing challenges.

After an ICE arrest outside his Minneapolis home, La Tortilla owner Luis Morales says neighbors launched a fundraiser as the family races to cover legal fees before a June hearing.

The Seville, a longtime downtown Minneapolis club, closed suddenly this week, leaving dancers and staff out of work and prompting a GoFundMe to help.

USDA canceled nearly all awards under a $300M land‑access program, leaving St. Paul’s LEDC and dozens of local projects scrambling and preparing appeals.

SCTCC has won FAA approval for a new Aircraft Maintenance Technician program, backed by state and federal funding and a hangar at Sky Central Airport due in 2027.

The Abdur Salaam family says a north Minneapolis funeral home and a St. Paul cemetery mishandled Jamal Abdur Salaam’s burial, and they’ve filed suit in Hennepin County.

The City of Minneapolis approved a $7M Small Business Resiliency Fund combining license-fee relief, cultural market grants and marketing money to revive neighborhood commerce.

Dozens of No Kings rallies are planned in Oklahoma on March 28 as part of a nationwide mobilization organizers say includes more than 3,000 events.