The Saint Paul Board of Zoning Appeals approved a variance for a new garage and denied a major variance for converting a building into a rental storage facility.

The Minneapolis Police Department celebrated the graduation of a diverse new group of police officers, including its first female Somali officer and first permanent resident officer.

The Minnesota Supreme Court is examining a challenge to the Indian Child Welfare Act. Advocates, including Senator Kunesh, gathered to support the act aimed at keeping Native American families together.