1 October 2024
Jay Kolls at KSTP reports after more than a dozen staff members at the Stillwater Correctional Facility became ill after inhaling smoke from an illegal synthetic drug, the Minnesota Department of Corrections put the prison on lockdown searching for the synthetic marijuana drug called K-2. There are now multiple investigations underway outside the prison to determine who’s responsible for smuggling the drugs in.
Estelle Timar-Wilcox at MPR News is reporting a St. Louis Park man accused of killing two people in a drunk driving crash was granted release from jail Tuesday. Fifty-six-year-old Steven Frane Bailey posted bond on $500,000 conditional bail.
Joey Peters at Sahan Journal reports Kawsar Jama pleaded guilty Monday in the Feeding Our Future case, admitting she stole $1.3 million and spent it on personal expenses like a Tesla and new house. Jama is the 22nd defendant to admit fault in the sprawling fraud case.
Christopher Ingraham at the Minnesota Reformer examines Department of Health data showing just 87% of Minnesota kindergartners are fully vaccinated against MMR at the start of the 2023-2024 school year. An ongoing measles outbreak in and around Hennepin County has sickened at least 51 people.
Zoë Jackson at the Star Tribune looks into the success of the University of Minnesota’s new bike library, a program that aims to let students check out rides for free, for as short as a day and as long as a semester.
Beret Leone at WCCO News reports Eagan postal workers and union and community members rallied on Tuesday to demand better service from the United States Postal Service.
Sam Stroozas at MPR News talks with Minnesota Lynx fan Christina McCollum about her crocheting during games and the possibility of Target Center banning crochet hooks before next season.
After comedian Jim Gaffigan’s debut as Gov. Tim Walz on “Saturday Night Live,” Neal Justin at the Star Tribune writes late night veteran Andy Richter played the vice presidential candidate on Monday’s edition of “Jimmy Kimmel Live.”
Also in the Star Tribune, publisher Steve Grove is asking for donations for the newspaper’s Local News Fund.
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