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The family of Renee Good, the 37-year-old woman shot and killed by Jonathan Ross during Operation Metro Surge, has filed two lawsuits in the U.S. District Court for Minnesota. The accused include Ross, several administration officials including White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, former United States Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, White House Border czar Tom Homan, and former Commander-at-large for U.S. Border Patrol Greg Bovino.
The city of St. Paul has now released the complete investigative report into Mayor Kaohly Her’s conduct that found she had “created an uncomfortable work environment” but had not crossed the line into sexual harassment. In response to the summary released last week, Police Chief Axel Henry sued Her and the city for sexual harassment, retaliation, battery and violations of Minnesota’s open records law.
Every approved insurance carrier in Minnesota is set to raise rates by at least 10 percent in 2027, following double-digit hikes in 2026. Factors like inflation and labor shortages that have affected many industries are contributing, but of particular note is the expiration of several enhanced Affordable Care Act premium tax credits that had been expanded during the pandemic that Congress allowed to lapse at the end of 2025.
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At a community meeting at Camden High School on Wednesday night, at least some of the leadership responsible for the school “transformation” proposals that would close or merge up to 16 schools heard directly from one of the communities that would be most impacted: North Minneapolis. All the proposals involve closing Loring Elementary School, which feeds Camden High School.
Yes, we really needed this rain the last week, but we also still need rain. Although September saw four inches of rain fall in the Twin Cities — an inch more than average — overall we’ve gotten 75% less rain than average since May. We’re still seven inches down so … get to work.
And finally in your Minnesota news roundup: An Oakdale man hunting grouse in central Minnesota came face to face with some unexpected wildlife — a full-grown adult emu. He carefully set down his gun and started to leash up his dog when the emu came closer and started pecking at the rifle.
“I didn’t want ’em to knock the safety off, and I didn’t want to be the first person killed by an emu in the middle of the woods,” he said.
Turns out the bird was an escaped pet by the name of Petunia who has still not been caught and that this was not Petunias’s first rodeo. “I have full confidence in Petunia,” said her owner, Casey Anderson. “I am not nearly as worried this time around.”
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