16+ hour, 39+ min ago   (709+ words) Local, state and federal officials meet outside of the Brooklyn Center Travelodge by Wyndham Sept. 9 ahead of a news conference related to a raid of four hotels in the city. More than 20 people were arrested across four Brooklyn Center hotels…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (232+ words) I strongly support a “yes” vote on this Minnesota State Constitution amendment. Every Minnesota voter can vote this fall. An affirmative vote will allow a slightly higher percentage of funds to be withdrawn from the Permanent School Fund (from about…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (283+ words) A recent KSTP/SurveyUSA poll of Minnesotans’ major issues going into the 2026 midterm election showed inflation and cost of living as the top concern of the state’s voters, at 35%. Concerns over fraud come in second at 15%, with health care, immigration,…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (258+ words) Letters will be accepted for the Open Forum for publication in the next available issue after receipt. Only letters submitted through our submission form at tinyurl.com/2ds3hsuy will be considered. Letters should not exceed 250 words and must be signed with…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (301+ words) The Friendship Café, which is located in the City Center Mall, 140 Buchanan St. N., Cambridge, serves breakfast and lunch, and is open to the community. Every Monday through Thursday, from 9-11 a.m., breakfast options include an egg bake with toast…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (878+ words) This past week at the Minnesota Military Museum, I revisited the very news footage I watched in a Des Moines newsroom 25 years ago. The museum’s video also includes firsthand accounts from Minnesotans whose lives were affected by the attacks. On…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (724+ words) Life stopped for what seemed like an eternity on Sept. 11, 2001, when the iconic Twin Towers became targets of two separate, fully loaded passenger planes controlled by terrorists. Impact one took a huge chunk out of the top floors of Tower…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (663+ words) The Latino Cultural Celebration will return to Hopkins 2-6 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 20, in Downtown Park, 40 9th Ave. S. The Ramirez family is bringing back the Latino Cultural Celebration this year, featuring four hours of dancing courtesy of Costa Rica Ballroom students, groups from Ecuador…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (178+ words) The Declaration of Independence set the stage for the next evolution as it set forth the principle that the governed have the right and duty to free themselves from arbitrary and overbearing despots. Two aphorisms seem to me to capture…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (721+ words) Life stopped for what seemed like an eternity on Sept. 11, 2001, when the iconic Twin Towers became targets of two separate, fully-loaded passenger planes controlled by terrorists. Impact one took a huge chunk out of the top floors of Tower 1. The…...