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Coon Rapids Mon. Aug 31 2026

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA EDITORIAL | To Save Minnesota’s Safety Net, Saint Paul Must Stop Managing by Illusion

Minnesota must confront rising Medicaid costs, federal uncertainty and weak oversight with transparent planning, stronger controls and protection for essential care.

Tom Akaolisa Editor

Tom Akaolisa Editor

Coon Rapids Mon. Aug 31 2026

THE POWER OF HER: Seen, Valued, and Heard: The Life and Leadership of Dr. Marcheta Evans

Dr. Marcheta Evans rose from poverty to university leadership, using education, faith and service to ensure others feel seen, valued, heard and empowered.

Tom Akaolisa Editor

THE POWER OF HER: Seen, Valued, and Heard: The Life and Leadership of Dr. Marcheta Evans

Tom Akaolisa Editor

Coon Rapids Mon. Aug 31 2026

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Coon Rapids Police Report Nearly 50,000 Service Calls as Major Crime Total Declines in 2025

Coon Rapids police handled nearly 50,000 service calls in 2025 as serious offenses declined and the department expanded mental-health services.

Tom Akaolisa Editor

Tom Akaolisa Editor

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Minnesotans Fought for the Right to Grow Their Own Cannabis. A Federal Rule Could Take It Back.
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Coon Rapids Mon. Aug 31 2026

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Minneapolis Police Investigate Fatal Stabbing After Man Found in Portland Avenue Yard

Minneapolis police are investigating after a man with an apparent stab wound was found dead in a Portland Avenue yard Sunday morning.

Tom Akaolisa Editor

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Minneapolis Police Investigate Fatal Stabbing After Man Found in Portland Avenue Yard

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Coon Rapids Mon. Aug 31 2026

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Three People Found Dead During Inver Grove Heights Welfare Check

Three people were found dead during an Inver Grove Heights welfare check. Police say there is no public threat, while the BCA assists the investigation.

Tom Akaolisa Editor

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Three People Found Dead During Inver Grove Heights Welfare Check

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Coon Rapids Mon. Aug 31 2026

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Police Increase Patrols After Woman Reports Assault at Elm Creek Park Reserve

Maple Grove police increased patrols after a woman reported being forced to the ground and assaulted by an unknown man inside Elm Creek Park Reserve.

Tom Akaolisa Editor

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Police Increase Patrols After Woman Reports Assault at Elm Creek Park Reserve

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Coon Rapids Mon. Aug 31 2026

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA UPDATE | State Fair Attendance Remains Strong Saturday After Two Record-Breaking Days

State Fair attendance reached 198,842 Saturday, ending a two-day record streak while bringing the first three days’ combined attendance to 558,092.

Tom Akaolisa Editor

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA UPDATE | State Fair Attendance Remains Strong Saturday After Two Record-Breaking Days

Tom Akaolisa Editor

Coon Rapids Mon. Aug 31 2026

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Minnesota Voters Will Decide Constitutional Change to Permanent School Fund

Minnesota voters will decide whether to modernize the Permanent School Fund and distribute 4.5 percent of its three-year average value annually.

Tom Akaolisa Editor

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Minnesota Voters Will Decide Constitutional Change to Permanent School Fund

Tom Akaolisa Editor

Coon Rapids Mon. Aug 31 2026

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Frozen Ground Delays $45 Million Braemar Arena Renovation

Frozen soil as deep as 12 feet has delayed Braemar Arena’s $45 million renovation, moving the East Rink’s expected reopening to January 2027.

Tom Akaolisa Editor

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Frozen Ground Delays $45 Million Braemar Arena Renovation

Tom Akaolisa Editor

Coon Rapids Mon. Aug 31 2026

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA SPORTS | Vikings Keep Four Quarterbacks as McCarthy and Brosmer Make Initial 53-Man Roster

The Vikings kept four quarterbacks, including J.J. McCarthy and Max Brosmer, while injuries and difficult cuts left depth questions across the initial roster.

Tom Akaolisa Editor

Tom Akaolisa Editor

Coon Rapids Sun. Aug 30 2026

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA WEEKEND GUIDE | What Remains This Sunday: State Fair, Festivals, Theater, Music, Sports and Community Events

Sunday’s Twin Cities guide features the State Fair, Renaissance Festival, Guthrie open house, sports, markets, music, theater, museums and family events.

Tom Akaolisa Editor

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA WEEKEND GUIDE | What Remains This Sunday: State Fair, Festivals, Theater, Music, Sports and Community Events

Tom Akaolisa Editor

Coon Rapids Sun. Aug 30 2026

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA UPDATE | Highway 65 Closes for Emergency Bridge Work as New Blaine Traffic Restriction Begins Monday

Southbound Highway 65 is closed at County Road 10 through early Monday, while Mississippi Street has reopened and a Blaine turn-lane closure begins.

Tom Akaolisa Editor

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA UPDATE | Highway 65 Closes for Emergency Bridge Work as New Blaine Traffic Restriction Begins Monday

Tom Akaolisa Editor

Coon Rapids Sun. Aug 30 2026

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Minnesota Seeks More Foster Parents to Keep Children Near Families, Schools and Communities

Minnesota needs more foster parents, especially for teenagers, sibling groups and children who need to remain connected to their cultures and communities.

Tom Akaolisa Editor

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Minnesota Seeks More Foster Parents to Keep Children Near Families, Schools and Communities

Tom Akaolisa Editor

Coon Rapids Sun. Aug 30 2026

SUNDAY WITH PHILOSOPHY JANE | We Turn the Radio Down When We’re Lost

Philosophy Jane gets hopelessly lost after ignoring her GPS, only to discover the real problem was a wrong address and that turning down the radio still helps her “see.”

Tom Akaolisa Editor

Tom Akaolisa Editor

Coon Rapids Sun. Aug 30 2026

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Minnesota State Patrol Marks 50 Years Since Women First Earned Trooper Badges

Minnesota marks 50 years since Anne Beers, Sue Hackett and Ruth Wittner became its first women troopers, opening a path to service and command.

Tom Akaolisa Editor

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Minnesota State Patrol Marks 50 Years Since Women First Earned Trooper Badges

Tom Akaolisa Editor