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Coon Rapids Sat. Sep 26 2026

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA PRESENTS | This Weekend in the Twin Cities™: The Saturday-Sunday Twin Cities Weekend Directory (September 26 ~ 27, 2026)

MinneapoliMedia’s updated weekend directory covers Saturday and Sunday events across the Twin Cities, with rain guidance, costs, accessibility and planning tips.

Tom Akaolisa Editor

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA PRESENTS | This Weekend in the Twin Cities™: The Saturday-Sunday Twin Cities Weekend Directory (September 26 ~ 27, 2026)

Tom Akaolisa Editor

Coon Rapids Sat. Sep 26 2026

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Coon Rapids Seeks Election Judges, Including Students, for November General Election

Election judges will receive $12 an hour, including payment for completing a required two-hour training class.

Tom Akaolisa Editor

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Coon Rapids Seeks Election Judges, Including Students, for November General Election

Tom Akaolisa Editor

Coon Rapids Sat. Sep 26 2026

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | New Upper Harbor Park Reconnects North Minneapolis With the Mississippi River

The riverfront park is the first publicly accessible component of a larger redevelopment planned around housing, jobs and an outdoor amphitheater.

Tom Akaolisa Editor

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | New Upper Harbor Park Reconnects North Minneapolis With the Mississippi River

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 Sat. Sep 26 2026

SATURDAY MORNING WITH CRANKY DON JOE | The Smoke Alarm Only Needs a New Battery at 3:17 in the Morning

Cranky Don Joe’s 3:17 a.m. smoke-alarm chirp becomes a sleepless hunt for batteries, two guilty alarms and, eventually, the perfect opportunity to repay Larry.

Tom Akaolisa Editor

SATURDAY MORNING WITH CRANKY DON JOE | The Smoke Alarm Only Needs a New Battery at 3:17 in the Morning

Tom Akaolisa Editor

Coon Rapids Sat. Sep 26 2026

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Minnesota Families Face Loss of Round-the-Clock Home Nursing Coverage

A bipartisan group of lawmakers is pressing state officials to enforce coverage requirements affecting approximately 250 families.

Tom Akaolisa Editor

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Minnesota Families Face Loss of Round-the-Clock Home Nursing Coverage

Tom Akaolisa Editor

Coon Rapids Sat. Sep 26 2026

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Minnesota Releases Victim-Centered Guide for Sexual-Assault Investigations

The 81-page guide addresses trauma, evidence collection, investigative consistency and communication with victim-survivors.

Tom Akaolisa Editor

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Minnesota Releases Victim-Centered Guide for Sexual-Assault Investigations

Tom Akaolisa Editor

Coon Rapids Sat. Sep 26 2026

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Heavy Rain Eases Twin Cities’ Extreme Drought, but Serious Deficits Remain

The metropolitan area improved from extreme to severe drought after significant rainfall across central and southern Minnesota.

Tom Akaolisa Editor

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Heavy Rain Eases Twin Cities’ Extreme Drought, but Serious Deficits Remain

Tom Akaolisa Editor

Coon Rapids Sat. Sep 26 2026

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA SPORTS | Top-Seeded Minnesota Lynx Open WNBA Playoffs Against New York Liberty

Minnesota will have home-court advantage in its best-of-three first-round series against the defending champions.

Tom Akaolisa Editor

Tom Akaolisa Editor

Coon Rapids Sat. Sep 26 2026

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Brooklyn Park’s Northwest Growth Plan Enters Environmental Review

Brooklyn Park’s Northwest Growth Area is undergoing environmental review for potential housing, commercial, transit-oriented and biotechnology development.

Tom Akaolisa Editor

Tom Akaolisa Editor

Coon Rapids Fri. Sep 25 2026

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Free Golden Valley Dance Party Invites Twin Cities Families to Celebrate National Dance Day

A free Golden Valley dance party Friday will bring Twin Cities families together for hip-hop, Afro fusion, Latin, ballroom, ballet, jazz and more.

Tom Akaolisa Editor

Tom Akaolisa Editor

Coon Rapids Fri. Sep 25 2026

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA PRESENTS | This Weekend in the Twin Cities™: The Exhaustive Twin Cities Weekend Directory (September 25 ~ 27, 2026)

MinneapoliMedia’s This Weekend in the Twin Cities™ for September 25–27 directory guides readers through a packed Twin Cities weekend of fall events, sports and festivals.

Tom Akaolisa Editor

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA PRESENTS | This Weekend in the Twin Cities™: The Exhaustive Twin Cities Weekend Directory (September 25 ~ 27, 2026)

Tom Akaolisa Editor

Coon Rapids Fri. Sep 25 2026

Anoka County Sets $216.2 Million Preliminary Levy as Government Mandates Drive Costs Higher

Anoka County set a $216.2 million preliminary 2027 property-tax levy, up 7.95%, citing rising costs and several unfunded state and federal mandates.

Tom Akaolisa Editor

Tom Akaolisa Editor

Coon Rapids Fri. Sep 25 2026

Justice Department Sues Minnesota, Minneapolis and Saint Paul Over Firearm-Purchase Waiting Periods

The Justice Department has sued Minnesota, Minneapolis and Saint Paul, arguing firearm purchase waiting periods of up to 30 days, and sometimes longer, violate the Second Amendment

Tom Akaolisa Editor

Justice Department Sues Minnesota, Minneapolis and Saint Paul Over Firearm-Purchase Waiting Periods

Tom Akaolisa Editor

Coon Rapids Fri. Sep 25 2026

Partners in Nutrition Will Pay $18.5 Million and Dissolve Under Child-Nutrition Fraud Settlement

Partners in Nutrition will surrender more than $18.5 million and dissolve under a settlement over alleged false claims involving federally funded child-nutrition programs.

Tom Akaolisa Editor

Partners in Nutrition Will Pay $18.5 Million and Dissolve Under Child-Nutrition Fraud Settlement

Tom Akaolisa Editor

Coon Rapids Fri. Sep 25 2026

Review of High-Risk Medicaid Programs Finds Weaknesses in Billing, Eligibility and Provider Oversight

A Minnesota review identified fraud, waste and abuse vulnerabilities across 14 high-risk human-services programs, prompting calls for stronger safeguards and oversight.

Tom Akaolisa Editor

Review of High-Risk Medicaid Programs Finds Weaknesses in Billing, Eligibility and Provider Oversight

Tom Akaolisa Editor