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Coon Rapids Wed. Oct 7 2026

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Minnesota Opera Orchestra Unanimously Authorizes Strike Weeks Before Season Opener

All 46 Minnesota Opera Orchestra musicians have authorized a strike as contract talks continue, raising the possibility of a disruption before the October 31 season opener.

Tom Akaolisa Editor

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Minnesota Opera Orchestra Unanimously Authorizes Strike Weeks Before Season Opener

Tom Akaolisa Editor

Coon Rapids Wed. Oct 7 2026

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Coon Rapids Firefighters Open New Station 3 to Community Saturday for Annual Fire Department Open House

Coon Rapids firefighters will welcome families to the new Fire Station 3 Saturday for tours, demonstrations, emergency vehicles and hands-on fire-safety activities.

Tom Akaolisa Editor

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Coon Rapids Firefighters Open New Station 3 to Community Saturday for Annual Fire Department Open House

Tom Akaolisa Editor

Coon Rapids Tue. Oct 6 2026

BUILDERS OF MINNESOTA | Mikeya Griffin Is Building a Future for Rondo Without Letting Its Past Disappear

Mikeya Griffin is bringing the lessons of her Rondo childhood to development, using land stewardship to protect affordability, culture and community ownership.

Tom Akaolisa Editor

BUILDERS OF MINNESOTA | Mikeya Griffin Is Building a Future for Rondo Without Letting Its Past Disappear

Tom Akaolisa Editor

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Coon Rapids Tue. Oct 6 2026

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA EDITORIAL | Morris Built a Rural Clean-Energy Model Without Turning It Into a Culture War

Morris offers Minnesota a practical rural clean-energy model built on conservation, local generation, research and cooperation rather than partisan division.

Tom Akaolisa Editor

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA EDITORIAL | Morris Built a Rural Clean-Energy Model Without Turning It Into a Culture War

Tom Akaolisa Editor

Coon Rapids Tue. Oct 6 2026

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Minnesota Activates Work-Zone Speed Cameras on I-35W, Warning Drivers 10 MPH Over Limit

Minnesota has activated work-zone speed cameras on I-35W in Burnsville, mailing warnings to vehicles recorded traveling at least 10 mph over the limit.

Tom Akaolisa Editor

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Minnesota Activates Work-Zone Speed Cameras on I-35W, Warning Drivers 10 MPH Over Limit

Tom Akaolisa Editor

Coon Rapids Tue. Oct 6 2026

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Minnesota Challenge to Indian Child Welfare Act

The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a Minnesota challenge to federal and state protections for Native children, leaving the state-court decisions intact.

Tom Akaolisa Editor

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Minnesota Challenge to Indian Child Welfare Act

Tom Akaolisa Editor

Coon Rapids Tue. Oct 6 2026

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Ramsey Man Charged in Attacks on Two Teenage Girls Hours Apart in Ramsey and Coon Rapids

Oliver Joseph Butcher, 20, faces three felony charges after prosecutors allege he attacked two teenage girls hours apart in Ramsey and Coon Rapids.

Tom Akaolisa Editor

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Ramsey Man Charged in Attacks on Two Teenage Girls Hours Apart in Ramsey and Coon Rapids

Tom Akaolisa Editor

Coon Rapids Tue. Oct 6 2026

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Green Line Homicide Victim Identified as Police Say Cameras Captured Suspect and Arrest Could Be Close

Police have identified Green Line homicide victim Joseph Denny Nezperce as investigators say transit cameras captured the suspected shooter and an arrest may be close.

Tom Akaolisa Editor

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Green Line Homicide Victim Identified as Police Say Cameras Captured Suspect and Arrest Could Be Close

Tom Akaolisa Editor

Coon Rapids Tue. Oct 6 2026

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Vance Boelter's Minnesota Murder Trial Delayed Until May 2027 as Defense Confronts Massive Evidence Record

Vance Boelter’s Minnesota murder trial has been delayed until May 2027 after defense attorneys said the massive evidence record required more preparation time.

Tom Akaolisa Editor

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Vance Boelter's Minnesota Murder Trial Delayed Until May 2027 as Defense Confronts Massive Evidence Record

Tom Akaolisa Editor

Coon Rapids Tue. Oct 6 2026

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Man Sentenced to 40 Years for Killing 19-Year-Old at Minneapolis Park

Seneca Jones was sentenced to 40 years in prison for the 2025 shooting death of 19-year-old Darnell Mapp at a Minneapolis park.

Tom Akaolisa Editor

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Man Sentenced to 40 Years for Killing 19-Year-Old at Minneapolis Park

Tom Akaolisa Editor

Coon Rapids Tue. Oct 6 2026

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA SPORTS | Vikings Lose Starting Guard Donovan Jackson to Torn Meniscus After 4-0 Start

The undefeated Vikings lost starting guard Donovan Jackson to a torn meniscus, with surgery expected to sideline the second-year lineman for most or all of the regular season.

Tom Akaolisa Editor

Tom Akaolisa Editor

Coon Rapids Mon. Oct 5 2026

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA SPORTS | Vikings Grind Past Dolphins 15-10, Reach 4-0 Without Scoring a Touchdown

The Vikings improved to 4-0 without scoring a touchdown, riding five Will Reichard field goals and a defense that held Miami to 198 yards.

Tom Akaolisa Editor

Tom Akaolisa Editor

Coon Rapids Mon. Oct 5 2026

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA EDITORIAL | Domestic Violence Awareness Must Lead to Safety, Accountability and a Way Out

MinneapoliMedia calls on Minnesota to turn Domestic Violence Awareness Month into year-round action through safe housing, informed policing, effective courts and survivor support.

Tom Akaolisa Editor

Tom Akaolisa Editor

Coon Rapids Mon. Oct 5 2026

THE POWER OF HER | Evon Inyang Wants Minnesota to Ask What Happens to the Relationship After the Baby Arrives

Evon Inyang is expanding Minnesota’s postpartum conversation to include relationship health, cultural context, mental load and the essential role of supporting partners.

Tom Akaolisa Editor

THE POWER OF HER | Evon Inyang Wants Minnesota to Ask What Happens to the Relationship After the Baby Arrives

Tom Akaolisa Editor

Coon Rapids Mon. Oct 5 2026

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Passenger Fatally Shot Aboard Green Line Train, Gunman Leaves Before Police Arrive

A passenger was fatally shot aboard an eastbound Green Line train Saturday night, and police say the suspected gunman left before officers arrived.

Tom Akaolisa Editor

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Passenger Fatally Shot Aboard Green Line Train, Gunman Leaves Before Police Arrive

Tom Akaolisa Editor