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Coon Rapids Thu. May 21 2026

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Kickoff To Summer Returns To Minnesota State Fairgrounds As A Smaller, Slower Prelude To The Great Minnesota Get-Together

Kickoff to Summer returns to the State Fairgrounds this weekend with fair food, live music, family attractions, and lighter crowds.

Tom Akaolisa Editor

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Kickoff To Summer Returns To Minnesota State Fairgrounds As A Smaller, Slower Prelude To The Great Minnesota Get-Together

Tom Akaolisa Editor

Coon Rapids Wed. May 20 2026

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA EDITORIAL | The Session Minnesota Survived: What Lawmakers Passed, What Failed, and Whether Voters Were Truly Watching

Minnesota's 2026 legislative session exposed divided-government battles over guns, immigration, transparency, compromise, and public trust.

Tom Akaolisa Editor

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA EDITORIAL | The Session Minnesota Survived: What Lawmakers Passed, What Failed, and Whether Voters Were Truly Watching

Tom Akaolisa Editor

Coon Rapids Wed. May 20 2026

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Candidate Filing Opens In Coon Rapids As City Enters 2026 Municipal Election Season

Candidate filing has opened in Coon Rapids for the 2026 municipal election, launching races for mayor and two city council seats.

Tom Akaolisa Editor

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Candidate Filing Opens In Coon Rapids As City Enters 2026 Municipal Election Season

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Metro Neighbor Coon Rapids Opinion - Mon. Jul 6 2026

Prescription Drug Prices Need Reform
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Kasey Kollross‪ Coon Rapids Opinion - Fri. May 29 2026

Minnesotans Fought for the Right to Grow Their Own Cannabis. A Federal Rule Could Take It Back.
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Coon Rapids Wed. May 20 2026

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Coon Rapids Opens Registration For 2026 Night To Unite As Neighborhood Tradition Returns Across The City

Coon Rapids has opened registration for Night to Unite 2026, continuing a longstanding neighborhood tradition focused on community connection and public safety engagement.

Tom Akaolisa Editor

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Coon Rapids Opens Registration For 2026 Night To Unite As Neighborhood Tradition Returns Across The City

Tom Akaolisa Editor

Coon Rapids Wed. May 20 2026

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA COMMUNITY NEWS | In St. Paul, A “Pay-What-You-Can” Cat Market Reflects A Growing Response To Quiet Economic Strain Facing Pet Owners

Feline Rescue’s “pay-what-you-can” Meow Community Market in St. Paul reflects growing efforts to help struggling pet owners keep animals in stable homes.

Tom Akaolisa Editor

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA COMMUNITY NEWS | In St. Paul, A “Pay-What-You-Can” Cat Market Reflects A Growing Response To Quiet Economic Strain Facing Pet Owners

Tom Akaolisa Editor

Coon Rapids Wed. May 20 2026

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA COMMUNITY NEWS | In South St. Paul, A Walk-In Food Shelf Continues The Quiet Work Of Feeding Families With Dignity

Neighbors, Inc.’s weekly walk-in food shelf in South St. Paul is providing low-barrier grocery support as food insecurity continues rising across Minnesota.

Tom Akaolisa Editor

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Coon Rapids Wed. May 20 2026

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Prosecutors Seek 50-Year Sentence For Feeding Our Future Founder In Minnesota’s Largest Pandemic Fraud Case

Federal prosecutors are seeking a 50-year prison sentence for Feeding Our Future founder Aimee Bock in Minnesota’s largest COVID-era fraud prosecution.

Tom Akaolisa Editor

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Prosecutors Seek 50-Year Sentence For Feeding Our Future Founder In Minnesota’s Largest Pandemic Fraud Case

Tom Akaolisa Editor

Coon Rapids Tue. May 19 2026

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA EDITORIAL | The Gas Pump Economy: How Rising Fuel Costs Are Reshaping Daily Life Across Minnesota

Minnesota’s fuel surge is reshaping daily life as rising gas prices strain commuters, rural communities, small businesses, and household financial stability statewide.

Tom Akaolisa Editor

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA EDITORIAL | The Gas Pump Economy: How Rising Fuel Costs Are Reshaping Daily Life Across Minnesota

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Coon Rapids Tue. May 19 2026

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Bunker Hills Regional Park Boardwalk Reopens After Major $2 Million Reconstruction Project

Bunker Hills Regional Park has reopened its rebuilt 1,200-foot boardwalk following a $2 million project focused on safety, accessibility, and environmental protection.

Tom Akaolisa Editor

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Bunker Hills Regional Park Boardwalk Reopens After Major $2 Million Reconstruction Project

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Coon Rapids Tue. May 19 2026

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Coon Rapids Celebrates National Public Works Week With Community Open House

Coon Rapids celebrated National Public Works Week with a community open house highlighting the city workers, equipment, and infrastructure services supporting daily life.

Tom Akaolisa Editor

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Coon Rapids Celebrates National Public Works Week With Community Open House

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Coon Rapids Tue. May 19 2026

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA PRESENTS | BUILDERS OF MINNESOTA: Anton Treuer and the Long Work of Carrying a People Forward

Dr. Anton Treuer reflects on language, identity, survival, and generational responsibility in a deeply personal conversation about carrying Ojibwe culture forward.

Tom Akaolisa Editor

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA PRESENTS | BUILDERS OF MINNESOTA: Anton Treuer and the Long Work of Carrying a People Forward

Tom Akaolisa Editor

Coon Rapids Tue. May 19 2026

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Wyoming Minnesota Man Charged With Attempted Murder After Alleged Hammer Attack on Wife Interrupted by Amazon Driver

A Wyoming, Minnesota man faces attempted murder charges after prosecutors say an Amazon driver interrupted a hammer attack on the suspect’s wife and called 911.

Tom Akaolisa Editor

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Wyoming Minnesota Man Charged With Attempted Murder After Alleged Hammer Attack on Wife Interrupted by Amazon Driver

Tom Akaolisa Editor

Coon Rapids Tue. May 19 2026

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA SPORTS | Josh Bell Powers Twins Past Astros After Storm Delay as Rookie Kendry Rojas Escapes Early Pressure

Josh Bell hit two home runs as the Twins defeated Houston after a storm delay, while rookie Kendry Rojas impressed in his first MLB start.

Tom Akaolisa Editor

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA SPORTS | Josh Bell Powers Twins Past Astros After Storm Delay as Rookie Kendry Rojas Escapes Early Pressure

Tom Akaolisa Editor

Coon Rapids Mon. May 18 2026

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA EDITORIAL | WORLD CUP 2026: The New Nations, The Debutants, Returnees, and Football’s Expanding Frontier

World Cup 2026 reflects football’s expanding global reach as debutants and returning nations reshape the sport’s traditional power structure.

Tom Akaolisa Editor

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA EDITORIAL | WORLD CUP 2026: The New Nations, The Debutants, Returnees, and Football’s Expanding Frontier

Tom Akaolisa Editor

Coon Rapids Mon. May 18 2026

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Minnesota Legislature Pushes Through Sweeping Wave of Bills in Chaotic Final Hours of Session

Minnesota lawmakers advanced major bills on infrastructure, cannabis, education, conservation, healthcare, and state technology in the session’s final hours.

Tom Akaolisa Editor

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Minnesota Legislature Pushes Through Sweeping Wave of Bills in Chaotic Final Hours of Session

Tom Akaolisa Editor