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Coon Rapids Sun. Nov 1 2026

SUNDAY WITH PHILOSOPHY JANE | Halloween Is Over, but Nobody Told the Decorations

Philosophy Jane’s Halloween decorations, troublesome skeleton and leftover candy turn November cleanup into a humorous lesson about enjoyment and responsibility.

Tom Akaolisa Editor

Tom Akaolisa Editor

Coon Rapids Sun. Nov 1 2026

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA PRESENTS | This Weekend in the Twin Cities™: Sunday Final Update, November 1, 2026

MinneapoliMedia’s November 1 guide features 39 Twin Cities events and outings, including Día de los Muertos, harvest festivals, museums, theater and live music.

Tom Akaolisa Editor

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA PRESENTS | This Weekend in the Twin Cities™: Sunday Final Update, November 1, 2026

Tom Akaolisa Editor

Coon Rapids Sun. Nov 1 2026

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Minnesota Enters Final 48 Hours Before Election Day With Governor's Office, U.S. Senate Seat and Legislative Control at Stake

Minnesota enters the final 48 hours before its November 3 election, with the governor's office, an open U.S. Senate seat and legislative control at stake.

Tom Akaolisa Editor

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Minnesota Enters Final 48 Hours Before Election Day With Governor's Office, U.S. Senate Seat and Legislative Control at Stake

Tom Akaolisa Editor

Coon Rapids Sun. Nov 1 2026

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Coon Rapids Announces Free Document-Shredding Event for Anoka County Residents as November Recycling Programs Continue

Coon Rapids will offer free document shredding for Anoka County residents November 7, from 9 a.m. to noon, with a five-box limit at its Recycling Center.

Tom Akaolisa Editor

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Coon Rapids Announces Free Document-Shredding Event for Anoka County Residents as November Recycling Programs Continue

Tom Akaolisa Editor

Coon Rapids Sun. Nov 1 2026

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Suspect Arrested in Fatal Green Line Shooting as Transit Safety Questions Persist Across the Twin Cities

Police arrested a 30-year-old suspect in the fatal Green Line shooting of Joseph Denny Nezperce, 36, as concerns about Twin Cities transit safety persist.

Tom Akaolisa Editor

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Suspect Arrested in Fatal Green Line Shooting as Transit Safety Questions Persist Across the Twin Cities

Tom Akaolisa Editor

Coon Rapids Sun. Nov 1 2026

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Minnesota Opera Musicians Vote No Confidence in Leadership as Labor Dispute Forces Postponement of World Premiere

Minnesota Opera musicians voted no confidence in management amid a wage dispute that postponed a world premiere and raised concerns about future performances.

Tom Akaolisa Editor

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Minnesota Opera Musicians Vote No Confidence in Leadership as Labor Dispute Forces Postponement of World Premiere

Tom Akaolisa Editor

Coon Rapids Sun. Nov 1 2026

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Hermantown Approves Google's Massive Data Center Despite Public Opposition, Pending Lawsuits and Questions Over Electricity Demand

Hermantown approved key agreements for Google's massive data center despite public opposition, while lawsuits, environmental permits and utility approval remain unresolved.

Tom Akaolisa Editor

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Hermantown Approves Google's Massive Data Center Despite Public Opposition, Pending Lawsuits and Questions Over Electricity Demand

Tom Akaolisa Editor

Coon Rapids Sun. Nov 1 2026

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Pelican Rapids Prepares for New Mayor as Immigration Enforcement and Housing Concerns Shape Community's Future

Pelican Rapids faces its first mayoral transition in over a decade as unopposed candidate Don Perrin prepares to address immigration concerns, housing and public trust.

Tom Akaolisa Editor

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Pelican Rapids Prepares for New Mayor as Immigration Enforcement and Housing Concerns Shape Community's Future

Tom Akaolisa Editor

Coon Rapids Sun. Nov 1 2026

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA ENTERTAINMENT | More Than 200 Voices, Twelve Harps and One Extraordinary Cathedral: Philip Brunelle and VocalEssence Open Their 58th Season With a Monumental Night of Music

Philip Brunelle led VocalEssence’s 58th-season opener at the Cathedral of Saint Paul, featuring over 200 singers, twelve harps and Berlioz’s Te Deum.

Tom Akaolisa Editor

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA ENTERTAINMENT | More Than 200 Voices, Twelve Harps and One Extraordinary Cathedral: Philip Brunelle and VocalEssence Open Their 58th Season With a Monumental Night of Music

Tom Akaolisa Editor

Coon Rapids Sun. Nov 1 2026

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA SPORTS | MINNESOTA BIG 7: Timberwolves Dominate Clippers, Unbeaten Vikings Prepare for Detroit, and Gophers Fall in Overtime Thriller at Indiana

The Timberwolves routed the Clippers 127-101, the Gophers fell 23-16 to Indiana in overtime, and the unbeaten Vikings prepared to face Detroit.

Tom Akaolisa Editor

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA SPORTS | MINNESOTA BIG 7: Timberwolves Dominate Clippers, Unbeaten Vikings Prepare for Detroit, and Gophers Fall in Overtime Thriller at Indiana

Tom Akaolisa Editor

Coon Rapids Sat. Oct 31 2026

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA HALLOWEEN SPECIAL | THE GHOSTS HAVE CALLED AN EMERGENCY MEETING. HUMAN BEINGS ARE GETTING OUT OF HAND! 🎃👻

MinneapoliMedia’s Halloween special imagines monsters demanding hazard pay after discovering that bills, taxes and everyday human troubles are scarier than ghosts.

Tom Akaolisa Editor

Tom Akaolisa Editor

Coon Rapids Sat. Oct 31 2026

SATURDAY MORNING WITH CRANKY DON JOE | Larry Appointed Himself Halloween Safety Director, and Now the Children Are Afraid of the Wrong Person

Cranky Don Joe recounts Larry’s disastrous Halloween safety campaign, where a toy spider turns his haunted garage into the neighborhood’s funniest attraction.

Tom Akaolisa Editor

SATURDAY MORNING WITH CRANKY DON JOE | Larry Appointed Himself Halloween Safety Director, and Now the Children Are Afraid of the Wrong Person

Tom Akaolisa Editor

Coon Rapids Sat. Oct 31 2026

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Federal Officials Spotlight Minnesota Social Services Fraud Cases at St. Cloud News Conference

Federal officials highlighted Minnesota social services fraud investigations and prosecutions at a St. Cloud news conference amid ongoing scrutiny of program oversight.

Tom Akaolisa Editor

Tom Akaolisa Editor

Coon Rapids Sat. Oct 31 2026

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Todd County Measles Outbreak Exposes Challenges in Vaccination Outreach and Public Trust

Todd County’s measles outbreak highlights vaccination gaps and challenges involving public trust, health communication and preventing further infections.

Tom Akaolisa Editor

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Todd County Measles Outbreak Exposes Challenges in Vaccination Outreach and Public Trust

Tom Akaolisa Editor

Coon Rapids Sat. Oct 31 2026

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Federal Judge Orders Return of Nicaraguan Man Following Deportation to Central African Republic

A federal judge ordered the U.S. government to facilitate the return of a Nicaraguan man deported to the Central African Republic following a legal challenge.

Tom Akaolisa Editor

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Federal Judge Orders Return of Nicaraguan Man Following Deportation to Central African Republic

Tom Akaolisa Editor