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Coon Rapids Wed. Aug 19 2026

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA EDITORIAL | Minnesota Cannot Keep Writing Checks and Calling It Oversight

Minnesota’s group-home failures expose weak oversight, low penalties and fragmented regulation despite millions in taxpayer funding for vulnerable residents.

Tom Akaolisa Editor

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA EDITORIAL | Minnesota Cannot Keep Writing Checks and Calling It Oversight

Tom Akaolisa Editor

Coon Rapids Wed. Aug 19 2026

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Coon Rapids Farmers Market Celebrates Senior Day With Vendors and Live Music

The Coon Rapids Farmers Market will hold a special Senior Day celebration Wednesday afternoon.

Tom Akaolisa Editor

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Coon Rapids Farmers Market Celebrates Senior Day With Vendors and Live Music

Tom Akaolisa Editor

Coon Rapids Wed. Aug 19 2026

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Anoka County Hiring Event Brings Employers and Job Seekers Together in Blaine

Anoka County Hiring Event Brings Employers and Job Seekers Together in Blaine

Tom Akaolisa Editor

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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. Aug 19 2026

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Minneapolis Advances Ordinance Requiring Businesses to Publicly Post Dress Codes

A proposed Minneapolis ordinance requiring businesses to display customer dress codes near their entrances advances to full council on August 27.

Tom Akaolisa Editor

Coon Rapids Wed. Aug 19 2026

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Minnesota Home Sales Rise as Housing Inventory Reaches Seven-Year High

Minnesota’s housing market recorded higher sales, listings and prices in July as the number of homes available for purchase reached its highest level in seven years.

Tom Akaolisa Editor

Coon Rapids Wed. Aug 19 2026

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | University of Minnesota Medical School Welcomes 265 Students to Class of 2030

The University of Minnesota Medical School is welcoming 265 incoming students across its campuses as the Class of 2030 begins its medical education.

Tom Akaolisa Editor

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | University of Minnesota Medical School Welcomes 265 Students to Class of 2030

Tom Akaolisa Editor

Coon Rapids Wed. Aug 19 2026

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Animal Humane Society Breaks Ground on Expanded Golden Valley Pet Clinic

Animal Humane Society is breaking ground Wednesday on a new veterinary clinic intended to expand access to affordable care for thousands of pets across the Twin Cities

Tom Akaolisa Editor

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Animal Humane Society Breaks Ground on Expanded Golden Valley Pet Clinic

Tom Akaolisa Editor

Coon Rapids Wed. Aug 19 2026

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Minnesota Confirms First Equine West Nile Virus Case of 2026

Minnesota animal-health officials have confirmed the state’s first equine case of West Nile virus in 2026

Tom Akaolisa Editor

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Minnesota Confirms First Equine West Nile Virus Case of 2026

Tom Akaolisa Editor

Coon Rapids Wed. Aug 19 2026

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Judge Orders Broader Review of Grand Jury Records in Saint Paul Church Protest Case

A federal magistrate judge has ordered prosecutors to provide a broader collection of grand jury materials from anti-ICE protest prosecutions.

Tom Akaolisa Editor

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Judge Orders Broader Review of Grand Jury Records in Saint Paul Church Protest Case

Tom Akaolisa Editor

Coon Rapids Wed. Aug 19 2026

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Minnesota Defends Anti-Nudification Law Against X.AI’s Request for Court Injunction

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison is defending the state’s new prohibition on artificial-intelligence nudification tools.

Tom Akaolisa Editor

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Minnesota Defends Anti-Nudification Law Against X.AI’s Request for Court Injunction

Tom Akaolisa Editor

Coon Rapids Wed. Aug 19 2026

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Minnesota Sues Texas Governor to Force Extradition of ICE Agent Charged in Minneapolis Shooting

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison has filed a federal lawsuit seeking Texas Governor Greg Abbott to authorize the extradition of a federal immigration agent

Tom Akaolisa Editor

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Minnesota Sues Texas Governor to Force Extradition of ICE Agent Charged in Minneapolis Shooting

Tom Akaolisa Editor

Coon Rapids Tue. Aug 18 2026

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA EDITORIAL | Minnesota’s Flock Backlash Is a Warning About the Limits of High-Tech Policing

Minnesota cities are rethinking Flock license-plate cameras as privacy, data-sharing and oversight concerns challenge the expanding reach of high-tech policing.

Tom Akaolisa Editor

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA EDITORIAL | Minnesota’s Flock Backlash Is a Warning About the Limits of High-Tech Policing

Tom Akaolisa Editor