As if leaf blowers weren’t enough, the Minneapolis City Council is set to vote this week on the neighborliness of the perpetual dings of doorway motion sensors. The post SHHH! From motion sensors to car engines, Minneapolis noise pollution can be hard to ignore and harder to stop appeared first on

A lack of name recognition and campaign cash, along with the makeup of the state's congressional districts, hurt challengers and block political change. The post The Challengers: Why it will be hard, in a midterm likely to herald change, to oust a congressional incumbent in Minnesota appeared first

In previous, more lengthy reports to the Legislature, the nation has stated it does not terminate parental rights in child welfare cases and “does not participate in adoptions.” The post Federal government now runs the Red Lake Nation’s Children and Family Services appeared first on Sahan Jour

The plan, which comes after three years of steep cuts, met immediate pushback from parents and members of the teachers union. The post Minneapolis superintendent rolls out plan that could close up to 16 schools appeared first on Sahan Journal .

Three Minnesota men are among a group of eight Somalis who have been held at the U.S. military facility since late August. The post Somali men in ICE custody say a ‘refueling’ stop became weeks at Guantánamo Bay appeared first on Sahan Journal .