A memorial honoring the two victims of the September 2024 crash sits outside the tavern. Photo: Torey Van Oot/Axios
🚘 Last year's fatal crash on the Park Tavern patio in St. Louis Park has inspired a bipartisan push to extend the mandatory use of ignition interlock devices for DWI offenders. (Background via Axios)
🏀 Girls basketball teams from Hopkins, Benilde-St. Margaret's, Providence Academy and West Central won state championships this weekend. (KSTP)
✋ DFL Rep.-elect David Gottfried will be sworn into the state House today, returning the chamber to a 67-67 tie. (Background via Axios)
🔎 The University of Minnesota is one of 45 colleges facing a fresh investigation by President Trump's Department of Education over allegations that they participated in "race-exclusionary practices." (Axios)
A school spokesperson told the Star Tribune that the U will cooperate with any investigation and is committed to inclusivity.
🏛️ Some Minneapolis City Council members plan to grill Mayor Jacob Frey's staff today over a proposed $643,000 contract with Rev. Jerry McAfee's violence interruption group. (Fox 9)
McAfee's recent criticism of the council struck some members as threatening and homophobic. McAfee has denied this, saying the council is deflecting attention from legitimate criticism.
🍃 The application portal for businesses seeking recreational cannabis licenses went offline just hours before the midnight Friday deadline, prompting the Office of Cannabis Management to grant an extension until last night. (Fox9)
