Lydia Morrell News Today

Plus: Life inside the understaffed Minnesota Correctional Facility in Faribault; U of M researchers attempt to destigmatize menstruation.

Plus: Nonprofit founder stole thousands of dollars meant for unhoused people; fare agents to ride bus rapid transit lines; and more.

Plus: St. Paul mayor to ask for Xcel Energy Center renovation pre-planning money from the state; Andersen United Middle School’s principal is out; Stone Arch Bridge repairs begin; and more.

Plus: Minneapolis to use aluminum instead of copper wiring in lights; Walz open to a constitutional amendment on abortion; Twin Cities Running Club founder dead at 67; and more.

Plus: One person dead after St. Paul house fire; the effort to bring art back to U of M's Washington Avenue Bridge; early voting begins to recall Columbia Heights City Council member; and more.

Plus: Three shot inside their Uptown Minneapolis home Sunday night; Sleep Number set to close dozens of locations; march to the State Capitol for Gaza cease-fire; and more.

Plus: Nonprofit Let Them Play MN comes under financial scrutiny; petition to uninvite Amy Coney Barrett to speat at U of M; portion of Highway 55 to close in Golden Valley; and more.

Plus: A pickup truck strikes a Metro Transit bus, killing one; the challenges associated with affordable housing in Minneapolis; Minneapolis Farmers Market attendee stabbed; and more.

Plus: Vikings sign XFL QB Jordan Ta’amu; the future of Open Streets is in jeopardy; staff shortages close many Minneapolis beaches and public pools; and more.

Plus: Lowertown residents worry about crime and open drug use; wild rice harvest season opens Aug. 15; St. Paul native Laura Coates to anchor a new primetime show for CNN; and more.