In 27-year-old Russian forward Kirill Kaprizov, the Minnesota Wild have the first legitimate superstar in the quarter-century that the franchise has been around. Even in the midst of their worst slump of the 2024-25 season — four straight losses after … Continued
Edward Lotterman Consider the following situation: Two people are retiring. One worked entirely in a government job not covered by Social Security because it had a pension system of its own. The other worked entirely private-sector jobs requiring FICA. You … Continued
The St. Paul Downtown Improvement District — which is on the verge of expanding across downtown in January — has hired a new general manager. Kris Zagyva, who has more than 20 years of experience in downtown improvement initiatives in … Continued
The U.S. Forest Service has announced plans to buy more than 6,200 acres of land in the Superior National Forest from a conservation group. In a decision memo issued last week, Superior National Forest Supervisor Thomas Hall said the decision … Continued
Fresh on the heels of a record $18 billion surplus, Minnesota now finds itself facing a predicted $5 billion deficit. Holy cow. And even with the addition of billions of dollars in tax increases, Minnesota is back in budget crisis … Continued