A 26-year-old Minneapolis man is charged in a June hit-and-run that critically injured a pedestrian on St. Paul’s East Side. Arlandis Shamar Walls crashed into the back of a car, sped away and soon hit a 28-year-old woman as she … Continued
By ISABELLA VOLMERT LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Tuesday signed into law a new 24% tax on marijuana sales between producers and dispensaries, creating revenue to partially fund her long-promised effort to improve the state’s roads. … Continued
By STEVEN GRATTAN BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — As gold prices hover at record highs, a leading Catholic leader in Peru’s Amazon is urging countries that are destinations for the precious metal to help stem illegal mining that is poisoning rivers … Continued
DULUTH — The Duluth Public Library alone holds over two dozen books about the Edmund Fitzgerald. Yet, John U. Bacon’s new book, “The Gales of November,” is subtitled “The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald.” What could possibly still be left untold? … Continued
Brooke Blakey, the first director of St. Paul’s Office of Neighborhood Safety, is stepping down this month. She said Tuesday that it’s time to pass the baton because the work “is not a sprint, but a marathon.” And she’s looking … Continued