Ramsey County has named Alex Kotze as its deputy county manager and chief operating officer with her role beginning Dec. 1. Kotze, currently the county’s chief financial officer, will lead the county’s newly established Operations Service Team. She has served … Continued
By LAURAN NEERGAARD and SHELBY LUM, Associated Press “My year of unraveling” is how a despairing Christy Morrill described nightmarish months when his immune system hijacked his brain. What’s called autoimmune encephalitis attacks the organ that makes us “us,” and … Continued
A former Bethel University football player acquitted in two 2019 sexual assault cases involving fellow students has now had a third one dismissed, with the prosecution saying they would be unable to prove the charge beyond a reasonable doubt if … Continued
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN, Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — One of North America’s longest rivers, the Rio Grande — or Rio Bravo as it’s called in Mexico — has a history as deep as it is long. Indigenous people … Continued
“This half mile of shoreline just south of the Queensboro Bridge has the potential to become the city’s next great waterfront—if we prioritize public interest over private profit.” Part of the waterfront stretch of Long Island City that was recently … Continued