Dave Orrick at the Star Tribune is reporting Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey sees it as almost impossible to stick with his planned property tax levy increase of 6.1% or less. If the city can’t rein in spending, that increase — the total amount of money raised through property taxes — could bust double digits.
A.J. Lagoe, Steve Eckert and Gary Knox at KARE 11 investigate the claims of former workers and clients who accuse Evergreen Recovery of falsifying records and overbilling taxpayers for addiction services.
Tom Hauser at KSTP spoke to state Sen. Nicole Mitchell’s stepmother, Carol Mitchell, about the recent alleged burglary by the lawmaker: “You don’t make a care call in the middle of the night in a bandit outfit.”
Nick Ferraro at the Pioneer Press reports Fa Lee, a 38-year-old man who opened fire on three Target employees outside a St. Paul store, has been acquitted of charges by reason of mental illness.
Nick Longworth at FOX 9 reports that according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation, I-494 will be reduced to two lanes in each direction between 24th Avenue in Bloomington and Pilot Knob Road in Eagan/Mendota Heights. Lane closures will remain in place until late October.
James Walsh at the Star Tribune is reporting wheelchair ramps at the Como Conservatory’s Sunken Garden have been delayed as historic preservation officials have spent the past several months reviewing design concepts.
Tommy Wiita at Bring Me the News reports a Duluth man, Mason Kenneth Manseau, has been charged after police say he spray-painted the word “plunger” on multiple buildings in the city.
Dan Marshall at Streets.MN pays tribute to the much-maligned and misunderstood bollard.
Myah Goff at Sahan Journal has your guide to Cinco de Mayo celebrations in the Twin Cities.
