Monthly Archives: June 2017
New Met Council Chair May Face Pushback From Republicans
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Met Council has new leadership. On Tuesday, Gov. Mark Dayton announced that current Chair Adam Duininck will step down...
A Second MN City May Raise Tobacco Purchase Age
ST. LOUIS PARK, Minn. - Following suit behind neighboring Twin Cities’ suburb Edina, St. Louis Park is poised to become the second city in...
Citizens Call for Resignation of Local Suburban Mayor
ST. ANTHONY, Minn. — The past year has been tough for St. Anthony Village, Minnesota. The small St. Paul suburb has lived in the...
Hennepin County’s Light Rail Costs Soar With CTIB Collapse
MINNEAPOLIS - With the dissolution of the Counties Transit Improvement Board (CTIB) Hennepin County will be shouldering a much higher direct share of the...
St. Paul Man Charged in Somali-Run Day Care Fraud
ST. PAUL, Minn. - A St. Paul man involved in a multi-million dollar public benefits fraud scheme has been sentenced to five years in...
Michelle Obama’s Twin Cities Cash-in
Former First Lady Michelle Obama is coming to the Twin Cities early this fall to give a speech, now that she and her former...
![By Darb02 (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)], via Wikimedia Commons, U.S. Bank](https://alphanews.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/US_Bank_Stadium_-_West_Facade-218x150.jpg "Luxury Seats Finally Filled at US Bank Stadium?")
Luxury Seats Finally Filled at US Bank Stadium?
The Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority (MSFA) handed over its two luxury suites to U.S. Bank Stadium marketer, SMG.
SMG is responsible for both marketing and...
Ellison Blames Trump’s Rhetoric for Scalise Shooting
WASHINGTON - In an interview with MSNBC, Minnesota Congressman and Vice Chair of the Democratic National Committee Keith Ellison said that campaign rhetoric of...
How does Castile Settlement Compare to Other Cases?
ST. ANTHONY, Minn. — The city of St. Anthony Minnesota has settled with Valerie Castile, the mother of Philando Castile.
As reported by Alpha...
Prep-School Grad Franken Tells Dems to Stop Riding In Limousines
WASHINGTON - Minnesota Sen. Al Franken has a message for out of touch Democrats.
“We gotta stop riding in limousines,” Franken said during an interview...