A person watches as crews search for survivors in the Potomac River outside Washington Reagan National Airport on Wednesday where a military Blackhawk helicopter collided with a small plane as it was landing, causing both to crash.
A person watches as crews search for survivors in the Potomac River outside Washington Reagan National Airport on Wednesday where a military Blackhawk helicopter collided with a small plane as it was landing, causing both to crash. Credit: Aaron Schwartz/Sipa USA via Reuters Connect

KARE 11 reports: “One of the 67 people killed in Wednesday’s deadly air collision in Washington, D.C. is originally from Minnesota, according to online posts by family members.”

Clay Masters at MPR reports: “A new lawsuit over the House standoff asks the Minnesota Supreme Court to give Republicans help in ‘ending the constitutional crisis and restoring a functioning Legislature’ during a now two-week-old boycott by Democrats.” 

MPR’s Regina Medina reports: “Racial justice group leaders called for a national boycott of Target during a rally Thursday in front of the offices of the Minneapolis-based retailer.”

Nick Halter at Axios reports: “After a couple of soft years, the desire for urban living in the Twin Cities is heating back up.”

Katie Galioto at the Star Tribune reports: “Minnetonka-based Onward Investors purchased the 31-story Ameriprise Financial Center at a big discount, adding to its growing portfolio of downtown Minneapolis office buildings.”

From the Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder: “Minnesota’s high school basketball scene just found a new phenom in Ari Peterson, the daughter of former NFL legend Adrian Peterson.”