Deena Winter at the Star Tribune reports: “The Minneapolis Charter Commission may look at making the City Council part time, re-examining how much council members are paid and changing the way they’re elected.”
The Star Tribune’s Susan Du reports: “Minnesotans can look up any police officer’s current employer on the Board of Peace Officer Standards and Training’s website, but starting this week, they’ll be able to research officers’ past employment too, using a free tool created by a nationwide coalition of journalists and attorneys.”
From KSTP: “An Apple Valley man is believed to have gone missing after he failed to deliver four pizzas on his route for work and failed to return home.”
FOX 9’s Rob Olson reports: “A Maple Grove church is planning to add 12 tiny homes to its property for people experiencing homeless, but is facing pushback from neighbors.“
Tom Murphy at the Associated Press reports: “UnitedHealth posted a better-than-expected profit in the final quarter of 2024, but a nagging rise in medical costs and care utilization surprised Wall Street.
“Shares of the health care giant slid Thursday after it released its first financial report since the brazen shooting of one of its executives outside a New York City hotel touched a national nerve and brought to the surface American frustration over health care access.”
Erica Zurek at MPR News reports: “Norovirus, one of winter’s grossest viruses, is spreading at high rates in Minnesota and many other areas of the U.S.”
