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19 Feb, 2025
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Ely wakes up to -19 and a citywide power outage
@Source: minnpost.com
Tommy Wiita at Bring Me the News is reporting a citywide power outage was reported in Ely on Tuesday morning. With air temperatures at -19, Minnesota Power is working to repair a broken transmission line that crosses Highway 169, near the Ely water tower. Mady Leick at the Minnesota Daily reports the University of Minnesota Board of Regents introduced a resolution on institutional speech stating the president is the primary spokesperson for the university, and statements addressing matters of public concern or interest are no longer permitted. Protesters gathered in the boardroom vocalizing their discomfort with the resolution. Via WCCO News: Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier was released from a Florida prison Tuesday morning after former President Joe Biden commuted his life sentence for the 1975 killings of two FBI agents, a decision that elated Peltier’s supporters while angering law enforcement officials who believe in his guilt. Jourdan Bennett-Begaye at MPR News reports newly installed Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. verbally rescinded the layoffs of 950 Indian Health Service employees Friday evening, just hours after the workers were told by phone that they were losing their jobs, sources familiar with the notification told ICT. Ben Henry at KSTP writes the nonprofit Flags for Fort Snelling is seeking $50,000 in donations to replace the small U.S. flags that incurred mold following last year’s rainy Memorial Day. Chris Riemenschneider at the Star Tribune remembers former Lee’s Liquor Lounge owner Louie Sirian, who died on Saturday at age 88. Madison Roth at Racket does a deep dive into Minnesota’s oldest missing persons cold case about three young brothers who disappeared from a north Minneapolis park in 1951. The Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder has the names, logos, and colors for the six teams participating in the inaugural season of Women’s Elite Rugby, including the TC Gemini.
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