Minnesota health officials urge flu shots as 35 schools report outbreaks this week, including at least one that switched to remote learning, the Star Tribune reports. The strain has a history of hitting children and the elderly particularly hard.
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey vetoes a new City Council policy that would have required the city to provide basic sanitation and safety services at homeless encampments, WCCO-TV reports. The mayor said the policy would have encouraged encampments to grow. Also: City Council Member Jason Chavez shares his experience with online threats and harassment after his colleague Emily Koski went public with her story earlier this week.
After announcing fresh indictments, federal prosecutors hype what they described as “staggering, industrial-scale” Medicaid fraud in Minnesota, but also say there is no indication that the money went to fund terrorism, MPR News reports.
Sahan Journal shares the story of immigrant and BIPOC-owned towing companies that are stepping up to help people whose cars were abandoned following immigration arrests.
And finally, the Minnesota Timberwolves reunite with Kevin Garnett after a long and bitter cold war. The team’s new ownership announced an off-the-court role for the Hall of Famer and plans to retire his jersey, The Athletic’s Jon Krawczynski reports.
