Report: Arizona State and Kansas are playing in Wembley Stadium, London on September 19, 2026 The game is scheduled as part of multi-year deal for the “Union Jack Classic.” 🏈🇬🇧 www.postandcourier.com/sports/hamil...

NEW: NTSB Chair Homendy reveals during an Oshkosh presentation that the DCA airport ATC tower is at a LOWER staffing level than it was on Jan. 29 when two aircraft collided just east of the airport.

In 2023, now DHS scty Kristi Noem set up a company in Delaware. 4 mins later, a dark money group was also created. Then the dark money group paid her 80K as a cut for helping to fundraise for herself. Hmm @justinelliott.bsky.social & @josh-kaplan.bsky.social www.propublica.org/article/kris...

Suspected assassin Vance Boelter is seen during his arrest in Sibley County following a two-day manhunt in Minnesota. Ramsey County Sheriff Bob Fletcher said eight teams crawled in ditches to corral Boelter before “he eventually surrendered peaceably," Fletcher said. Photo provided by Bob Fletcher.

Pretty intense moment of silence at tonight’s @mnufc.com game in honor of Melissa Hortman and her husband, and Jason Hoffman and his wife.

Breaking @propublica.org: Bukele of El Salvador has become one of Trump’s favorite authoritarians, and Trump touts him as a foe of MS-13. But a US investigation has found evidence he has colluded with the gang, even paying it for votes. www.propublica.org/article/buke...

The Trump administration is canceling a nearly $600-million contract to the drugmaker Moderna that was intended to develop a shot for humans against bird flu.

“I'm not a hedge fund." Head of a media company often accused of gutting the newsroom defends himself with logic seldom heard. (Not saying I buy it.) "Strickbine believes that local newspapers are worth saving, even if they’re no longer able to act as watchdogs." www.niemanlab.org/2025/05/this...

Pope Leo XIV has been named the first American pope — and he’s from Chicago. buff.ly/SW4wXT6

This is a call for boldness, and for dissatisfaction with the status quo of who we’re reaching and how we’re serving them. news.inn.org/what-is-jour...

"Journalism without an audience is just creative writing. And it’s unsustainable,” writes INN's Chief Network Officer @jkealing.bsky.social in this week's INNsights post. Journalism needs to both reach and serve audiences at scale. Read his call to action: news.inn.org/what-is-jour...

SPC issues Tornado Watch 181 till 4:00Z for portions of MPX Link

Thanks to @speppered.bsky.social at @niemanlab.org for featuring @deepsouthtoday.org in her analysis of the “multi-local” newsroom model “as one of the best hopes of sustainability for delivering more local news to more communities.” www.niemanlab.org/2025/04/mult...

“The newspaper would shift from a reliance on advertising and subscription revenue under a for-profit structure to a hybrid model that continues gathering these forms of revenue with added philanthropy.” Big news out of Spokane: www.spokesman.com/stories/2025...

I’m devastated to learn of the death of John Thornton, a philanthropists whose investments in journalism, via @texastribune.org and @theajp.bsky.social, transformed how newsrooms in this country operate and are funded. Thoughts and prayers to his family and friends. www.theajp.org/news-insight...

Minneapolis homeowners who got property tax statements recently, if your property taxes went up substantially, don't forget to file for your state property tax refund. There's a regular refund with income restrictions, and then a special refund for those who's taxes went up more than 12%.

This is bonkers.

Running a nonprofit news organization is hard work. At INN, we try every day to make that just a little easier. We're celebrating 2024 today, but already hard at work on 2025.

Sam Darnold is signing with the Seattle Seahawks on a three-year deal worth $110.5M total, per Adam Schefter. The first big quarterback domino has fallen.

New video of this incident shows a VERY firm touchdown. Why remains to be seen. www.reddit.com/r/aviation/s...

Multiple confirmations now that all passengers/crew on board #DL4819 have survived the crash, though 3 people were brought to local hospitals. This is a testament to the regulations and safety standards of modern airliners that something like this bad is 100% survivable. bsky.app/profile/rory...

Delta has issued a statement but doesn't confirm anything beyond acknowledging the incident: "Delta is aware of reports of Endeavor Flight 4819 operating from Minneapolis/St. Paul to Toronto-Pearson International Airport as involved in an incident. Delta Connection flight 4819."

** breaking ** CPS prevented officers from U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement from going into an elementary school on Chicago’s Southwest Side. “We will not open our doors for ICE, and we are here to protect our children and make sure they have access to an excellent education.”

St. Louis Park, Edina and Minnetonka are at various phases of discussing potentially big revisions to their code. Cities have to make comp plans every 10 years and these cities have found their comp plan goals and zoning at odds when it comes to building housing. www.startribune.com/zoning-code-...

Last year I learned that a tiny county in northwest Minnesota is responsible for 40% of the state's drug-free zone possession charges and obtains 61% of convictions under those statutes, despite being home to only 0.5% of the population. I wanted to find out why minnesotareformer.com/2025/01/21/n...

BREAKING: Cannon has blocked DOJ from releasing Smith’s report until further proceedings.

As the year nears its end, I’m so excited to see this big growth announcement from @minnpost.bsky.social. The organization has made huge strides under the leadership of @tannercurl.bsky.social. I hope you’ll join me in supporting their work & their promising future. www.minnpost.com/inside-minnp...

Winter fans, rejoice — finally seeing plowable snow in the Twin Cities. A few weather features from my bike ride around town this morning for @mprnews.org: #mnwx

Student Journalists: Applications are open to be a PAID summer intern in one of 13 #RuralNewsNetwork newsrooms! Gain hands-on experience. Build your portfolio. scripps.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Scripps-Howard-Fund-and-Institute-for-Nonprofit-News-offer-paid-journalism-internships_Dec.9.pdf

So proud of the great work happening in Minneapolis, which shows that boosting housing supply helps make homes more affordable.

Just to clarify: this is an added position joining Peter, not replacing him. @minnpost.bsky.social is expanding with several new roles in our nonprofit newsroom in 2025. That's right: investment and growth! More details will be shared soon.

Strong Minnesota connection here.

A noxious bill that would give the new administration broad powers to shut down nonprofits with zero due process sailed through the house today, with support from 15 Dems. nonprofitquarterly.org/hr-9495-bill...

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BREAKING: Gaetz withdraws from consideration for attorney general.

Minnesotans, I know you know what day it is, but I'm posting a reminder anyway: @minnpost.bsky.social relies on reader contributions to sustain the in-depth and explanatory journalism we provide on the state of Minnesota. minnpost.fundjournalism.org/support/?cam...

A brief, sweet history of churros, from Asian to the Moors & the Spanish to Mexico, my latest for @texasmonthly.bsky.social.

Want to find quality sources of news here in this blue sky? May I suggest this starter pack from the terrific @alexip718.bsky.social of nonprofit news organizations in the INN Network? Follow them all, or browse and find those that matter to you: bsky.app/starter-pack...

Glad to be here. Eager to connect. Ready to talk about journalism, nonprofits, kids, aviation and travel.