The MSR Digital Edition 14 for November 5 – November 11, 2026 is now live. Explore community news, sports, arts, and events. Edition 14, Volume 93.
Minnesota
Posted inFinance
$1.1B data center tax break near civil rights trail
A $1.1 billion tax abatement for a data center in Lowndes County, Alabama, has residents asking hard questions. The same questions are coming up in Minnesota, where data center costs can show up in property taxes and electric bills. Alabama reporting by Word In Black’s Joseph Williams, with Minnesota reporting by MSR.
Posted inDigital Editions
MSR Digital Edition 13 – Volume 93 – October 29 – November 4, 2026
The MSR Digital Edition 13 for October 29- November 4, 2026 is now live. Explore community news, sports, arts, and events. Edition 13, Volume 93.
Posted inBlacklight On Sports
Blacklight on Sports: Vince Wright on Building “Sports Done Wright” and Why Minnesota Sports Deserves More Attention
Vince Wright started “Sports Done Wright” with an iPad in his basement and no real plan. On Blacklight on Sports, he talks with Charles Hallman and Dr. Mitchell Palmer McDonald about covering Minnesota sports, the missing Black fans at Gophers games and why the university should make peace with Clem Haskins.
Posted inDigital Editions
MSR Digital Edition 12 – Volume 93 – October 22 – 28, 2026
The MSR Digital Edition 12 for October 22-28, 2026 is now live. Explore community news, sports, arts, and events. Edition 12, Volume 93.
Posted inHealth + Wellness
Metro depression rates outpace the nation
About one in four adults in Hennepin and Ramsey counties has been diagnosed with depression, well above the national average, according to CDC estimates. Editor Jasmine McBride looks at what the numbers do and do not show.
Posted inLocal & State
Black unemployment in Minnesota hits 10.5%
Black Minnesotans are out of work at more than twice the rate of the state’s overall workforce, with unemployment at 10.5% in August. State economists say they can’t yet explain why Minnesota’s rate has stayed above the national rate all year. Editor Jasmine McBride has the story.
Posted inThe Prep Scene
Five inducted into St. Paul Central’s C Club Athletic Hall of Fame
Five former student athletes were inducted into the St. Paul Central C Club Athletic Hall of Fame on Oct. 5. Sports columnist Dr. Mitchell Palmer McDonald has the Class of 2026.
Posted inNews
Frey nominates Bill Peterson as MPD chief, drawing opposition
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey has nominated interim Police Chief Bill Peterson to lead the department permanently, and an advocacy group is urging the City Council to reject him. The Council will hold a public hearing before it votes.
Posted inMSR In the News
Minneapolis commission backs National Register listing for Spokesman-Recorder building
The Minneapolis Heritage Preservation Commission voted unanimously to recommend that the Minneapolis Spokesman and St. Paul Recorder Headquarters Building be listed on the National Register of Historic Places, calling the recognition long overdue.
Sponsored
$3.2 million Keg House Commons project brings local Black ownership to historic St. Paul space
A historic West Seventh Street building is being reborn as Keg House Commons, a fitness, wellness, arts and event hub led by St. Paul developer Dalton Outlaw. Sponsored by GroundBreak Coalition, the $3.2 million project is expected to open to the public later this month.
Posted inLocal & State
Cultural Wellness Center breaks ground on Dreamland on 38th, a Black-led hub in South Minneapolis
Community elders, county leaders and longtime supporters broke ground Oct. 10 on Dreamland on 38th, the future home of the Cultural Wellness Center’s Cultural Wellness University, an $8 million Black-owned, Black-developed and Black-led project.
Posted inJames on Jazz
Salvant had the Dakota at hello
Grammy-winning vocalist Cecile McLorin Salvant returned to the Dakota with pianist Adam Birnbaum for a captivating second set, earning a standing ovation and an encore from a nearly sold-out room.
Posted inDigital Editions
MSR Digital Edition 11 – Volume 93 – October 15 – 21, 2026
The MSR Digital Edition 11 for October 15-21, 2026 is now live. Explore community news, sports, arts, and events. Edition 11, Volume 93.
Posted inDigital Editions
MSR Digital Edition 10 – Volume 93 – October 8 – 14, 2026
The MSR Digital Edition 10 for October 8-14, 2026 is now live. Explore community news, sports, arts, and events. Edition 10, Volume 93.
Posted inJobs & Notices
Hiring: In-House Sales Representative
The Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder is hiring an In-House Sales Representative to help advertising customers, follow up on inquiries and build lasting relationships. The role is in-office and pays $20 an hour plus commission.
Posted inYouth Financial Education
Credit essentials: Roots Cafe shift lead builds credit early
After earning a raise at Roots Cafe, 19-year-old Jackeline Mejia took control of her finances by learning to build credit early, avoid debt, and practice smart saving habits.
Posted inLocal & State
As city reopens People’s Way search, Rise and Remember says new rules shut it out
Minneapolis has reopened its search for a partner to redevelop the People’s Way at George Floyd Square, and Rise and Remember, the group with the strongest community support in the city’s own survey, says the new rules are written to shut it out.
Posted inSister Spokesman
Knowledge beats fear: Sister Spokesman talks cancer
Community leaders and survivors gathered at LifeSource in Minneapolis for the Sister and Brother Spokesman event to tackle cancer health disparities, urge early screenings, and break the silence around breast, colon, and prostate cancers in the Black community.
Posted inPolitics
Minneapolis council members push ordinance to regulate robotaxis, protect driver jobs
Minneapolis leaders introduced an ordinance regulating autonomous vehicles to require human safety monitors, protect rideshare jobs, and fill regulatory gaps.