Brooks Johnson of the Star Tribune has a piece about General Mills fourth-quarter profit report. Despite selling less, it is worth reading. The company passed its higher inflation costs onto its retail customers, who then passed the price rises onto shoppers.
Jennifer Mayerle from WCCO has a report about homicide clearance rate in Minneapolis. It is a nosedive. Minneapolis fell below the national standard of 50% in 2018 and plummeted to 38% by 2020.
Roshan Abbas at Next City has a story about some North Minneapolis tenants who put their rent in escrow. This is a process where courts accept rent instead of landlords and then return it to tenants if necessary.
Ginna ROE at KSTP talks with Cheryl Thiede on their work linking women to resources for abortion and funding.
Jennifer Hoff from KARE-11 has a positive report from the Minnesota Department of Agriculture stating 64% of corn this year is either good or excellent , and soybeans at 61%.
Tommy Wiita reports former Senator Al Franken will be bringing his “The only Former U.S. In August, Senator Al Franken will be on a stand-up comedy tour to Acme Comedy Company.
Minneapolis mocks Billy Joel’s 1989 hit “We Didn’t Start the Fire” in order to promote their Compost Carts.
I am in awe at the amount of effort that went into this composting promotion. 10/10, Minneapolis social media professionals do a great job. pic.twitter.com/wS9dNmTa5M
Alex (@mplsalex June 28, 2022
Crime blotter:
BURNSVILLE – Assault, boat-jacking Report – Crystal Lake. A 911 caller reported that a kayaker attacked someone aboard a red pontoon. He then fled in the pontoon towards Picnic Island. The suspect is described as a white man in his mid-30s wearing a dark shirt, grey pants, and a green hat.
Police/Fire/EMS (@MN_CRIME) June 29, 2022
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