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Brian A. O’Hara, the former police chief in Minneapolis and former Newark public safety director, is making himself available nationwide for media interviews on policing, crisis leadership and public safety policy.

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Granite Peak, Lutsen Mountains and Snowriver Mountain Resort are opening scenic chairlift and gondola rides this fall as Midwest colors are expected to peak in September and October.

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Main Event will open its first Minnesota venue on Aug. 3 in Woodbury, with a ribbon-cutting at 9:45 a.m. and doors opening at 10 a.m. The new site adds laser tag, bowling, arcade games, dining and event space, with the first 200 guests in line…

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State of Play Hospitality said fiscal 2026 revenue rose 19% to $72 million as Flight Club USA kept outperforming the market and expanded the company’s North American footprint.

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Minnesota handbag brand BeAlice has launched its handcrafted, convertible bags on Nordstrom.com, marking a national retail debut for the woman-owned label.

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A new analysis of more than 515,000 Tea app posts says Pokémon is the most-mentioned game franchise in women’s red-flag reviews of men, outranking Fortnite and Call of Duty combined.

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US United is rolling out its Summer of Unity initiative from June through September 2026, using reserved seats at pro sports games in Los Angeles, Atlanta and Minneapolis to bring together strangers from different backgrounds.

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The Arabian Horse Association will hold the Distance Nationals Championship Oct. 2-4, 2026, at the Huntersville Hundred ride site in Menahga, Minnesota.

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The Minnesota Zoo has opened Wanderlight Trail, a quarter-mile lantern exhibit in Apple Valley that runs Wednesdays through Sundays through Aug. 2. The nighttime attraction pairs immersive art with conservation messaging and ticketed specialty…

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Paquin Exhibition & Theatrical is taking The Unauthorized Hallmark(ish) Parody Musical on a 22-city U.S. tour beginning Nov. 20 in Tampa after a sold-out world premiere in Toronto in December 2025. The holiday-themed parody will play through the…

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Special Olympics Georgia is sending a 63-person delegation to the 2026 Special Olympics USA Games in Minnesota, where athletes will compete across six sports from June 20-26. The event is designed to spotlight inclusion and could draw tens of…

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OMG Studios and the Minnesota Humanities Center will premiere The Making of America on June 28 at the Minneapolis Institute of Art, alongside a community art showcase and panel discussion.

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AI for Peace is launching a 44-day global Compassion Game on Aug. 8 in Minneapolis to build momentum toward Sept. 21 as a worldwide pause for ceasefire and nonviolence.

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The Mascot Hall of Fame has selected five new inductees for 2026 after a global vote that drew participation from 109 countries across six continents.

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Vertical Insure said Aug. 4 it secured new financing led by Updata Partners to scale its embedded insurance infrastructure for vertical SaaS platforms.

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Akshaya Patra Foundation USA will launch its first Walk to Feed Millions of Dreams on Aug. 16 across 13 U.S. cities, with every dollar raised funding school meals for children in India.

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Former Minnesota Congressman Jason Lewis says he will produce a feature film, State of Deception, about the COVID-19 era and what he describes as buried facts around the pandemic response.

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Michael Tonsager, candidate for Sherburne County Auditor, is urging expanded manual post-election audits in Sherburne County, Minnesota, after citing a new CISA report on election-system vulnerabilities.

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Mobile Billboard Global says it has added 25 digital LED mobile billboard trucks to its national fleet as campaigns gear up for primaries, early voting and the Nov. 3, 2026 general election.

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Ryan Wilson, founder of Team Trust Productions, is using his own experience growing up disabled in rural Illinois to help nonprofits tell stronger stories during the Americans with Disabilities Act’s 36th anniversary week.