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New federal documents describe 2014 “Brass Star” military training exercise
The U.S. military provided coaching on how to handle media inquiries during a 2014 military training exercise in Minneapolis and Saint Paul, and included advice on how to limit information should a “serious accident or incident involving injury or death” occur. ... Continue Reading
The Union Depot Hosts a Vikings Party
Three days prior to the Super Bowl in 2018, the Minnesota Vikings hosted a private dinner at St. Paul’s Union Depot for some of the wealthiest people in the United States — the team owners of the National Football League. ... Continue Reading
A Tesla crashes in Minnesota
One day after a Tesla automobile crashed in rural Minnesota in 2017, Tesla’s director of field performance engineering contacted the Kandiyohi County Sheriff’s office and said that federal regulators were asking the car company about the crash. ... Continue Reading
Marv Davidov, the FBI, and J. Edgar Hoover
In the late 1960s, Twin Cities peace activist Marv Davidov was on the radar of legendary FBI director J. Edgar Hoover, who told the Secret Service that Davidov may have tendencies indicating a “propensity for violence and antipathy toward good order and government.” ... Continue Reading
New Super Bowl Records Show NFL’s Reach, But Yield No Bid Document
The National Football League took wide-ranging control of U.S. Bank Stadium for Super Bowl LII in Minneapolis – including being given 75 percent of the luxury suites at the facility, and having local officials pay to add temporary seating for the game, according to newly released documents. ... Continue Reading
Records show how Greater MSP took control of state’s Amazon bid
State officials allowed Greater MSP – a business development non-profit with ties to Minnesota’s top companies – to assume a uniquely dominant role in the unsuccessful bid to land a corporate headquarters for Amazon. ... Continue Reading