KARE 11’s Naasir Akailvi reports: “A Columbia Heights mother pleaded for the return of her teenage son on Wednesday at a news conference alongside family and local authorities. Jordan Collins Jr. … also known as Manny, was last seen on the 4900 block of University Avenue Northeast in Columbia Heights on May 8.”
Josie Albertson-Grove at the Star Tribune reports: “St. Paul police are investigating the shooting death of a man on the West Side, marking the city’s fourth homicide of 2025 and the first involving a gun this year.”
The Star Tribune’s Victor Stefanescu reports: “Boston Scientific will eliminate jobs after discontinuing global sales of its Acurate aortic valve replacement systems that treat the heart failure-causing condition aortic stenosis, the medtech company with a large cardiology presence in Minnesota said Wednesday.”
Corin Hoggard at FOX 9 reports: “Minnesota’s budget negotiations may be close to the finish line, but thousands of state employees will probably be getting layoff notices next week.”
Brittney Ermon and Kyle Brown at KSTP report: “The City of Minneapolis is launching a new pilot program to make south Minneapolis safer. A new community safety ambassador program launched on Wednesday in the East Lake Street and East Franklin Avenue neighborhood.”
Jordan Shearer at the Rochester Post Bulletin reports: “Rochester Public Schools has submitted a two-page appeal to the U.S. Department of Education regarding the discontinuation of a $1.9 million grant originally meant to increase the number of mental health workers in the school district, particularly those from ‘underrepresented backgrounds.’ … In its appeal, RPS said it will no longer make decisions based on race if it is allowed to keep the grant.”
Kirsti Marohn at MPR News reports: “Minnesotans who lost property to tax forfeiture in the last decade or so have until June 6 to file a claim as part of a class-action settlement.”
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