Former Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara resigned in May amid an investigation into workplace sexual misconduct (not to be confused with the workplace sexual misconduct in the St. Paul mayor’s office) and Mayor Jacob Frey installed 31-year veteran Bill Peterson on an interim basis. Standing before the city council on Thursday, Peterson’s bid to become the permanent police chief was denied by an 8-5 vote. The driving concern among the no votes was concern about his ability to drive reform in the department.
Fire gutted an apartment building on St. Paul’s Randolph Ave. on Monday and the building has already been torn down, leaving dozens of people without a place to live. Deemed unsafe by the Department of Safety and Inspections, the building was leveled without residents being allowed to retrieve any possessions. Fundraisers have been set up for some tenants.
DFL State Rep. Dan Wolgamott has been arrested on a suspected DWI in St. Cloud three years after being arrested for another DWI. Wolgamott is accused of striking a parked vehicle with one occupant who was treated for non-life-threatening injuries and when police arrived had “poor balance, blood shot eyes and glossy eyes… He had slurred speech and was having difficulty formulating full sentences.” He did not seek reelection this year and his term ends Jan. 4.
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In other people-leaving-office-in-January news, Gov. Tim Walz is currently overseas in Turkey speaking about sustainable agriculture and clean energy, a trip that raises some questions about what exactly a governor of a Midwestern state is doing for said state in Turkey.
ICE agents are still in Minnesota and still arresting people, including a Robbinsdale man with no violent criminal record and no order of removal who was punched in the face by officers while his daughter looked on.
The Science Museum of Minnesota went through budget cuts and layoffs a year ago but amid continued struggles, the museum is now eliminating or changing 22 positions and leaving 10 more unfilled. State and federal funding has decreased, attendance has not gotten back to pre-COVID levels, and revenue from touring exhibitions has dropped dramatically.
And finally in your Minnesota news roundup: Breweries have been fighting for survival and often losing that fight the last several years, so St. Louis Park nanobrewery Ullsperger Brewing is trying something a bit different this coming January by going all in on “The Simpsons.” The brewery and its furniture will be painted blue and yellow, owner Dan Ullsperger will be dressed as Moe Szyslak and they already have Frostillicus aka Jasper Beardly in the walk-in cooler. No word yet on whether they’ll be selling Moon Pies or if Ullsperger will be going home to ogle the ladies in the Victoria’s Secret catalog … *buzz* … Sears catalog.
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