What's On Today - Wednesday

Mar 19, 2023 | New Music

R&B superstar K. Michelle has just released her latest single “YOU”. The song was produced by Hero and showcases her signature soulful sound, coupled with her ability to craft honest and introspective lyrics that speak to her fans’ true emotions.

The accompanying video was directed by Sam Green.

This is the follow up to her previously released #1 hit single “Scooch”, which also featured prominently on our list of the Top 100 R&B Songs of 2022.… Read more

Lt. DeWayne Smith was identified Friday in records obtained by media outlets as the officer that officials said earlier this month had retired before his termination hearing.

Associated Press  |  

Mar 18, 2023

The Memphis police supervisor on scene when Tyre Nichols was beaten to death by officers retired with his benefits the day before a hearing to fire him, according to documents filed to revoke his law enforcement certification.

Lt. DeWayne Smith was identified Friday in records obtained by media outlets as the officer that officials said earlier this month had retired before his termination hearing.… Read more

BY ADAM DUXTER

UPDATED ON: MARCH 22, 2023 / 3:32 PM / CBS MINNESOTA

BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. — When the Brooklyn Center Walmart closes its doors April 21, it will subtract from an already dwindling list of resources for affordable groceries for people in the area. 

The store closure, which a corporate statement says is tied to poor performance, comes after Aldi and Walgreens shut their doors for good on Minneapolis’ north side. 

For many who shopped at Aldi before it closed, Brooklyn Center’s Walmart was the next closest place to find affordable groceries. … Read more

BY JONAH KAPLAN

MARCH 22, 2023 / 7:27 PM / CBS MINNESOTA

MINNEAPOLIS — The former Executive Director of Minneapolis’ Division of Race, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging, has left her position after nearly a year on the job, and has threatened to file a lawsuit against at least one city councilwoman.

Tyeastia Green, who was hired in March 2022, issued the threat in a scathing 14-page memo she sent to Mayor Jacob Frey and other city officials, blasting what she called a “toxic” work environment, which reflected “antiblack sentiment” – even among its two black city councilwomen.… Read more

BY DAVID SCHUMAN

MARCH 22, 2023 / 10:25 PM / CBS MINNESOTA

MINNEAPOLIS — There’s a new police chief in charge of public transit in the Twin Cities. Ernest Morales III was sworn in Wednesday to lead Metro Transit Police Department.

“I am committed to leading this department into the brightest chapter yet,” he said.

Morales faces challenges like safety on light rail trains. Frequent riders often feel uncomfortable.

“[People] get high on the train,” said Tim Grimes, a near-daily commuter.… Read more

By Courtney Godfrey

PublishedMarch 22, 2023 10:20PM

Updated 10:21PM

Monticello

FOX 9

MONTICELLO, Minn. (FOX 9) – Federal regulators doubled down on the public notification process, following a leak at the Monticello power plant in November.

Officials with the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission were in Monticello Wednesday, as part of the license renewal process for the 50-year-old power plant, and answered questions about why it took four months for news of the leak to become public.… Read more

BY: DEENA WINTER – MARCH 22, 2023 11:46 AM

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey reprimanded Community Safety Commissioner Cedric Alexander last year after some wayward tweeting, according to records reviewed by the Reformer. 

Alexander oversees the city’s Office of Community Safety, which includes 911, the police and fire departments, the Office of Emergency Management and Neighborhood Safety, formerly known as the Office of Violence Prevention. 

Alexander was just a couple of months into his job as Minneapolis’ first community safety commissioner when one Thursday evening in October, he responded to a tweet questioning why nine empty police squad cars were parked on and near Nicollet Mall sidewalks downtown.… Read more