Arctic Cat owner suspending operations in St. Cloud, Thief River Falls

St. Cloud Live reports Arctic Cat will suspend operations in St. Cloud and Thief River Falls “due to ongoing business conditions and a ‘softness’ in consumer end-market and design, according to Brandon Haddock, spokesperson for Arctic Cat’s parent company, Textron.”

Bring Me the News reports Boludo in Minneapolis has been fined over $105,000 by the U.S. Department of Labor for overtime violations and illegal labor practices. “According to DOL, Boludo denied overtime to 51 employees at its four Minneapolis restaurants: Boludo El 38, Boludo Downtown, Boludo Uptown and Boludo Como.”

Sahan Journal reports a post by a Prior Lake teacher is concerning parents in the district.

“The post consists of a photo of a cartoon family hugging each other and the words, “A FAMILY THAT IS DEPORTED TOGETHER STAYS TOGETHER.” The post was shared by a Facebook account with the name, “Brooke Bendorf,” who was identified by some students and parents in the Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools district as fourth-grade teacher Brooke Zahn.”

Duluth News Tribune reports the U.S. Forest Service will buy more than 6,200 acres of land in the Superior National Forest. “In a decision memo issued Wednesday, Superior National Forest Supervisor Thomas Hall said the decision to buy the land from the Conservation Fund will help it manage lynx habitat, wetlands and wild rice waters, among other resources.”

Axios reports brothers Justin and Mat Ishbia are reportedly interested in buying the Twins from the Pohlads. The siblings bought the NBA’s Suns and WNBA’s Mercury in 2022.

WCCO shared this photo of ice “folding” on the Mississippi River in Minneapolis Thursday:

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