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Google Escalates PR Offensive on Hermantown Data Center: Want a Cookie?
Plus lots of racism, anti-ICE activists speak out, and Metro Transit's new tool in today's Flyover news roundup.
RacketCast, Ep. 55: Investigating Crimes + City Pages Times Feat. ProPublica Reporters Jessica Lussenhop & Andy Mannix
One interview, two very different topics.
Pride Parties, Cat Touring, and a Sex Expo: This Week’s Best Events
Plus Soul Food Fest, Kim Gordon, and last call for Bauhaus Brew Labs.
How Much Is Your Local Lawmaker Worth?
Plus MN as a blueprint for fighting fascism, stuff Minnesotans hate, and a questionable Naz Reid license plate in today's Flyover news roundup.
Racket Racks Up 8 Trophies at the 2026 Local Journalism Awards
In today's Flyover news roundup? All we're rounding up is Racket's performance at Tuesday's Minnesota Society of Professional Journalists' Page One Awards ceremony.
Feds Can’t Leave Minnesota Alone
Plus Eyedea in AI form, MPD's blown budget, and more Bob Dylan in today's Flyover news roundup.
Stone Arch Bridge Fest, Purrride, Brass Solidarity: This Week’s Best Events
Plus free yoga, World Cup watch parties, and Juneteenth on the South Side.
BYO Food to the Twins: Target Field Concessions Workers Plan to Strike
Plus the Hortman assassinations one year later, hilarious U of M marketing leaks, and a 68-year-old woman survives a terrifying mud trap in today's Flyover new roundup.
RacketCast, Ep. 54: The Art of Airfare Feat. Thrifty Traveler’s Kyle Potter & Gunnar Olson
I want to get away.
STP Pride, Chalkfest, Lake Street Mural Day: This Week’s Best Events
Plus a Juneteenth celebration, Titus Andronicus at the Turf, and a vintage block party.









