Algae problems are not just for D.C.

Vance Boelter was sentenced yesterday to two life sentences plus 40 years without parole by Judge John Tunheim. Boelter pleaded guilty in June in the killing of lawmaker Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark, as well as the attacks on lawmaker John Hoffman, his wife Yvette and their daughter Hope.

Friends and family members of the victims are still finding ways to move forward, as is the state as a whole.

In the wake of Mayor Kaohly Her’s announcement that St. Paul would close the city’s three largest encampments of unhoused people beginning on Aug. 5, council members are pushing for clearer plans on what comes next. 

Steer clear of Lake Cornelia in Edina for the time being. Officials have issued a cyanotoxin advisory after observing “blue-green algae scum” on July 20. No word yet on whether someone cut a 300-foot-long gash in the lining of the lake with a knife or razor.

Republican gubernatorial candidate Mike Lindell is now registered to vote in the state he’s running to govern, an oversight “at the Secretary of State’s office or at the DMV or something,” said Lindell.

“[T]he episode may illustrate Minnesota’s election safeguards at work,” writes Walker Orenstein. “It may also reveal gaps in Lindell’s understanding of the state’s election laws.”

Jennifer Compeau and Jason Gourneau from Grand Forks have weathered addiction and incarceration but have worked to emerge from a difficult history by reconnecting with their Native culture.

If you’re at an event catered by Cooks of Hope, definitely stick around for the food. Local chef James Johnson started his company with the goal of bringing the Lowcountry cuisine of his Gullah Geechee culture to the Twin Cities from his home state of South Carolina. The mix of Southern and African influences has my mouth watering.

Did you miss when TPT put out the music documentary “The Wild West Bank Sound” back in April? Good news, you can watch anytime online and get a glimpse into a significant musical moment for Minnesota.

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