To place an obituary, please include the information from the obituary checklist below in an email to obits@pioneerpress. com. There is no option to place them through our website at this time. Feel free to contact our obituary desk at 651-228-5263 with any questions. General Information: Your full name, Address (City, State, Zip Code), Phone number, And an alternate phone number (if any) Obituary Specification: Name of Deceased, Obituary Text, A photo in a JPEG or PDF file is preferable, TIF and other files are accepted, we will contact you if there are any issues with the photo. Ad Run dates There is a discount for running more than one day, but this must be scheduled on the first run date to apply. If a photo is used, it must be used for both days for the discount to apply, contact us for more information. Policies: Verification of Death: In order to publish obituaries a name and phone number of funeral home/cremation society is required. We must contact the funeral home/cremation society handling the arrangements during their business hours to verify the death. If the body of the deceased has been donated to the University of Minnesota Anatomy Bequest Program, or a similar program, their phone number is required for verification. Please allow enough time to contact them especially during their limited weekend hours. A death certificate is also acceptable for this purpose but only one of these two options are necessary. Guestbook and Outside Websites: We are not allowed to reference other media sources with a guestbook or an obituary placed elsewhere when placing an obituary in print and online. We may place a website for a funeral home or a family email for contact instead; contact us with any questions regarding this matter. Obituary Process: Once your submission is completed, we will fax or email a proof for review prior to publication in the newspaper. This proof includes price and days the notice is scheduled to appear. Please review the proof carefully. We must be notified of errors or changes before the notice appears in the Pioneer Press based on each day’s deadlines. After publication, we will not be responsible for errors that may occur after final proofing. Online: Changes to an online obituary can be handled through the obituary desk. Call us with further questions. Payment Procedure: Pre-payment is required for all obituary notices prior to publication by the deadline specified below in our deadline schedule. Please call 651-228-5263 with your payment information after you have received the proof and approved its contents. Credit Card: Payment accepted by phone only due to PCI (Payment Card Industry) regulations EFT: Check by phone. Please provide your routing number and account number. Rates: The minimum charge is $162 for the first 12 lines. Every line after the first 12 is $12. If the ad is under 12 lines it will be charged the minimum rate of $162. Obituaries including more than 40 lines will receive a 7. 5% discount per line. On a second run date, receive a 20% discount off both the first and second placement. Place three obituaries and the third placement will be free of charge. Each photo published is $125 per day. For example: 2 photos in the paper on 2 days would be 4 photo charges at $500. Deadlines: Please follow deadline times to ensure your obituary is published on the day requested. Hours Deadline (no exceptions) Ad Photos MEMORIAM (NON-OBITUARY) REQUEST Unlike an obituary, Memoriam submissions are remembrances of a loved one who has passed. The rates for a memoriam differ from obituaries. Please call or email us for more memoriam information Please call 651-228-5280 for more information. HOURS: Monday Friday 8: 00AM 5: 00PM (CLOSED WEEKENDS and HOLIDAYS) Please submit your memoriam ad to memoriams@pioneerpress. com or call 651-228-5280. Cade and Hunter Tyson, a pair of 6-foot-7 brothers, have reached some impressive heights on a wide variety of basketball courts. Cade is having a strong start to his senior season with the Gophers men’s basketball team; the transfer wing leads the Big Ten Conference in scoring through six games. His older brother Hunter surged in his last year at Clemson and became a second-round pick in the 2023 NBA draft; the small forward now comes off the bench for the Denver Nuggets. Yet a piece of both wishes they were just kids again, playing one-on-one in North Carolina. Their first hoop was nothing more than iron rim fastened to a five-foot wooden post stuck out in their grass yard. No frills, not even a backboard. “Very Carolina of us,” Hunter recalled. When in elementary school, the boys, along with their sister Laikyn, received a quality half-court set-up, complete with glass backboard and a big, flat concrete slab. At the time, it was a world-class court. “I wish I could get that time back,” Cade told the Pioneer Press while on his new home court, Williams Arena, in October. “Looking back, I miss those days, man,” Hunter said before a Timberwolves-Nuggets game at Target Center in November. While they fondly look back on their youth, it sounded like combat training. “Fouling the heck out of each other,” Hunter recalled. Their father Jonathan served as referee. Well, sort of. “I would use that terminology lightly,” he said in an interview. “I would just keep them from hurting each other. I would let them pretty much go at it.” Through the fog of time, Cade, who is three years younger, remembers it being a bit more one-sided. “My brother liked to throw some elbows in the paint a little bit,” he said. “. But looking back, it made me tougher.” Cade has needed that durability. When Hunter was getting his first taste as an NBA rookie in 2023-24, Cade was riding high in his sophomore season at Belmont, shooting 46% from 3-point range and averaging 16. 2 points a game. With a big frame and smooth shooting stroke, Cade was highly ranked target in the NCAA transfer portal that spring and picked traditional powerhouse North Carolina. Growing up south of Charlotte in the town of Monroe, Hunter was a Tar Heels fan, while Cade said he didn’t have a “dream school.” UNC did have an influence on him, however, as a family photo shows Cade decked out in Carolina blue while playing on that concrete slab. But last season in Chapel Hill was a struggle for Cade: He played only eight minutes per game, 29% from deep and averaged 2. 6 points across 31 contests. “We tried to keep him from getting discouraged,” Jonathan said. “There were times where he was discouraged. I mean, I’d be lying if I didn’t say we were all discouraged.” But Jonathan tried to remind Cade of what he could control, showing up to work every day. One message: “The biggest thing you need to understand is (UNC guard) Seth Trimble is one of the best defenders in the country. You’re practicing against him every single day. You need to develop your offensive game.” Cade hit the transfer portal again and landed at Minnesota. While it’s only a small sample size, his 21. 3 points-per-game average sits No. 1 in the Big Ten and 14th in the nation going into games Wednesday night. He is showing signs of being a three-way scorer: from behind the arc, at the rim and from the foul line. Tyson can continue to build on that hot start when Minnesota (4-2) plays Stanford (4-1) in the Acrisure Series at 8: 30 p. m. Thursday in Palm Desert, Calif. Gophers head coach Niko Medved knows what a competitive household looks like; he had two younger brothers while growing up in Roseville. “It’s wanting to beat your brothers more than anything,” Medved said. “I think for Cade, being in those (younger brother) shoes really, really helped him grow. Cade has an unbelievable work ethic and he’s very competitive, but he’s also got great discipline.” The Gophers honored Tyson for scoring 1, 000 career points before the 7 p. m. tipoff against Chicago State on Nov. 18, and Tyson showed his commitment by being one of the first players onto The Barn court before 5 p. m. “He obviously built great habits growing up,” Medved said. “His dad was a coach. His brother was a terrific player. It’s been in his blood and in his culture. I think so many of those habits have been ingrained in him. He’s just so fun to coach every day.” Jonathan Tyson played at Wingate and his coaching career led to plenty of gym access for his kids. They also attended a variety of games, from high school to college and to the Charlotte Hornets. But letting ’em play on that variety of courts was primarily about having them “figure it out. Developing the competitive spirit was really the big idea.” Jonathan now serves as the Chief of School Performance for the Union County Public Schools, a district with 53 schools and 41, 000 students. He also wanted his children, including high school volleyball player Laikyn, to gain the nuances of sports. “Soft skills that they could learn, being a good teammate, working with others, by being competitive, by practicing and preparing to be your personal best,” Jonathan said. The NBA was not the goal for his sons. They also played baseball growing up and didn’t start playing hoops on the traveling circuit at young ages. “I was just hoping (Hunter would) get an opportunity to go to college,” Jonathan said. “And to be quite candid, help us financially, so he could go to college (on scholarship), so neither he nor I nor our family would be in a great deal of debt.” When Cade struggled at UNC last season, his NBA older bro was there to help. “It was a tough year for him last year, but (it was) the way he worked super hard this summer,” Hunter said. “Last year, (I was) just trying to encourage him. He always kept his faith and kept working hard and just knew it was a short storm that he would eventually get out of.” Mother Torri said her boys were competitive off the court, too, including in the Chutes and Ladders board game. But while Jonathan was “definitely pretty tough” on the boys, Torri would be there to “remind them of the softer side.” “We are so blessed,” Torri said. “It’s not just all the success that you see, but all the stuff people don’t see. The ugliness of social media can be pretty hard, so seeing them overcome that in the mental aspect of the game. That is what I’m more proud of.” Pioneer Press reporter Jace Frederick contributed to this story.
https://www.twincities.com/2025/11/26/nuggets-hunter-tyson-helps-bother-cade-tyson/

To place an obituary, please include the information from the obituary checklist below in an email to obits@pioneerpress. com. There is no option to place them through our website at this time. Feel free to contact our obituary desk at 651-228-5263 with any questions. General Information: Your full name, Address (City, State, Zip Code), Phone number, And an alternate phone number (if any) Obituary Specification: Name of Deceased, Obituary Text, A photo in a JPEG or PDF file is preferable, TIF and other files are accepted, we will contact you if there are any issues with the photo. Ad Run dates There is a discount for running more than one day, but this must be scheduled on the first run date to apply. If a photo is used, it must be used for both days for the discount to apply, contact us for more information. Policies: Verification of Death: In order to publish obituaries a name and phone number of funeral home/cremation society is required. We must contact the funeral home/cremation society handling the arrangements during their business hours to verify the death. If the body of the deceased has been donated to the University of Minnesota Anatomy Bequest Program, or a similar program, their phone number is required for verification. Please allow enough time to contact them especially during their limited weekend hours. A death certificate is also acceptable for this purpose but only one of these two options are necessary. Guestbook and Outside Websites: We are not allowed to reference other media sources with a guestbook or an obituary placed elsewhere when placing an obituary in print and online. We may place a website for a funeral home or a family email for contact instead; contact us with any questions regarding this matter. Obituary Process: Once your submission is completed, we will fax or email a proof for review prior to publication in the newspaper. This proof includes price and days the notice is scheduled to appear. Please review the proof carefully. We must be notified of errors or changes before the notice appears in the Pioneer Press based on each day’s deadlines. After publication, we will not be responsible for errors that may occur after final proofing. Online: Changes to an online obituary can be handled through the obituary desk. Call us with further questions. Payment Procedure: Pre-payment is required for all obituary notices prior to publication by the deadline specified below in our deadline schedule. Please call 651-228-5263 with your payment information after you have received the proof and approved its contents. Credit Card: Payment accepted by phone only due to PCI (Payment Card Industry) regulations EFT: Check by phone. Please provide your routing number and account number. Rates: The minimum charge is $162 for the first 12 lines. Every line after the first 12 is $12. If the ad is under 12 lines it will be charged the minimum rate of $162. Obituaries including more than 40 lines will receive a 7. 5% discount per line. On a second run date, receive a 20% discount off both the first and second placement. Place three obituaries and the third placement will be free of charge. Each photo published is $125 per day. For example: 2 photos in the paper on 2 days would be 4 photo charges at $500. Deadlines: Please follow deadline times to ensure your obituary is published on the day requested. Hours Deadline (no exceptions) Ad Photos MEMORIAM (NON-OBITUARY) REQUEST Unlike an obituary, Memoriam submissions are remembrances of a loved one who has passed. The rates for a memoriam differ from obituaries. Please call or email us for more memoriam information Please call 651-228-5280 for more information. HOURS: Monday Friday 8: 00AM 5: 00PM (CLOSED WEEKENDS and HOLIDAYS).
https://www.twincities.com/2025/11/26/newspaper-delivery-delayed-due-to-snow/

To place an obituary, please include the information from the obituary checklist below in an email to obits@pioneerpress. com. There is no option to place them through our website at this time. Feel free to contact our obituary desk at 651-228-5263 with any questions. General Information: Your full name, Address (City, State, Zip Code), Phone number, And an alternate phone number (if any) Obituary Specification: Name of Deceased, Obituary Text, A photo in a JPEG or PDF file is preferable, TIF and other files are accepted, we will contact you if there are any issues with the photo. Ad Run dates There is a discount for running more than one day, but this must be scheduled on the first run date to apply. If a photo is used, it must be used for both days for the discount to apply, contact us for more information. Policies: Verification of Death: In order to publish obituaries a name and phone number of funeral home/cremation society is required. We must contact the funeral home/cremation society handling the arrangements during their business hours to verify the death. If the body of the deceased has been donated to the University of Minnesota Anatomy Bequest Program, or a similar program, their phone number is required for verification. Please allow enough time to contact them especially during their limited weekend hours. A death certificate is also acceptable for this purpose but only one of these two options are necessary. Guestbook and Outside Websites: We are not allowed to reference other media sources with a guestbook or an obituary placed elsewhere when placing an obituary in print and online. We may place a website for a funeral home or a family email for contact instead; contact us with any questions regarding this matter. Obituary Process: Once your submission is completed, we will fax or email a proof for review prior to publication in the newspaper. This proof includes price and days the notice is scheduled to appear. Please review the proof carefully. We must be notified of errors or changes before the notice appears in the Pioneer Press based on each day’s deadlines. After publication, we will not be responsible for errors that may occur after final proofing. Online: Changes to an online obituary can be handled through the obituary desk. Call us with further questions. Payment Procedure: Pre-payment is required for all obituary notices prior to publication by the deadline specified below in our deadline schedule. Please call 651-228-5263 with your payment information after you have received the proof and approved its contents. Credit Card: Payment accepted by phone only due to PCI (Payment Card Industry) regulations EFT: Check by phone. Please provide your routing number and account number. Rates: The minimum charge is $162 for the first 12 lines. Every line after the first 12 is $12. If the ad is under 12 lines it will be charged the minimum rate of $162. Obituaries including more than 40 lines will receive a 7. 5% discount per line. On a second run date, receive a 20% discount off both the first and second placement. Place three obituaries and the third placement will be free of charge. Each photo published is $125 per day. For example: 2 photos in the paper on 2 days would be 4 photo charges at $500. Deadlines: Please follow deadline times to ensure your obituary is published on the day requested. Hours Deadline (no exceptions) Ad Photos MEMORIAM (NON-OBITUARY) REQUEST Unlike an obituary, Memoriam submissions are remembrances of a loved one who has passed. The rates for a memoriam differ from obituaries. Please call or email us for more memoriam information Please call 651-228-5280 for more information. HOURS: Monday Friday 8: 00AM 5: 00PM (CLOSED WEEKENDS and HOLIDAYS) Please submit your memoriam ad to memoriams@pioneerpress. com or call 651-228-5280. I had an epiphany at the end of a trip to the West Coast earlier this year: Seattle is a lot like the Twin Cities, and Bellingham, Washington, is Duluth’s equivalent. Granted, there are major differences but hear me out: The population of Seattle and the Twin Cities metros are roughly the same (3. 5 million to 3. 7 million), both reside on important bodies of water, both have world-famous industries, attractions, sports teams and musicians and both have Democratic mayors (all three actually). As for Bellingham vis-a-vis Duluth, drive two hours north from the larger cities close to the Canadian border and you’ll find two spots again with roughly the same population, also on waterfronts, with a vibrant university population and an outdoorsy, progressive ethos. I came up with the comparison after an epic 3, 500-mile road trip pulling our teardrop camper and our car filled with clothes, furniture and various sporting goods to help move our son from South St. Paul to his new home in Bellingham. We made the trip over 10 days, camping most nights but spending a few days doing touristy things in Seattle, checking out Bellingham and taking a few detours into Wyoming to see some sights we’ve always wanted to visit. It was a lot of long days on the road and hours spent listening to podcasts, but the driving was part of the adventure and the freedom to pull over to a roadside attraction when we wanted also was an appeal. We likely won’t make the drive again anytime soon direct flights into Seattle are fairly affordable but for anyone planning a similar trip, here are some recommendations and observations. A slow start We got on the road later than we had hoped that first Saturday of our trip in late August after some last-minute packing and a lunch that ran late. Traffic out of the Twin Cities was heavy, too, but we made it to New Salem, North Dakota, in seven hours and had a reservation at a barebones campground that had electrical and water hookups but strangely no bathrooms or showers (only a biffy). No matter, because by the time we arrived, we went straight to sleep under the town’s oversized Salem Sue fiberglass cow statue on the top of the hill. The next day, we knew that we would gain an hour as we drove west, so agreed to check out the Enchanted Highway sculptures along the route. These seven quirky, gigantic metal pieces of art are the work of local artist Gary Greff, scattered along a 32-mile route originally intended to draw visitors south from the interstate to his hometown of Regent. The first piece we discovered is titled “Geese in Flight,” near Gladstone, North Dakota. This sculpture holds the Guinness World Record for the world’s largest scrap metal sculpture and was dazzling as the sun reflected off it and birds flew between the connecting rays. We also visited the “Deer Crossing” sculpture before turning back to the interstate for an hour-long drive to our next stop at the south entrance to Teddy Roosevelt National Park, where we marveled at the gorgeous stripes and striking topography of the Badlands from a scenic overlook. The immense change from the prairie to the Badlands is like discovering a whole new world. We ventured into charming Medora for some coffee and discovered a storefront/office space dedicated to the upcoming Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library, opening nearby on July 4, 2026, to coincide with America’s 250th birthday. A scale model display of the museum and event center shows how the design honors Roosevelt’s deep love for the land and his environmental interests. We may consider attending the grand opening event because it’s sure to be impressive. Crossing the Continental Divide Our day ended after a six-hour drive from Medora to Bozeman, Montana, where we met up with our son. We have been to Bozeman multiple times because he attended college at Montana State University, so we knew we wanted some cocktails at our favorite speakeasy, Devil’s Toboggan, and a late dinner inside the charming Field & Stream Lodge, which is themed around the popular outdoor magazine. I learned the magazine title was bought last year by musicians Morgan Wallen and Eric Church, who have added a music festival and the hotel to the brand. If we weren’t already camping, I would have lobbied for a stay at the new lodge. Over the years of visiting our son in Bozeman, we knew short-term rentals are difficult to find and hotel stays are incredibly expensive, especially for popular dates like graduation. Even the campgrounds were $50 or more a night at the end of summer. The next day, we headed out for Coeur D’Alene, Idaho, planning to sleep there for the night on a friend’s recommendation. Seattle is a doable 10-hour drive from Bozeman, but we wanted to see more sights. It was a hot day with some challenging driving through Glacier National Park and past the Continental Divide marker, especially with our camper in tow, so I was grateful to pull into Wallace, Idaho, for a stop. What first looked like a typical dusty small town off the highway’s overpass turned out to be one of the highlights of the trip. The town of approximately 1, 000 people is rich with museums and quirky attractions. First, we made new friends at Wallace Brewing and heard about the area from the bartender. Then, we had to go find the “Center of the Universe” manhole cover in the middle of the town’s main intersection. The marker came about in 2004 when the mayor announced the town was the universe’s center based on the philosophical concept of probabilism, which states that if something can’t be disproven, it must be true. I intend to use probabilism for future ideas. The town celebrates the designation every year and for its 21st birthday this year, had an extra special festival planned because now “the town can legally drink.” We also explored the very detailed mining museum dedicated to the area’s rich history of silver, lead and zinc mining but were disappointed to discover the Oasis Bordello Museum was closed for the day. That’s right, along with the center of the universe, Wallace also celebrates its history of legalized brothels that allowed prostitution until 1991. We needed to get back on the road but wanted to see more of the area, which we did on our return trip, camping at the Wallace RV Park that has an attached restaurant and brewery. Just an hour away was Coeur D’Alene and its breathtaking, scenic drive of the lake. We captured a beautiful sunset at our campground and settled in for the night. Seeing Seattle The beauty of Coeur D’Alene quickly disappears on the nearly 5-hour drive across eastern Washington to Seattle. At least it was flat. Past Spokane, it started to lightly rain, and I realized we had nearly perfect weather up to that point. After dropping our camper at a generous friend’s house just outside Seattle, we drove into the heart of downtown for a two-night hosted stay at The Maxwell Hotel. The funky boutique hotel is pet-friendly and part of the StayPineapple chain, so there are pineapple-themed details throughout. It’s also a great location to take in many of Seattle’s main sites, and we had a looming view of the Space Needle from our room. The day ended with a magnificent hosted dinner at Raccolto in West Seattle. Raccolto is the latest restaurant by chef Brian Clevenger, who is also behind popular restaurants Vendemmia and East Anchor Seafood. The amazing breads, pastas and inventive desserts reminded me of some of the best meals I’ve had back home at Dario in Minneapolis and Mucci’s Italian in St. Paul. We ended the night completely satisfied without even enough room for a nightcap at one of the many taverns and dive bars near our hotel. The fifth day of our trip was dedicated to seeing Seattle’s top tourist sights, and it was a full 14-hour extravaganza. We had two CityPass vouchers to use, and could choose five of seven attractions. First up was the most popular and iconic: the Space Needle. From our hotel, we walked about 15 minutes to the landmark in the Lower Queen Anne neighborhood for our morning timed entrance. Built for the 1962 World’s Fair, the observation tower feels both retro and futuristic at the same time. The historic photos detailing the construction and engineering of the observation tower offer a sense of how remarkable it is, and the panoramic views of the city and its waterfronts showcase the area’s beauty on all sides. Speaking of beauty, our second pick was the Chihuly Garden and Glass exhibit, which is steps from the Space Needle. It features the colorful, immense and intricate glass works of artist Dale Chihuly. I’d say Chihuly’s worldwide works are almost as instantly recognizable as the Space Needle, and pairing the two next to each other is brilliant. Another nearby CityPass choice was designed by another instantly recognizable creator, architect Frank Gehry. Seattle’s Museum of Pop Culture’s distinctive, stainless steel facade resembles the Weisman Art Museum in Minneapolis because Gehry designed both. Our next CityPass attraction was Seattle’s famous three-building aquarium on the central waterfront, which we explored after an impeccable steak lunch at The Butcher’s Table. Owner Kurt Beecher Dammier told us his Sugar Mountain restaurant group also runs Beecher’s Cheese and is looking to add a location in the Twin Cities area or River Falls, Wis. We also stopped by the Beecher’s Cheese store in Pike Place Market for some samples. Pike Place was hopping, and those famous fish tossers were putting on a show for the many tourists as we roamed the stalls and stopped in for a drink at the enormous Pike Pub. For our final CityPass attraction, we had scheduled a sunset cruise with Argosy Cruises Harbor Tour and joined a friend’s family who now lives in Seattle for the launch out of Pier 55. As a first-time visitor to Seattle, I learned some interesting history and highlights on the cruise, but it was our friend who said she probably gained the most from the tidbits about her new home. After my Fitbit showed I had walked 18, 000 steps for the day, I called rideshare to return to the hotel, but my husband and son chose to walk the 2. 5 miles back, stopping at a few more of those famous Seattle breweries along the way. Bellingham’s best After a long day as Seattle’s No. 1 tourists, we slept late the next day but knew we only had a 90-mile drive to get to Bellingham. We picked up our camper and were off, driving north out of Seattle but into some heavy sprawl and snarled traffic so it took almost two hours before we arrived at Hotel Leo in downtown Bellingham for a hosted stay. Our son’s new rental didn’t start its lease for a few more days but we were able to move the clothes, furniture and other items packed into our car and his into the garage and walk through the house. That meant that we got to explore Bellingham with him that evening while he stayed at the hotel with us. We found the area as endearing as we had hoped. Our first stop was Ritual Records, an immense warehouse dedicated to vinyl. I judge cities based on their music scene which is why I love the Twin Cities so much and Bellingham delivers. After that, I spent an hour at the NEKO Cat Cafe before dinner at the Penny Farthing restaurant. We had noticed a penny farthing theme along our drive, mainly in Idaho and then again in Seattle. The quirky bikes with their oversized front wheels look impossible to ride but seem to be a popular design element possibly tapping into the steampunk vibe. From the restaurant, we walked along the waterfront to The Portal, where families and friends were enjoying drinks and dinner from the food trucks, craft beer kiosks and coffee stands all housed in shipping containers. We continued exploring by walking back toward the downtown area to find a surprising number of breweries for a town its size. College-aged kids and their parents roamed the side streets and filled the eateries and patios several blocks. It felt like a welcoming, buzzy place to be. And while I hadn’t quite made the connection between Washington and Minnesota yet, when we left a few days later to return home, we were confident in our son’s new but somehow familiar next home.
https://www.twincities.com/2025/11/23/driving-home-a-3500-mile-road-trip-from-minnesota-to-washington-offers-surprises-and-similarities/

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### Construction of a U.S. Customs and Border Protection Facility at Holman Field

Construction crews have obtained a building permit to add a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) facility at Holman Field, St. Paul’s downtown municipal airport. Shaw Lundquist Associates was issued a permit on November 4 for the $15.6 million project located at 670 Bayfield St.

The new facility, currently planned on a vacant lot between two 3M hangars and the administrative building housing the Holman’s Table restaurant and bar on the airport’s north end, will cover 4,800 square feet. It is designed to process 100 to 150 international flights per year, totaling approximately 200 operational hours.

Customs staff will travel from Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport to this location for expected international flight arrivals.

Planning documents indicate the building will achieve LEED Gold certification and feature a green roof. In May, the Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) announced it would begin construction on this stand-alone CBP facility to enhance international passenger and cargo processing.

Jeff Lea, MAC spokesperson, confirmed that construction is underway. In July, Finance and Commerce reported that the MAC received five construction bids exceeding the initial $12.24 million estimate.

The project, funded through federal and state grants and General Airport Revenue bonds, will include:
– Pre-processing and post-processing waiting rooms
– Passenger processing area
– Office space
– Utility rooms and restrooms

The building’s construction will utilize cast-in-place concrete, mass timber columns and beams, a structural wood ceiling and roof, and a 1,000-square-foot intensive green roof system.

Sustainability features include geothermal heat pumps, air handlers, and solar panels. According to Lea, “The building is designed to produce more energy than it uses.”

Additional site improvements involve new utility connections, sidewalks, native plantings, decorative metal fencing, and landscaping enhancements.

The project also includes modifications to a mile-long pavement section originally installed in the 1980s, featuring upgraded lighting and surface drainage.

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https://www.twincities.com/2025/11/12/u-s-customs-and-border-protection-plans-11m-facility-at-st-paul-airport/

By Tim Henderson, Stateline.org

Illicit drug overdoses and the deaths they cause are trending down this year, despite spikes in a handful of states, according to a Stateline analysis of data from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

A handful of places with rising overdoses are responding to the problem with cooperation, they say, by sharing information about overdose surges and distributing emergency medication.

“The national conversation is just about warships in the Caribbean and drones and borders,” said Nabarun Dasgupta, who studies overdose trends at the University of North Carolina. “It discounts this huge groundswell of Americans taking care of Americans. There’s a huge amount of caregiving and tending to the needs of local communities that is being done in a non-flashy way because this is hard, slow work.”

Overdose deaths have been dropping steadily since 2023. As of April, the latest date available, deaths were at 76,500 for the previous 12 months — their lowest level since March 2020. A pandemic spike in overdose deaths drove the number as high as almost 113,000 in the summer of 2023, according to federal statistics.

President Donald Trump has ordered more than a dozen military strikes against boats in the open waters of the Caribbean and the Pacific Ocean since September 2, claiming without publicized evidence that their occupants were drug runners bringing narcotics to the United States. Nearly 60 people have been killed.

The bulk of deadly fentanyl is smuggled over the border with Mexico in passenger cars, according to a September report by the federal Government Accountability Office.

A more timely indicator of overdoses — nonfatal suspected overdose patients in hospital emergency departments — was down 7% this year through August compared with 2024, according to Stateline’s analysis of CDC statistics.

The nonfatal overdoses were up for the year in only a few states and the District of Columbia. The largest spikes were 17% in D.C., 16% in Rhode Island, 15% in Delaware, 11% in Connecticut, and 10% in New Mexico, with smaller increases in Colorado, Pennsylvania, Wyoming, South Dakota, Utah, New Jersey, and Minnesota.

Other states saw drops in nonfatal overdoses: Maryland had the largest decrease through August, about 17%. However, Baltimore had an attention-grabbing cluster of 42 overdoses between July and October, all within the same neighborhood. No fatalities were reported.

The cluster led the city to set aside $2 million in October for more mobile services, harm reduction, and social supports to fight overdoses.

New Mexico is seeing more overdoses and more deaths than the previous year in three counties on the Colorado border. In response, New Mexico is distributing both warnings and naloxone, an opioid-overdose antidote. Officials are giving naloxone to storekeepers near overdose sites and alerting those seeking services about the deadly threat in the local supply.

“We started planning naloxone saturation and different types of outreaches so we can hopefully stem this from getting even worse,” said David Daniels, harm reduction section manager in the New Mexico health department. “Putting messaging directly into clients’ hands is extremely valuable. That might be, ‘If you’re choosing to use, don’t use the regular amount. Maybe you should use a quarter of it. Test it out first,’” Daniels said.

The three counties in New Mexico — which include the capital city Santa Fe, ski resort Taos, and Española, the setting of the 2023 TV black comedy series “The Curse” — saw about 438 more deaths from July through September than they did during the third quarter of 2024, according to Stateline calculations. That’s more than double the 383 overdose deaths for the area during the same time period last year.

Roger Montoya, a former Democratic state representative who runs an arts nonprofit in Rio Arriba County, said most of the deaths there have been among homeless substance users. A local hospital has responded with programs to get treatment for more people, and his own Moving Arts Española group concentrates on helping children and young people break a cycle of economic despair that often leads to addiction and homelessness, he said.

“We try to redirect and strengthen the resiliency of young people who largely are being raised by grandparents and kin because mom and dad are either dead, on the street, or incarcerated,” Montoya said.

Most states with overdose increases are still showing fewer deaths, mostly because the drug supply in the eastern United States is more likely to be cut with sedatives that don’t have the same deadly effect as fentanyl, though they can cause overdose.

The drugs linked to Baltimore’s mass overdoses were cut with an unusual, powerful sedative, according to federal testing. The sedative can cause people to lose consciousness but can’t itself be treated with reversal medication such as naloxone.

By contrast, New Mexico’s tests on this year’s clusters generally found more deadly fentanyl than usual in the local supply, said Phillip Fiuty, a technical adviser on adulterant testing in the state health department.

“We’re not seeing the type of adulteration they’re experiencing on the East Coast. Once something is in New Mexico, there’s little to no adulteration,” Fiuty said.

Some East Coast states are seeing more overdoses but fewer deaths. Rhode Island warned of spikes in nonfatal overdose in August and September, but deaths through September were still lower than during the same period last year, according to state figures.

That’s not always the case. Connecticut reported a surge of both fatal and nonfatal overdoses near interstate highways in May and June.

“One of the factors is change in the illicit drug supply or bad batches. I think that’s what’s playing out now. The drug supply is increasingly unpredictable,” said Lori Tremmel Freeman, CEO of the National Association of County and City Health Officials.

The association has a suggested framework for community response to spikes, but cities and counties may be hampered by a new aggressiveness on enforcement and more hostility to local efforts to stop deaths, she said.

The current Trump administration has shown some reluctance to support community harm reduction techniques, she said. That includes the temporary suspension of $140 million in funds for a program called Overdose Data to Action, known as OD2A, that the first Trump administration started to sound the alarm when spikes happen.

“Given recent cuts to health care and substance use and overdose prevention services that we’re seeing, that is impacting some of the work on the ground,” Freeman said. “It’s pushing people away from being able to make the changes they need to make to change their lives. It has the potential to create more of an overdose problem.”

Stateline reporter Tim Henderson can be reached at thenderson@stateline.org.

©2025 States Newsroom. Visit at stateline.org.
https://www.twincities.com/2025/11/07/the-hard-slow-work-of-reducing-overdose-deaths-is-having-an-effect/

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**Speeding Dispute and Deportation Status of Abrego Garcia**

Abrego Garcia was involved in a traffic stop where the trooper accused him of driving at 75 mph (120 kph). However, there is no record that the trooper used a radar gun or pacing to measure the speed. Abrego Garcia maintains that he was driving at 70 mph (113 kph), correctly noting the speed limit.

The government attorneys argue that the trooper made an honest mistake. It’s important to note that the speed limit decreases to 65 mph about 2 miles (3.2 kilometers) further down the interstate. Additionally, attorneys point out that Abrego Garcia was driving in the left lane, which they say is “consistent with an individual traveling in excess of the posted speed limit.” They also state that the trooper “had no reason or motivation to manufacture a traffic violation against him.”

**Is He Being Deported?**

Currently, Abrego Garcia cannot be deported to El Salvador thanks to a 2019 settlement that found he had a “well-founded fear” of danger there. However, the Trump administration has stated he cannot remain in the U.S.

In recent months, government officials have indicated plans to deport him to Uganda, Eswatini, Ghana, and most recently, Liberia. These deportation agreements with so-called third countries have faced legal challenges from advocacy groups citing the history of human rights violations in some of these destinations.

In June, the Supreme Court, in a divided decision, allowed for the swift removal of immigrants to countries other than their home countries and with minimal notice.

Abrego Garcia filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration in a Maryland court concerning his earlier deportation. The judge in that case has temporarily barred his removal. If the judge lifts that order, government attorneys have expressed readiness to deport him immediately.

Meanwhile, Abrego Garcia has applied for asylum in U.S. immigration court.
https://www.twincities.com/2025/11/03/abrego-garcia-smuggling-charges/

During the summer transfer window, Minnesota United’s front office leaders faced the challenge of convincing 22-year-old Australian midfielder Nectar Triantis that moving to MLS was the right step for his budding career. Triantis was already playing in Europe—a favored continent among players—albeit in a lower-level league. In a strategic move, Triantis, who is of Greek descent, requested and received FIFA approval to switch his international allegiance to Greece, should he receive a call-up.

The sales pitch from Loons Chief Soccer Officer Khaled El-Ahmad proved successful. With a $722,665 salary that ranks eighth highest on the roster, Triantis joined Minnesota as an Under-22 Initiative signing on a four-and-a-half-year contract. He has since made a strong impact.

“He’s got that typical Aussie self-assurance, I would say, and it’s not misplaced in any way,” said head coach Eric Ramsay. “He’s obviously a very capable guy, a very capable footballer. I think he’s really fixated on making sure that he hits the highest level possible.”

Soon after his arrival in August, Triantis became a regular in Ramsay’s defensive midfield. His first start came in a significant match: the U.S. Open Cup semifinal loss to Austin. He then started the final four MLS regular-season games and played in Game 1 of the MLS Cup Playoffs last Monday.

Minnesota won Game 1, and the best-of-three series now shifts to Seattle for Game 2, scheduled for 9:45 p.m. CST Monday at Lumen Field. For Triantis, this string of games should put him firmly on the radar for the Greece senior national team and underscores his self-belief in reaching the highest levels of his career.

“He’s got a real point to prove,” Ramsay said. “He’s not come here to stand still in any way. He really wants to progress. And he’s obviously got characteristics that really help us.”

Standing 6-foot-3, Ramsay described Triantis as “a bit of a destroyer in the middle,” but also a player who is composed on the ball, capable of dribbling around opponents and delivering line-breaking passes.

In Game 1 against Seattle, the Loons spent long periods defending in a low block. When regaining possession, they needed players strong enough to handle the ball in critical moments.

“You can just see his personality and desire to want to help the team win,” said midfield teammate Wil Trapp. “I think it’s been really impressive from the beginning. You always want guys to come in and do it in a way that feels like they have confidence, that they can affect the game. I think he has done that in spades from the beginning. It’s been really fun.”

Triantis previously spent two seasons on loan at Hibernian in the Scottish Premiership, from Sunderland, which was promoted to the English Premier League this season. The Loons paid a $2.5 million transfer fee to Southampton to bring Triantis to MLS—an investment that is already proving to be a bargain.

In addition to his defensive and connecting roles, Triantis has demonstrated goal-scoring ability. He scored from the halfway line in his Loons debut against San Diego in September and added another long-range goal two weeks later against Colorado.

During Game 1 versus Seattle, Triantis took several dangerous shots and confidently stepped up to the penalty-kick spot, scoring a PK inside the left post during the Loons’ 3-2 shootout victory.

Loons assistant coach Cam Knowles, who organizes the PK lineup, showed confidence in Triantis by placing him second behind top taker Kelvin Yeboah.

When asked if he was nervous, Triantis replied, “Not really.”

It showed.
https://www.twincities.com/2025/11/02/nectar-triantis-makes-impact-minnesota-united/