Local:

This week and last week streets have been filled with people holding signs which say call Lisa Demuth, the GOP House Speaker. This is due to the fact that Demuth has been accused of holding a bill ‘hostage’ that would protect children from the threat of school shootings.

(Source: The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Kaoly Her’s promise and the wants of St. Paul Residents, $200 million to renovate Grand Casino Arena, faces a major obstacle in the senate, but Her is still extremely optimistic. Grand Casino Arena has been viewed as a key step in the process to revitalized downtown St. Paul.

(Source: The Minnesota Star Tribune)

National:

Trump pushed through a no-bid project to paint the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool blue ahead of the country’s 250th birthday. Critics say it’s more about Trump’s style than actually fixing the pool’s problems.

(Source: The New York Times)

Six people were found dead in a train boxcar in Laredo on Sunday, and investigators are still trying to figure out what happened. While officials haven’t confirmed who the victims were, the tragedy resembles past cases where migrants died in dangerously hot transport containers near the border.

(Source: The New York Times)

International:

The cruise ship where the deadly Hantavirus outbreak started will disembark on Sunday at the the island of Tenerife, part of the Canary Island.

(Source: The New York Times)