Gang crackdown in MPLS

Happening today

☀️ Mostly sunny with high temperatures in the mid-70s. This weekend, a few showers are possible with highs in the mid-60s on Saturday and stray rumbles with a high of around 70 degrees on Sunday.

👩‍⚕️ Union leaders with SEIU Healthcare Minnesota & Iowa will announce the date they would start a 7-day unfair labor practice strike if no deal is reached with Allina Health. The union will be filing the required 10-day notice with the employer announcing their intention to strike following multiple days of bargaining this week. 

🛍️ The 100 mile garage sale that runs between Winona and Red Wing begins today. Fifteen historic river towns and two states clean out their attics, garages and basements to create a one of a kinds bargain hunting experience. Participants can start anywhere along the river road on both the Minnesota or Wisconsin sides.

From the gridiron to the waffle iron: Justice Alan Page pours heart into making maple syrup

• Former Minnesota Vikings player and Supreme Court Justice Alan Page has a new passion: making maple syrup.
• This season, Page tapped 39 maple trees on his cabin property in Outing, Minnesota.
• Page says he started “sugaring” as it’s called back in 2014, when his late wife, Diane Sims Page, suggested they give it a try. Every year, they continued their hobby, bottling their finished product and sharing it with family and friends, under the name Pages’ Lake Washburn Maple Syrup.

“To be in the quiet and solitude and to be able to sit here and watch the sap boil. Who would have thought I would find that not only interesting but mesmerizing,” said Justice Alan Page.

A few years ago, Page co-wrote a children’s book with his daughter Kamie, titled Grandpa Alan’s Sugar Shack, based on his experiences with his children and grandchildren.

“It’s a great story, isn’t it? Grandfather. Granddaughter. Chance to come up and be in the woods together. The granddaughter is learning how to make maple syrup,” said Page.