
Nicole Ki
Street Team Reporter at MPR News (Saint Paul, MN)
@MPRnews reporter + tiktoker covering young BIPOC minnesotans under 35. past: @argusleader @nextli. always @aaja @IRE_NICAR @uw_sjmc. she/her/她 📧: [email protected]
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2 weeks ago |
mprnews.org | Nicole Ki
Federal prosecutors charged Dorothy Jean Moore, the owner of Jean’s Soul Food, with several felonies on Friday as part of the Feeding Our Future investigation. According to federal documents, Moore defrauded the Federal Child Nutrition Program of $1.4 million. Prosecutors say the 57-year-old falsely claimed Jean’s Soul Food served over 600,000 meals to children in the Twin Cities area during the COVID-19 pandemic under the sponsorship of Feeding Our Future.
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3 weeks ago |
mprnews.org | Nicole Ki
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3 weeks ago |
mprnews.org | Nicole Ki
Create an account or log in to save stories. Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories. Minnesota’s long-awaited cannabis lottery on Thursday was a nail-biter for Aaron Beauchaine. He and about 60 others gathered in the Minnetonka office of Meta Commercial Cannabis, a real estate brokerage dedicated to cannabis. People gathered in front of two TVs to watch the lottery, which was held virtually and streamed on YouTube.
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3 weeks ago |
mprnews.org | Nicole Ki
Minnesota’s air quality alert hasn’t stopped kayakers and canoeists from going out on the water in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Smoke from nearly two dozen wildfires in Canada traveled into Minnesota in recent days, triggering an air quality advisory that continues until Monday evening. But in Ely, families who booked their trips to the BWCA months in advance are continuing with their plans. “It really hasn’t been too smoky up here,” said Jason Zabokrtsky, owner of Ely Outfitting Company.
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1 month ago |
mankatofreepress.com | Nicole Ki
The city of Anoka broke ground on what could be one of the first government-run cannabis dispensaries to open in the U.S. since 2015. On Thursday, city officials met at 839 East River Road for a groundbreaking ceremony to commence the $2.7 million construction of a new cannabis store. Anoka is among 13 cities and counties in Minnesota that have applied for a license to operate a cannabis store.
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Had to switch up my regular reporting process to add some fun and flair to this feature I produced on Devon Monroe, one of Minnesota's biggest LGBTQ stars in pro wrestling. It was challenge to bring this to life, but so fun and rewarding! https://t.co/9argvzrfzI

The past three days have been a whirlwind as the police investigation into the shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson continues. I have been leading @MPRnews coverage in New York from the @Marketplace office to deliver the latest. Visuals of me running around NYC ⬇️ https://t.co/VHNaqXk4G8

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