WWE SummerSlam and related wrestling events were centered in downtown Minneapolis from July 31 through Aug. 2, 2026. Minnesota Sports and Events estimated the weekend would generate about $100 million in regional economic impact.
St. Paul City Council approved more than $3.3 million in Sales Tax Revitalization funding July 8, including more than $2.1 million for neighborhood capital projects and more than $1.1 million for arts and cultural projects.
A federal judge dismissed the Trump administration’s lawsuit against Minnesota, St. Paul, Minneapolis, Hennepin County and officials over local cooperation with federal immigration enforcement.
Minneapolis has announced a $7 million Small Business Resiliency Fund for local businesses affected by Operation Metro Surge, with $350,000 directed to Building and Development Services in 2026.
Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services will conduct public tests of systems used to tabulate polling-place and absentee ballots before the Aug. 11 Minnesota State Primary.
Minnesota’s secretary of state certified candidates for federal and state offices for the Aug. 11 primary, while portions of a new election-administration law took effect Aug. 1.
Saint Paul Public Schools announced the inaugural SUTR undergraduate program with the University of St. Thomas on June 23, 2026. The district has not disclosed cohort size, funding or a completion timeline.
Baxter’s proposed Fairview Road extension to Excelsior Road is moving through feasibility and improvement-hearing steps, with estimated assessments concentrated on First Baptist Church of Brainerd and Fruth properties. A city hardship-deferral form sets an August 31, 2026 deadline for qualifying applicants.
Vadnais Heights voters will choose a mayor and two at-large City Council members on November 3, 2026, after the July 14-28 filing period produced three mayoral candidates and five council candidates.
Norton Drive is closed to through traffic between Minnesota Avenue and Morningside Road as part of a TxDOT bridge replacement project, with the city expecting the closure to continue through Sept. 17.
HB 707 creates a seven-member committee, broadens landfill-siting criteria and pauses approvals for additional capacity until at least July 1, 2027, with Dalton remaining a key test.
St. Paul-area gas slipped to $3.992 in AAA’s August 1 metro check, while diesel held at $5.128 after falling from yesterday but rising from last week.
Minnesota laws taking effect August 1, 2026, expand the warrantless-arrest window for qualifying nonfelony domestic abuse, require written police reports, revise detention procedures and standardize court-ordered firearm transfers.
Woodbury membership stations listed regular gas near $4 on Aug. 1, while the Twin Cities diesel average reached $5.128 and rose from last week.
Regular gas fell 11.4 cents over the past week in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metro, while diesel rose 4.4 cents, with mixed prices at a Minnetonka station.
AAA’s July 31 check puts Minneapolis-St. Paul regular gas at $4.008 and diesel at $5.133, with gasoline easing over the week while diesel moves higher.
Apple Valley station listings show regular gas from $3.80 to $3.95, while estimated diesel is $4.99 as Minnesota gasoline and diesel trends diverge.
A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction July 27 blocking Minnesota from enforcing specified prediction-market restrictions before their August 1 effective date, allowing Kalshi and Polymarket to operate in the state for now.
More than 30 Minnesota water systems were targeted July 26-27. A Braham plant briefly shut down, while officials report no known water-quality impact.
A federal judge ruled agencies cannot use a grant-termination clause to cancel awarded grants solely because later priorities changed, but Minnesota programs already cut are not automatically restored.
Benson’s June-July 2026 water samples exceeded federal action levels for lead and copper. The city plans more monitoring, education and corrosion-control review.
Wayzata Boulevard is entering preliminary design for a projected $20.24 million reconstruction, with construction currently scheduled for 2030.
