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Star Tribune publisher apologizes for ‘blatantly racist’ cartoon
Lawmakers held a press conference Wednesday to address recent attacks on mosques and hate crime prevention. It was there that legislators condemned the cartoon.
MINNEAPOLIS — The Star Tribune’s publisher apologized Wednesday after Muslim lawmakers described a cartoon as “blatantly racist.”
The first panel of Sunday’s cartoon shows a man telling a woman that “broadcasting the Muslim call to prayer at all hours will make Minneapolis too noisy.”
The next image shows masked gunmen firing outside of the home they’re in.
Lawmakers held a press conference Wednesday to address the recent attacks on mosques and hate crime prevention. It was there that DFL Muslim legislators condemned the cartoon.
“No one should be afraid to go and pray at their most sacred space,” said State Rep. Hodan Hassan. “I also want to address the cartoon that was created by the Star Tribune.”
Hassan represents the district where a suspected arsonist targeted two mosques in the past week. She said the cartoon contributes to hate and people who act on it.
“We’re not laughing,” said Hassan. “This community is not laughing, especially when the Star Tribune is putting out a cartoon that incites this, that gets people riled up,” said State Sen. Omar Fateh. “These are the type of words and actions that causes folks to not feel safe, that causes school shootings, that causes our places of worship to be attacked.”
The Star Tribune’s CEO and Publisher Steve Grove said in a statement that the cartoon, drawn by recently hired editorial cartoonist Mike Thompson, was “intended to support the recent decision by the Minneapolis City Council to allow expanded use of the Muslim call to prayer.” But it “was perceived by many to have missed the mark.”
He went on to say, “I agree that the cartoon didn’t achieve its goal but instead brought pain to readers and communities who felt targeted and mischaracterized. I’m sorry that the Star Tribune published it.”
Grove is in his second week on the job. The editorial cartoonist, Thompson, was also recently hired and works independently of reporters and editors in the newsroom, according to an article by the Star Tribune.
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Police are investigating after three men were shot early on Saturday morning.
MINNEAPOLIS — Minneapolis police are investigating after three men were shot in the Ventura Village neighborhood early Saturday morning.
According to Minneapolis police, officers were called to the area around East 21st Street and South 15th Avenue around 5 a.m. Saturday.
Officers found three men had been shot. One of the men died and the two others were taken to the hospital with what police described as life-threatening injuries.
Officials said the shooting happened at a small homeless encampment.
Police have not announced any arrests as of Saturday morning.
KARE 11 will update this story as more information is made available.
This Halloween the chocolate shop is getting very festive.
MARINE ON SAINT CROIX, Minn. — A small sweet shop in a Minnesota river town has won some BIG awards for its chocolates.
St. Croix Chocolate Company in Marine on St. Croix has won national and international awards including Best of Show in this year’s America’s Division of the International Chocolate Awards.
Their chocolates are available at the St. Croix Chocolate Company kitchen or online.
This Halloween they are selling a Halloween Countdown Calendar that features 14 prize-winning recipes made into ghosts, bats, skulls and other spooky configurations. They also have a Boo Bag-handled tote that comes with their “best of” Halloween assortment.
Owner and Chocolatier, Robyn Dochterman, joined KARE 11 Saturday to share what St. Croix Chocolate Company has to offer.
MINNEAPOLIS — Making pasta at home is relatively simple, as long as you have the right tools.
October is National Pasta Month and Red Rabbit‘s Corporate Chef, Adam Lerner, joined KARE 11 Saturday to show us how to make homemade noodles in the confines of your own kitchen.
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