Wald stated in her affidavit that when she logged back into the site to correct the changes, “I discovered that I was removed as an editor … and my status was changed to ‘viewer.’ ” Kampschroer still allegedly holds control of the website.

Similar issues sprouted up on the companies’ Facebook page.

On Nov. 14, Kampschroer allegedly logged into the Due North Car Wash page and posted that, “We want to share that the Monticello, Otsego, and Hutchinson locations are under new ownership and management. Rest assured, our commitment to the values and vision you’ve come to expect will be elevated at Due North’s new, state-of-the-art location in St. Michael, which will be opening soon!”

When customers began commenting on the post wondering about the changes, Kampschroer replied that his new car wash in St. Michael would carry on the Due North car wash mission “including giving back to our local communities.”

Another commenter expressed disappointment in the sale, and Kampschroer responded, “we have enjoyed delivering a smile with every clean, dry, and shiny car,” and noted that experience would continue at the new car wash in St. Michael.

The lawsuit states that Kampschroer’s car wash “is not even scheduled to be open” until spring 2025.

The Hennepin County Juvenile Detention Center (JDC) has resorted to the unwarranted seclusion of minors and the use of restrictive disciplinary techniques to compensate for staff shortages, according to a state inspection report released last week.

The annual audit found a series of rights violations affecting troubled teens housed in the downtown Minneapolis facility as they await trial or placement in a secure residential treatment center, including frequent isolation and improper wellness checks.

A widespread review of video footage, personnel reports and inspector observations discovered that the JDC locked children in their rooms for long stretches, canceling recreation time and outreach programming, due to staffing shortages rather than behavioral issues. Tt\he inspection revealed multiple occasions when teens were confined without cause, even when several correctional officers were sitting in a nearby office.

If minors filed a formal grievance about that treatment, their complaints often went unanswered. One in four were not responded to within the required 5-day window — a repeated rule violation by the JDC that has only worsened since their previous inspection last fall.

The report confirms longstanding allegations by attorneys and their young clients, who have testified in court hearings about how bleak conditions inside the detention facility negatively impacted their mental and physical health. Some reported languishing in their cells for up to 16 hours a day, barring them from parental visitation or phone calls.

“The JDC is not a rehabilitative or therapeutic environment, so you already have kids under an enormous amount of stress,” said public defender Tracy Reid. ““They’re not getting appropriate psychological care that a person would need to endure those conditions. So we’re seeing increased violence by the children.”

For months, Reid has sought records outlining how often youth were being locked in their cells and for what length of time. Eventually, she obtained a court order, which acknowledges that the JDC does not specifically track that information. But over a 7-week period, the document noted, there were only five days where programming wasn’t modified for the entire building.

“If the staffing shortage is this bad, they need to treat it as an emergency to fix it,” Reid said, accusing the facility of confining children for “egregiously long periods of time” simply for the convenience of the adults tasked with their care.

Minnesota lawmakers will find out Wednesday whether they’ll have a projected budget surplus or shortfall to manage in next year’s legislative session.

Officials from Minnesota Management and Budget will present the state’s latest economic forecast at a news conference Wednesday morning. The projected outlook for Minnesota’s economy will set the stage for DFL Gov. Tim Walz and legislators, who must craft the state’s next two-year budget in the legislative session that begins Jan. 14.

Minnesota’s last revenue forecast, issued in February, projected a budget surplus of $3.7 billion. Officials urged caution at the time, warning that a shortfall could occur in the future if some of the surplus isn’t left on the bottom line.

Democrats held full control of the Legislature the last time it set a two-year state budget of nearly $71 billion in 2023. Republicans ended the DFL’s trifecta control of government in November by bringing the state House to a rare 67-67 tie, pending the outcome of a contested recount. A tied House will place a check on the agenda of Democrats who still control the state Senate and governor’s office.

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