Deena Winter
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Deena Winter is Minneapolis City Hall reporter for the Star Tribune.
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Minneapolis
Minneapolis City Council member says Emily Koski violated campaign finance law in mayoral run
Council Member Linea Palmisano and two prominent DFL donors filed a complaint with the state alleging campaign finance violations by Council Member Koski.
March 6, 2025
Minneapolis
Who’s running for Minneapolis mayor and City Council in 2025 elections?
Minneapolis’ 2025 city elections will include Mayor Jacob Frey defending his post and all 13 city council seats on the ballot. Here’s who’s announced so far.
March 3, 2025
Minneapolis
A developer wants to tear down an old Minneapolis flour mill. Some neighbors want to save it.
A company that wants to buy the Nokomis Mill on Hiawatha Avenue from ADM says it’s blighted and must be torn down to deter “vandals, squatters and criminals.”
March 2, 2025
Minneapolis
Minneapolis City Council overrides Frey veto of plan for George Floyd Square
Mayor Jacob Frey had vetoed the council’s plan to study a pedestrian mall. The city hopes to reopen the street to traffic nearly five years after Floyd’s murder.
February 27, 2025
Minneapolis
Frey vetoes council plan to study pedestrian mall at George Floyd Square in Minneapolis
The council recently voted to direct the city to return to its scrapped plan to limit traffic at the intersection where George Floyd was killed.
February 20, 2025
Minneapolis
Minneapolis City Council Member Jamal Osman entangled in fraud trial
An investigator said Osman operated the nonprofit Stigma-Free as a “shell company” until it was turned over to a former aide to Mayor Jacob Frey.
February 18, 2025
Minneapolis
The city of Minneapolis is removing 46,000 water meter transmitters that failed within a few years
The city has spent about $2 million dealing with transmitters whose batteries failed far sooner than expected inside homes and businesses.
February 15, 2025
Minneapolis
Minneapolis violence interrupter threatens violence to City Council over funding
The Rev. Jerry McAfee’s comments have become a flashpoint in a passionate debate to play out in council chambers Thursday.
February 14, 2025
Minneapolis
Frey vetoes council plan to study pedestrian mall at George Floyd Square in Minneapolis
The council recently voted to direct the city to return to its scrapped plan to limit traffic at the intersection where George Floyd was killed.
February 20, 2025
Minneapolis
Minneapolis City Council Member Jamal Osman entangled in fraud trial
An investigator said Osman operated the nonprofit Stigma-Free as a “shell company” until it was turned over to a former aide to Mayor Jacob Frey.
February 18, 2025
Minneapolis
The city of Minneapolis is removing 46,000 water meter transmitters that failed within a few years
The city has spent about $2 million dealing with transmitters whose batteries failed far sooner than expected inside homes and businesses.
February 15, 2025
Minneapolis
Minneapolis violence interrupter threatens violence to City Council over funding
The Rev. Jerry McAfee’s comments have become a flashpoint in a passionate debate to play out in council chambers Thursday.
February 14, 2025