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Nonprofit leader says Feeding Our Future taught him how to defraud the government in exchange for $30K in monthly kickbacks

“She ruined my life,” says Mohamed Hussein, who is facing up to five years in prison for stealing millions in government money meant for needy children.
February 28, 2025
Minneapolis

Historic Minneapolis gay bar in Loring Park reopens after fire

The 19 Bar, an early LGBTQ bar in Minneapolis, reopened Thursday after being closed 11 months for remodeling.
February 28, 2025
Politics

Trump administration eyes sale of historic Wellstone building, other federal offices in Minnesota

Elon Musk’s cost-cutting effort is also looking to terminate the lease for the Indian Health Service office in Bemidji.
February 27, 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
Twin Cities

Eviction filings spike in January as COVID money dries up: ‘Folks don’t have a cushion'

Many Minnesota counties saw double the number of filings compared to monthly averages in 2024.
February 27, 2025
FILE -- A rent deposit slot at an apartment complex in Tucker, Ga., on July 21, 2020. As an eviction crisis has seemed increasingly likely this summer, everyone in the housing market has made the same plea to Washington: Send money — lots of it — that would keep renters in their homes and landlords afloat. (Melissa Golden/The New York Times) ORG XMIT: XNYT58
Stage & Arts

See how Katsushika Hokusai inspired Claude Monet at Minneapolis Institute of Art show

The “Hokusai|Monet” exhibit at Mia offers a deeper look at the Edo-era Japanese printmaker and the French Impressionist painter.
February 26, 2025
Politics

Minnesota Supreme Court: Schools can be held liable for hiring decisions after sexual assault case

Best Academy’s decision to hire Aaron Hjermstad is at the center of a lawsuit involving allegations of sexual assault of students.
February 26, 2025
St. Paul attorney Jeff Anderson, made available on Monday July 1, 2013 close to 6,000 pages of documents related to child sex abuse by priests in Wisconsin. The documents were made public for the first time as part of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee's bankruptcy proceedings. Anderson, talked about release of church documents detailing abuse in Milwaukee, and the Vatican's role in priest abuse cases . Some of the 6,000 pages of documents are on the table behind him.] Richard.Sennott@startribune.com
Business

How downtown, social justice and women’s sports play into Meet Minneapolis' 10-year plan

The tourism officials' goals include convention center renovations, riverfront improvements and more vibrant nightlife.
February 26, 2025
Minneapolis

Video shows Hennepin County sheriff’s deputies striking man in head during a Minneapolis arrest

The incident involving two deputies is under review.
February 26, 2025
Twin Cities

Minneapolis cafe owner says Feeding Our Future founder demanded $1.5 million in cash to keep fraud scam going

Hanna Marekegn, who pleaded guilty in the fraud scheme, also testified Tuesday that she paid $150,000 in kickbacks to a Feeding Our Future employee.
February 26, 2025
Minneapolis

Northeast Minneapolis bar raises alarm over road revamp that could claim building

MnDOT has not made any decisions, but has four options for redoing the intersection of Lowry and University avenues in northeast Minneapolis.
February 25, 2025
Minneapolis

Feeding Our Future defendant accused of witness tampering is jailed

Abdinasir Abshir was arrested Monday for allegedly tampering with a witness about to testify in the trial.
February 25, 2025
U.S. Courthouse in Minneapolis.
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