Minneapolis
Neighbors describe scene as Minneapolis police shoot man armed with AK-47, flak jacket
Police said the man is suspected of firing multiple shots inside an apartment building. He’s in critical but stable condition.
September 8, 2024
Twin Cities Suburbs
Suburban school districts say busing is off to a smooth start. Except in two districts.
Hopkins and Stillwater schools are trying to solve transportation issues caused by shifts to new schedules and routing systems.
September 8, 2024
Twin Cities
Twin Cities charter school fraud took place under direction of school’s current leader, former employees say
The Minnesota Internship Center had 4% attendance and 5% graduation rates, while its leader took co-workers to Topgolf, according to state records and interviews with school insiders.
September 7, 2024
News & Politics
Minnesota affordable housing nonprofit hopes to raise $65 million amid ‘general distress’
CommonBond Communities has launched the largest capital campaign in its history to improve its housing stock amid “multiple pandemics” and insufficient public subsidies.
September 7, 2024
Minneapolis
After a spring of hard choices, Minneapolis superintendent optimistic about new school year
As the district starts a process of transformation, Lisa Sayles-Adams says the technology levy this fall could close some budget gaps.
September 7, 2024
Twin Cities
Minnesota Bloods trial will test feds’ plan to go after street gangs like the mob
The federal government is alleging a broad conspiracy of murder and mayhem has enriched the Minneapolis Bloods’ “enterprise.”
September 7, 2024
Twin Cities Suburbs
Nancy Olkon, first woman chair of Hennepin County Board, dies at 82
Nancy Olkon served as a Hennepin County commissioner for six years beginning in 1977, at a time when women were discouraged from seeking political office.
September 7, 2024
Minneapolis
Speeding driver, suspected of being high, kills minibike rider in Minneapolis crash
A court filing noted the crash “involved speeds well in excess of the posted speed limit of 30 mph. ... The motorcyclist and the vehicle ended up almost a full block from the area of impact.”
September 7, 2024
Stage & Arts
Minneapolis’ Huge Improv Theater to close in October
The comedy company, known for its longform sketches, has been in financial difficulty since moving into a $2.4 million home a year ago.
September 6, 2024
Minneapolis
Charges: Minneapolis man high on drugs kills man over hooded sweatshirt
William Howard Sanders IV allegedly told police he was high on PCP when he shot De’Jaun Marquise Michael Hall in part because he was wearing a hooded sweatshirt on a nice day.
September 6, 2024
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Ramsey County abandons Riverview streetcar project
The county cited public input in scrapping the $2.1 billion plan to link Union Depot to Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport and the Mall of America.
September 6, 2024
Business
In Their Shoes: Minneapolis animal control officer picks up roadkill for a living, doesn’t ‘want to do anything else’
Susan Baker, the lead officer at Minneapolis Animal Care and Control, says a good day in her book is when pets are reunited with their owners and the ‘deads’ are properly disposed of.
September 6, 2024