Ice dams plague Twin Cities Homes amid drop in temperature
Ice dams are one of the many things to "love" about a cold Minnesota winter. As temperatures plunge this weekend, the formations are growing across Twin Cities homes.
56-year-old Man Charged in Maplewood Apartment Killing
A woman was fatally shot in a Maplewood apartment and a suspect has now been charged with second-degree murder after investigators say he also attempted to take his own life. Court records show Joseph Raymond Wiggins Sr., 56, is charged with one count of second-degree murder with intent for the killing of 55-year-old...
Grand Jury Indicts Minneapolis Man in Ex-Girlfriend’s Killing
A Hennepin County grand jury has indicted a Minneapolis man on two counts of first-degree murder in the shooting death of a woman who had an active order for protection against him. Prosecutors say David Eugene Wright, 51, is accused in the Sept. 14, 2025 killing of Mariah Samuels. The...
Man, 47, Killed at Minneapolis–Saint Paul Airport After Being Struck By Snowplow
A 48-year-old airport worker was killed on Tuesday, Dec. 9, after a snowplow hit him at Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, according to a news release from Metropolitan Airports Commission spokesperson Jeff Lea. The man, whose name has not been released, was employed by LSG Sky Chefs at the airport. He was...
Counterpoint: Ranked-choice voting didn’t fail Minneapolis
MinnPost’s reporting is always free, but it isn’t free to produce. We rely on donations from readers to fund our independent journalism. Will you make a gift to support our local news coverage today?. In her recent commentary calling for Minneapolis to abandon ranked-choice voting (RCV), Annette Meeks...
Minnesota Nonprofits Face Federal Scrutiny
The Small Business Administration (SBA) is conducting an extensive review of Minnesota-based Somali nonprofit groups allegedly linked to a broad COVID-19 relief fraud scheme that prosecutors said led to the misuse of public funds. The inquiry is focused on organizations involved in pandemic aid programs, including...
Cocktail bar, restaurant fusing Mexican and Asian flavors opens in Minneapolis
'Every detail — from our design to our music to our service — reflects the idea that culture is strongest when it blends.'
Minneapolis shelter open 24 hours as weekend temperatures drop
Catholic Charities’ Minneapolis-based shelter is operating as a 24-hour warming center this weekend, in an effort to keep more people out of dangerously cold temperatures.
ICE arrests in Minnesota include decades-old deportation orders
MINNEAPOLIS - Federal immigration authorities say they have arrested more than 400 people in Minnesota this month, including several with long-standing deportation orders that were never carried out. Some men arrested recently were ordered removed as far back as 2000 but continued living in the state for decades,...
Twin Cities coffee shop owner says ICE lied to employee before detaining him
The grill at a Brooklyn Park coffee shop has been left uncleaned since Friday morning, when the co-owner said that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials detained his cook after luring him outside into the parking lot.
