The Massive Seizure That Could Be Minnesota’s Biggest Ever Drug Bust
Minnesota is finally starting to make progress with the opioid crisis. The Minnesota Department of Health says opioid overdose numbers are finally starting to level off. Unfortunately, a new threat is exploding. The MDH says overdoses involving meth and cocaine are now on the rise. It's gotten so bad that the FBI...
FBI raids 5 Twin Cities businesses in Medicaid fraud probe
FBI agents on Wednesday raided five Twin Cities businesses and two homes as part of an investigation into Medicaid housing assistance fraud. In 2020, Minnesota became the first state to use Medicaid dollars to help people with disabilities find and keep housing. Legislators initially expected the Housing...
Someone tried to shut down a Minneapolis teen’s hot dog stand, but the city...
When complaints came in about a 13-year-old boy running a hot dog stand in front of his home in Minneapolis, officials had a decision to make. They could shut him down, or they could help him figure it out, and they chose to do the latter. Jaequan Faulkner had been running Mr. Faulkner’s Old Fashioned Hot Dogs during...
Police release new photos in ongoing search for at-large Apple Valley stabbing suspect
Investigators are releasing new photos of an Apple Valley murder suspect in the hopes of finally tracking him down. Aron Isait Medina Rojas, 20, of Minneapolis, who goes by Medina Rojas, has been on the run since July 8, when he's accused of fatally stabbing 21-year-old Daniel Issac Aguilar, of Burnsville. Rojas has...
‘Rocky Horror’ stars will celebrate the movie’s 50th anniversary in Minneapolis
This year marks the 50th anniversary of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, a legendary movie that has essentially never left theaters. (Just take a look at this week's movie listings in the Twin Cities.) Three original cast members are celebrating the occasion, bringing the movie to more than 40 cities...
Lawsuit filed against Minneapolis police by family of 20-year old shot and killed during...
The parents of a 20-year old shot and killed during a south Minneapolis standoff in 2022 are suing the Police Department. Andrew “Tekle” Sundberg was shot by two Minneapolis Police Department snipers, who authorities say believed he was armed.
‘A Mother’s Love’ clearing thousands of drug needs from Minneapolis streets
"A Mother's Love" is the only city contracted community group to pick up needles used for illegal drug injection. There are thousands laying around in various areas around the city. The group goes out two to three times a week, four hours at a time to sweep the hot spots...
Officer who killed Amir Locke appointed to lead training program
Hanneman shot and killed Amir Locke in 2022, as part of a SWAT team serving a no-knock warrant, although Hanneman was never criminally charged.
‘Vision Zero’ crackdown to hit drivers with doubled fines for breaking ’20mph’ law from...
DRIVERS could be slapped with twice the cost of a regular ticket in a new crackdown focused on five hotspots. Starting in September, residents could be hit with a warning, a $40 fine, or an $80 fine, depending on the speed they're driving. New traffic safety cameras will catch speeding...
Dozens of vehicles broken into in Minneapolis, police say
Police are searching for the culprits behind dozens of car break-ins around downtown and northeast Minneapolis.