SWAT Team Responds to Standoff with Man Threatening Neighbors on Boone Avenue North in...
Earlier today, the streets of Brooklyn Park were host to a standoff situation that brought out the big guns, as the BPPD SWAT team and negotiators were dispatched to a residence on the 6300 block of Boone Ave N. According to a Brooklyn Park Police Department public safety alert, at around 10:00 am, officers responded...
Minnesota’s medical cannabis dispensaries can now sell for recreational use
MINNEAPOLIS - Recreational marijuana is taking a major leap this week as more than a dozen dispensaries start selling for adult use across Minnesota. On Monday, the Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) approved RISE and Green Goods, the state's only licensed medical cannabis providers, to also sell recreational...
Psycho Suzi’s: The gift that keeps on giving
MINNEAPOLIS — If you were once a loyal patron of the Mississippi mainstay Psycho Suzi's Motor Lounge, you'll be happy to know Christmas came early this year. The now-bygone bar is selling off its iconic Christmas collection and more via auction through Sept. 17. The lot offers everything you need to feel festive,...
Victim in Minneapolis shooting granted protection order against suspect weeks before death
Family members explained that Samuels went to law enforcement, the courts, and even Facebook for help, but it wasn’t enough.
Temperatures hit 90F in Twin Cities, an increasingly common landmark in September
There was a brief moment a couple weeks ago when we were experiencing temperatures of 10 to 15 degrees cooler than normal that I thought we might have a normal September for a change. Nope. The Twin Cities reached 90-degrees 12:39 PM Tuesday and will likely go up a bit...
Inver Grove Heights man charged with impersonating officer and pulling over cop in unmarked...
MAPLE GROVE, Minn — Luke Reuter is charged with impersonating an officer, fleeing, and assault with a dangerous weapon — his own car. According to the criminal complaint, Reuter, who also goes by Luke Eischen, started following, cutting off, and filming a Maple Grove police officer in an unmarked squad car on Highway...
Minnesota shooting reminds country that violence cycle must end
The flowers lay in the memorial of the Catholic School in Minnesota, with a card attached simply stating, “We get it. With love, Uvalde.”. Those words capture the crushing reality that communities across the nation are connected not by joy or hope, but by shared grief. It is a cycle that has become devastatingly...
Minneapolis Shaken by Double Homicide in Separate Shootings; Police Seek Community Help in Investigations
Minneapolis is reeling from a violent Sunday morning that saw two people killed in separate shootings, while another sustained injuries. The first incident, which transpired on Lake St E, was detected through ShotSpotter technology at around 1:49 am. Upon arrival, police found a critically injured man who succumbed...
Minnesota resident shares emotions on mass shooting
This is a piece that I don’t want to write but I feel like it is something I have a duty to do. I am the Co-Sports Editor for the Advance-Titan. I love to write about sports, especially UW Oshkosh sports, but a very terrible event happened back in my home state of Minnesota a couple of weeks ago and I feel that this...
There’s a more effective way to prevent mass shootings
In the days since the mass shooting at the Church of Annunciation in Minneapolis, a familiar refrain has echoed across our community: Do something. It is an honest plea born of grief, fear and anger. But too often, “do something” means doing the same things — vigils, task forces, hardened doors, or more drills — […]
