From ‘Great Resignation’ to ‘Great Stay’: Laid-off Target employees to enter frozen job market
ListenFrom 'Great Resignation' to 'Great Stay': Laid-off Target employees to enter frozen job market. Eight hundred Target employees who worked at the company’s headquarters in Minneapolis and Brooklyn Park are in search of new jobs after the Twin Cities-based retailer announced layoffs Tuesday. These workers will...
Minneapolis mayoral candidates square off in debate
The four leading candidates in the Minneapolis mayoral race squared off in a debate Monday night. FOX 9's Soyoung Kim was there as the voters hit the polls next week.
‘Awful lot of anxiety’: One Minnesotan’s story amid SNAP benefit pause
MINNEAPOLIS — More than 40 million Americans are expected to lose federal food aid on Saturday amid the government shutdown. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits are set to lapse on Nov. 1. "It's just creating an awful lot of anxiety," said JobyLynn Sassily-James of northeast Minneapolis....
The most expensive Minneapolis City Council race could tip the balance of power
It's the most expensive race for a Minneapolis City Council seat this year, maybe ever, and it could tip the balance of power in City Hall: the Ward 7 contest between incumbent Katie Cashman and challenger Elizabeth Shaffer. Cashman, a first-term incumbent, lost the DFL endorsement in May to Shaffer,...
Unpaid but still on the job, air traffic controllers call for end to shutdown...
Air traffic controllers spoke to travelers at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport Tuesday about going unpaid while working during the federal government shutdown. Members of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association passed out leaflets outside Terminal 1. Jerah Kavoosi, a union organizer, said many...
Minneapolis updates scooter rules to keep sidewalks clear, riders safe
Minneapolis recently updated its scooter rules to make sidewalks safer — and is raising awareness for new guidelines. The guidelines, updated Sept. 24, require riders to keep a 4-foot “clear zone” for pedestrians. Minnesota Department of Public Safety deputy director Craig Flynn said the biggest issue with...
Popular Minneapolis bakery is selling 30 years of kitchenware
The Minneapolis bakery that's home to the "world's best cinnamon rolls" is selling decades of unused bakeware. Isles Bun & Coffee, located at 1424 W. 28th St. in Uptown, will hold the mother of all kitchenware garage sales at its shop next Monday, Nov. 3, from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Wayzata realtor charged with several tax crimes, owes almost $400k
WAYZATA, Minn. (FOX 9) - A Wayzata real estate business owner has been charged with tax crimes after not paying taxes for four years. According to the Minnesota Department of Revenue (MDOR), Kevin Patrick Mullen, 42, has been charged in Hennepin County with five felony counts of failing to file individual tax returns...
Minneapolis teachers pass strike vote, more talks scheduled
Minneapolis school teachers voted overwhelmingly to go on strike if there’s no new contract in upcoming negotiations; they last walked off the job in 2022
Minneapolis police review unit clears backlog of 234 misconduct complaints
Some cases still have to go through a panel review and receive a final decision on discipline from MPD Chief Brian O’Hara.
