Evil showed its face at Minneapolis church. What can priests say to comfort the...
The deadly shooting in Minneapolis unfolded with horrifying familiarity. Poisoned by extreme ideology, a heavily armed person unleashed bullets and anger on an unsuspecting population, firing through the stained-glass windows of a Catholic church where schoolchildren were gathered in worship. As churches hold...
State, federal violations in special ed
The Minnesota Department of Education notified Minneapolis Public Schools that it’s in violation of state and federal law for overidentifying Black students in the category of “developmental cognitive disability” for the past three years. The notification is part of an annual review process conducted by the state, as...
Mayor Frey’s La-la Land
On July 30, Mayor Jacob Frey sent out a weekly update that claimed, among other things, that “Under Mayor Jacob Frey’s leadership, Minneapolis is seeing meaningful progress in addressing unsheltered homelessness.“ The update went on to tout the lower costs to the City in encampment closures and a reduction in 911 and...
Six-Time Felon Who Threatened Metro Bus Passenger with a Gun and Caught with a...
MINNEAPOLIS – Clenest Demon Wells Jr, age 28, has been sentenced in U.S. District Court to 116 months imprisonment followed by 3 years of supervised release for illegally possessing firearms as a felon and possessing a machinegun, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Joseph H. Thompson. "Minneapolis belongs to the...
Maple Grove Police Recover Body from Local Pond as Community Seeks Answers
Tragedy has struck the Maple Grove community as law enforcement officials recover a body from a local pond. The Maple Grove Police Department shared grim news in a social media post, detailing the events that unfolded on the morning of August 29, when a worker reported a deceased person in a pond situated in the...
Nearly 2 dozen vehicles damaged overnight in south Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS — Police are investigating after nearly two dozen vehicles were damaged overnight in south Minneapolis. According to the Minneapolis Police Department, 22 vehicles were damaged early Monday morning at three different locations — 11 on 26th Avenue South, seven on Fremont Avenue South and four on Belmont...
Mom of 2 Forced to Move 1,043 Miles from Home After Katrina’s Wrath, Never...
Stacey Bruno still remembers the long drive from New Orleans to Minneapolis that she and her family made 20 years ago, just one day before Hurricane Katrina hit. “We didn’t know if we were going to come back, and we didn’t bring much,” says Stacey, now 46. “We had nothing but the clothes on our […]
2 charged in Minneapolis mass shooting at Clinton Avenue intersection
A man and a woman have been charged with aiding an offender in the south Minneapolis mass shooting on Tuesday that killed a man and injured six others, court records show.
Focus on school safety in wake of Annunciation Church shooting
Thousands of Minnesota kids will head back to school on Tuesday and safety is top of mind for many families.
Handmade cards from classmates comfort a girl wounded in Minneapolis church shooting, aunt says
Lying in an intensive care unit hospital bed, 11-year-old Genevieve Bisek is comforted by the many handmade cards she has received from fellow classmates after Wednesday's shooting at a Minneapolis church. Some are decorated with beads, some with sparkling stars. All of them are taped to the walls of her...