Survey: How can the city of Minneapolis be a better communicator?
MINNEAPOLIS — What do you think of the way Minneapolis leaders communicate?. A new survey is seeking feedback from residents to help the city communicate "more clearly, openly, and in ways that matter to you." Questions include how you prefer to get information from the city. It also asks...
TSA Officers in Minneapolis and Las Vegas Receive $10,000 Bonuses for Service During Federal...
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at two of the nation’s busiest airports – Minneapolis–St. Paul International Airport (MSP) and Harry Reid International Airport (LAS) received $10,000 bonus checks recently from U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, recognizing their service during the...
50 years strong: Minnesota’s Hmong community celebrates New Year in St. Paul
In the Twin Cities arts scene this weekend, Hmong New Year will kick off with two days of music, dance and more than 130 vendors at the St. Paul RiverCentre. Rondo residents and community members will create personal archives through collage-making at Golden Thyme Cafe, while three Minneapolis artists are debuting...
Gyms increase efforts to help Silver Sneakers members impacted by Blue Cross cuts
MINNEAPOLIS — The YMCA of the North and Life Time Fitness are each working on solutions for thousands of senior members who recently learned that Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota will no longer cover their memberships through the SilverSneakers program. "I was really mad," said Barry Baines,...
Why do wild turkeys hang out in the city? Why not.
MINNEAPOLIS — Wild turkeys at the University of Minnesota have thousands of followers, literally. The Instagram account, turkeysofumn, has more than 6,000 followers. They have a form where people can submit videos of the turkeys and then it gets posted. “The turkeys seem very confident they can take us,”...
Attorneys general lawsuit claims housing funding cuts could increase homelessness
Catholic Charities Twin Cities, Hennepin County, Ramsey County and state housing leaders are warning that proposed HUD funding changes could destabilize housing programs and force residents back into homelessness.
Minnesota organizations push back on federal homeless housing cuts
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - Minnesota housing advocates are holding an overnight vigil at the Basilica of Saint Mary in Minneapolis starting Tuesday evening and ending Wednesday morning. They said they are standing in solidarity to speak out on the changes and cuts to federal homeless housing funding assistance. Staying...
Shooter found guilty of murdering man outside visitation in Mpls. in 2021
A Twin Cities man was found guilty of murdering another man outside a visitation for a previous victim of gun violence in north Minneapolis in 2021.
Social Media Remembers Funk Pioneer & Minneapolis Legend Jellybean Johnson After His Death
The music industry has suffered another big loss. Garry George “Jellybean” Johnson, who was best known as the drummer for the pioneering funk band The Time, has died. He was 69. A Chicago native whose mother moved the family to Minneapolis when he was young, Johnson joined the...
Is the use of tear gas by law enforcement officers considered a war crime?
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?. Though many have condemned the use of tear gas on protestors, the Chemical Weapons...
