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Khadijo Warsawe, a single mother of three and a restaurant owner at Karmel Mall, said the fear of ICE arrests has halted her livelihood.  Once a lively gathering spot filled with the aroma of homemade foods and the sounds of chattering families, now the humming of the fridge and other machines can be heard. “I […]

A woman has been charged with felony criminal vehicular operation after prosecutors say she struck a three-year-old girl in a Minneapolis alley and fled the scene. According to the criminal complaint, police and rescue crews were called around 6:02 p.m. on Oct. 13 to a reported injury crash behind a residence in the...

Minneapolis residents express frustration over the state's handling of the $250 million Feeding Our Future fraud scandal, which has shaken confidence in Gov. Tim Walz and sparked debate about oversight, accountability and the Somali community.

In the heart of a frigid Minneapolis winter, a pressing human crisis unfolds on the city's streets, as Council Member Jason Chavez calls attention to the plight faced by the city's unhoused population. In a social media post, Chavez presents a stark image of neighbors without homes enduring subzero temperatures, with...

Hennepin County paid around $370,000 to cover back wages and benefits for more than 100 contracted security guards after conducting an investigation into alleged wage theft by Black Knight Protection Agency and finding itself partly responsible. Hennepin County sets minimum prevailing wages for contracted security...

SALT LAKE CITY — Two Minnesota residents were placed into federal custody Monday after law enforcement allegedly seized 150 pounds of methamphetamine during a traffic stop. Guy Francis Bloomquist, 66, from Fridley, Minnesota, and Leslie Elisabeth Gordon, 45, of Minneapolis, Minnesota, were indicted by a federal grand...

A 25-year-old Twin Cities day care worker pleaded guilty to malicious punishment of a child after she was caught on camera abusing several infants, according to court documents.

A man accused of stabbing two residents of a Minneapolis homeless encampment, killing one, is now facing criminal charges for the act.

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Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents arrested several people and clashed with protesters near Karmel Mall in south Minneapolis on Monday afternoon. Tensions flared around the intersection of West Lake Street and Pillsbury Avenue, with dozens of observers recording video and blowing whistles to alert...