Minneapolis Considers Renaming Street In Honor Of State’s First Black Woman Lawyer
The street would be named after a woman who advocated for housing equality in the city. City officials in Minneapolis are considering renaming a street after Minnesota’s first Black woman lawyer. Local leaders want to rename Edmund Boulevard to honor a historical figure, Lena Smith. According to MPR News,...
Vandals smash out car windows in Linden Hills neighborhood of Minneapolis
Residents in Minneapolis’ Linden Hills neighborhood awoke to shattered car windows Wednesday morning in a vandalism spree similar to other recent incidents in the Twin Cities.
Four Minneapolis officers were accused of excessive force — and now train other police
Four Minneapolis police trainers were accused of using excessive force in civil lawsuits the city settled before they received their current assignments, according to a review of federal court documents. One police trainer allegedly struck an disabled man in the head. Another allegedly beat and falsely arrested a...
Minneapolis Police ask for help locating missing 12-year-old girl last seen around Minnehaha Park
Hundreds of people are searching Tuesday afternoon in south Minneapolis looking for a 12-year-old girl who was last seen Saturday near Minnehaha Falls. Victoria Jackson was last seen wearing a tan “Rugrat” shirt.
Brooklyn Center, Minn: Brake-Checking Jerk on Highway 694 Tries to Trap Dashcam Driver—Fails Twice
This driver was caught on dashcam hogging the left lane and resorted to brake checking. However, the dashcam owner was called out for tailgating, too. Hennepin County commuter and Redditor/u/SoMuchHappening shared headshaking dashcam footage from Highway 694 from earlier last week (July 28, 2025) to the...
The South Minneapolis Liquor Store Desert, Explained
Welcome back to The Flyover, your daily digest of important, overlooked, and/or interesting Minnesota news stories. A Bermuda Triangle, But for Booze. And Also Located Here. Jack Riely over at Streets.mn just wrote a story I've been wondering about for years: Where the hell are all the liquor stores in south...
Hennepin County moves to retake control of Minneapolis hospital HCMC
Faced with a mounting financial crisis, oversight of Hennepin County Medical Center could change as early as next week. The Hennepin County Board of Commissioners indicated on Tuesday that it would move to pass a resolution dissolving the Hennepin Healthcare System board. The measure would then move oversight and...
Minnesota’s First-Ever Speed Camera is Now Up and Running
Minnesota just hit the gas on a high-tech way to slow you down. The state’s first-ever speed camera is now up and running, and if you’re driving too fast, it might just catch more than your good side. If you’ve got a lead foot behind the wheel, you’ll...
AMBER Alert canceled for 3-week-old taken from Columbia Heights home
Police in Columbia Heights, Minnesota, canceled an AMBER Alert for a 3-week-old they said had been taken from a guardian's home.
State Patrol investigating handful of crashes in Burnsville on I-35W
Multiple crashes are causing a major slowdown on northbound I-35W in Burnsville.
