Minneapolis MN

Child care in Minnesota has been in crisis for years and now it is moving swiftly from crisis to collapse. It is unaffordable for families, and yet we don’t have enough resources to pay our teachers living wages. We are losing child care programs every day, often ones that have been part of the fabric […]

Minneapolis bought a mobile medical unit. Clay County added beds at a new detox facility. St. Louis County is fixing up a triplex to house people who were incarcerated. Several greater Minnesota counties are funding D.A.R.E. programs. The massive sums flowing into the state from opioid settlements are starting to...

New Brooklyn Crime police figures this week revealed a positive trend in crime reduction for the city. According to Police Chief Garett Flesland, violent crime in Brooklyn Center is down nearly 23 percent compared to this time last year. Violent crimes include homicide, rape, robbery and aggravated assault. There...

A mother created a “slurry” of water mixed with an excess of anxiety medication and put it in her son’s feeding bag, “hoping he would go to sleep forever,” Minnesota deputies said. Julie Myhre-Schnell, 65, has now pleaded guilty to attempted premeditated murder of her adult son in December 2023, court documents say....

Harvest Best Academy, which parted ways with founder Eric Mahmoud in March, estimates that Seed Daycare, run by his wife, has overcharged the school by more than $400,000 in the past three years. The post North Minneapolis charter school sues nonprofit run by ousted founder’s wife appeared first on Sahan Journal .

The poor air quality in Minnesota, especially Minneapolis, is having impacts on summer outdoor programs. FOX 9's Corin Hoggard has the latest.

Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons / Wikimedia Commons. Traffic cameras are extremely divisive, with critics calling them a cash grab or raising equity concerns. However, Alan Ehrenhalt notes in Governing, the evidence shows that speed and red-light cameras...

A young child, believed to be autistic and found wandering alone in Minneapolis, has been safely reunited with their family thanks to the coordinated efforts of local police and Child Protective Services. The Minneapolis Police Department detailed the incident on their Facebook page, recounting how officers from...

Workers at Sysco Minnesota have unanimously voted in favor to authorize a strike if their union finds it necessary.

Allina Health announced it would close four clinic locations before the end of the year, describing the decision as one of balancing space and resources.