September’s Ribbon Snips & Celebrations
From Joe Spencer: "The goal is simple: make strategic investments that help good things happen faster. It’s another tangible sign that downtown’s momentum isn’t just something being talking about. There are real dollars behind it." The post September’s Ribbon Snips & Celebrations first appeared on Community Reporter .
Upper Harbor Park reconnects north Minneapolis to the river
On a mild evening the Mississippi keeps its old pace past a bend that North Minneapolis could see for decades and seldom reach. Chain link, truck courts, and the hush of a working dock once stood between porches and open water. The Upper Harbor Park opening replaces that barrier with paths, lawn, and a shoreline […] T
Proposed MPS Closures: ‘An Assault on our Students’ Sense of Security’
Welcome back to The Flyover, your daily digest of important, overlooked, and/or interesting Minnesota news stories. Parents, Educators Speak Out on Proposed MPS Closures. The fallout continued this week over the near-universally-reviled Minneapolis Public Schools proposal that could shutter more than a dozen district s
St. Paul encampment grows as colder weather raises concern
A growing homeless encampment in St. Paul is raising safety concerns as colder weather approaches.
Mayor Frey vetoes city council ordinance mandating human drivers in robotaxis
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey has vetoed the city council’s ordinance requiring a human to sit behind the wheel of driverless cars.
Socialists want to abolish landlords. Good luck finding an apartment
The Democratic Socialists of America has imagined a future in which the bills disappear. “You don’t pay a mortgage or have a landlord,” its 2026 program declares. Its housing agenda calls for publicly owned construction, tighter regulation of investment properties, and universal rent control. For people struggling to a
They Cut Your Healthcare, Burn Trash in Your Backyard, and Now They Want Your...
When public services pull back, the impact lands unevenly. Thousands of Minnesota immigrants were just cut from Medicaid rolls right as private carriers telegraphed double-digit rate hikes. Meanwhile, North Minneapolis families are rallying to permanently shut down the HERC waste incinerator that pumps smoke over their
Blue state councilman mocked after claiming self-driving cars are ‘murdering’ pets: ‘Hide your cats’
One Minneapolis city council member's claims that Waymo cars are killing cats sparked widespread mockery as the city debates driverless vehicle rules.
1 dead after train hits pedestrian in Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - Authorities say one person is dead after being hit by a train early Saturday morning in Minneapolis. Officials with Burlington Northern Santa Fe say the incident happened at about 1:23 a.m. Saturday in the area of 14th Avenue and Quincy Street. Authorities say a train struck an individual at a cro
Minneapolis Activists Used Encrypted Group Chats To Outmaneuver ICE. Now the Feds Want To...
On the morning federal immigration agents shot Alex Pretti in the back, Emmanuel Mauleón, a law professor at the University of Minnesota, was standing on a ladder outside his house, pulling down holiday decorations. That's when his phone started buzzing. Pretti's death would quickly become a national news story....
