SWAT Team Responds to Standoff with Man Threatening Neighbors on Boone Avenue North in...
Earlier today, the streets of Brooklyn Park were host to a standoff situation that brought out the big guns, as the BPPD SWAT team and negotiators were dispatched to a residence on the 6300 block of Boone Ave N. According to a Brooklyn Park Police Department public safety alert, at around 10:00 am, officers responded...
Minnesota’s medical cannabis dispensaries can now sell for recreational use
MINNEAPOLIS - Recreational marijuana is taking a major leap this week as more than a dozen dispensaries start selling for adult use across Minnesota. On Monday, the Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) approved RISE and Green Goods, the state's only licensed medical cannabis providers, to also sell recreational...
13 injured in 2 shootings at homeless encampments in Minneapolis
Police are investigating a possible connection between the two shootings.
Fridley Man Sentenced to Life for Coon Rapids Triple Murder
A Fridley man convicted in a Coon Rapids triple murder will spend the rest of his life in prison after being sentenced. A jury earlier this year found 39-year-old Alonzo Pierre Mingo guilty of fatally shooting three people during a Jan. 26, 2024, attack inside a home. Court records show...
Psycho Suzi’s: The gift that keeps on giving
MINNEAPOLIS — If you were once a loyal patron of the Mississippi mainstay Psycho Suzi's Motor Lounge, you'll be happy to know Christmas came early this year. The now-bygone bar is selling off its iconic Christmas collection and more via auction through Sept. 17. The lot offers everything you need to feel festive,...
Community honors life of 10-year-old Harper Moyski, killed in shooting at Minneapolis church
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The mother of a 10-year-old girl killed during a mass shooting at a Catholic church in Minneapolis remembered her Sunday as a fierce, curious and funny child who “didn’t water herself down.” Friends, family and others gathered in an outdoor amphitheater by a lake to celebrate Harper Moyski’s life....
Victim in Minneapolis shooting granted protection order against suspect weeks before death
Family members explained that Samuels went to law enforcement, the courts, and even Facebook for help, but it wasn’t enough.
Minnesota shooting reminds country that violence cycle must end
The flowers lay in the memorial of the Catholic School in Minnesota, with a card attached simply stating, “We get it. With love, Uvalde.”. Those words capture the crushing reality that communities across the nation are connected not by joy or hope, but by shared grief. It is a cycle that has become devastatingly...
Minneapolis Shaken by Double Homicide in Separate Shootings; Police Seek Community Help in Investigations
Minneapolis is reeling from a violent Sunday morning that saw two people killed in separate shootings, while another sustained injuries. The first incident, which transpired on Lake St E, was detected through ShotSpotter technology at around 1:49 am. Upon arrival, police found a critically injured man who succumbed...
There’s a more effective way to prevent mass shootings
In the days since the mass shooting at the Church of Annunciation in Minneapolis, a familiar refrain has echoed across our community: Do something. It is an honest plea born of grief, fear and anger. But too often, “do something” means doing the same things — vigils, task forces, hardened doors, or more drills — […]
