Minnesota lawmaker drafting legislation to protect students from ‘predatory grooming’
Rep. Liz Reyer, DFL-Eagan, said she is exploring how to toughen the state’s laws around sexual misconduct by educators. Her ideas include improving sexual education, possibly extending the statute of limitations for maltreatment investigations by the Department of Education and coming up with a legal definition for...
2 accomplices admit luring drug dealer into deadly trap at Minneapolis riverfront apartments
Two accomplices have admitted to luring a drug dealer to a riverfront apartment building north of downtown Minneapolis and fatally shooting him. The killing on April 19 sent the victim's vehicle crashing into the garage door of the Peregrine Apartments at West River Road and W. Broadway, which overlooks the...
Large police response in St. Anthony; shelter-in-place issued
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NE Minneapolis arson suspect in custody
Northeast Minneapolis is rallying around Fletcher’s Ice Cream after police say its business was targeted by a Molotov cocktail that caused damage. FOX 9’s Corin Hoggard has the details.
Twin Cities food shelves strained as government shutdown stretches on
The Groveland Emergency Food Shelf, like most, does not ask people what brought them. But the shutdown on top of cuts to SNAP and other federal programs is fueling demand.
North Minneapolis residents call for HERC to be shut down this year
MINNEAPOLIS — Activists and people who live in north Minneapolis are fighting for the immediate closure of the Hennepin Energy Recovery Center. Tuesday afternoon, people spoke in front of the Hennepin County Board to urge commissioners to follow through on the resolution to set a clear shutdown date for this year.
No Kings showed the best of Minnesota
Minnesotans by the tens of thousands, from International Falls to Albert Lea, peacefully rallied for No Kings day this past weekend to protest authoritarianism. I was in my hometown of Minneapolis, where we heard from U.S. Sen. Tina Smith, Attorney General Keith Ellison, and other local organizers with immigrant...
The Fury That Led to Nothing: George Floyd Square
When I arrived in Minneapolis, the frost had just lifted, and gray clouds hung low over the horizon. I had come to make a pilgrimage to George Floyd Square, where the revolution of 2020 began. It has been more than five years since Floyd lost his life and became a patron saint of the Left, and I wanted to see what...
Minneapolis Bouncer Charged After Shooting Leaves Man Critically Injured
A Minneapolis nightclub bouncer is accused of shooting a man outside Rick’s Cabaret earlier this month, leaving the victim critically injured. According to a criminal complaint, 30-year-old Andrew Jordan Thompson of Minneapolis is charged with second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon causing substantial bodily...
Parents file complaint against Minneapolis Public Schools over segregation
Defending Education filed a complaint with the Department of Education‘s Office for Civil Rights last week over Minneapolis Public Schools’ use of anti-constitutional race-based segregation after several high schools in the district offered courses required for graduation only to black students. The school district’s...
