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...
‘Void of information’ led to confusion as federal sting unfolded on Lake Street, audit...
Community members packed a Minneapolis City Council committee meeting on Tuesday to show disapproval for the city’s handling of a chaotic federal sting on Lake Street in June. The sting, involving dozens of federal agents, some not in uniform, led to a standoff with protesters who flooded the area...
Minnesota Amber Alert sends out alert for missing 3-week-old
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Earlier Wednesday afternoon on KELOLAND News, there was a crawl announcing a statewide amber alert in Minnesota. We’ve been gathering information, and here’s what we’ve found out. Authorities say 37-year-old Ashley Gooch is accused of taking a 3-week-old baby. Gooch allegedly threatened 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.
Probation Check Leads to Rescue of Unresponsive Woman in Apartment
A Level 3 sex offender on intensive supervised release was taken into custody Tuesday afternoon in Saint Paul, with an unresponsive woman found in his bathtub. Just after 3 p.m. on Aug. 5, a Ramsey County Probation officer who was checking on 60-year-old Anthony DeWalt at an apartment building on the 500 block of...
Charge: Motorcyclist keeps riding after his sister is thrown off, critically injured
The motorcyclist admitted he knew his sister had fallen off the motorcycle, the charge alleges.
