The Brief
- Minneapolis officials closed the same homeless encampment eight times over roughly 10 weeks in early 2026, a new report shows.
- City crews sometimes returned within days — and once the following day — to close the same encampment again.
- Despite repeated offers for shelter, only nine people accepted help from outreach workers.
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – A report being presented to the Minneapolis City Council on Wednesday shows city officials kept closing the same encampment over and over again over the course of weeks.
Encampment report
What we know:
City officials shared information on homeless encampment closures over the first half of 2026.
In their report, city staff noted that there were ten closures over the first six months of the year. However, eight of the closures occurred at the same site over and over again.…