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'Officer down': Two deputies injured, 28-year-old man dead after firefight in Minnetonka
The man who died was identified by his father, and officials say the deputies' injuries are not life-threatening.
Mental health advocates: Virtual hearings may harm Minnesota's civil commitment process
Several groups, including a state ombudsman, are asking the courts to create an "opt-in" option for remote hearings, rather than making it the default in an often confusing process.
University of Minnesota police will now handle calls near campus, as MPD staffing declines
Starting this week, UMPD will respond to all 911 calls in a near-campus area of Dinkytown.
A wrongful conviction casts doubt on former Ramsey County medical examiner's methods. It's not the first time.
A new lawsuit adds to questions of whether Dr. Michael McGee used sound science to investigate deaths in Minnesota over a career spanning four decades.
Defense attorney: Prosecutors ignored expert in state trooper murder case
Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty's Office refuted the allegations, saying attorneys for trooper Ryan Londregan "cherry picked" quotes in a motion filed Monday.
In effort to rebrand policing, Minneapolis unveils 'Imagine Yourself' recruitment campaign
The city is paying marketing firm Accenture $950,000 for the campaign, part of a $7 million grant from the American Rescue Plan.
Large fire destroys south Minneapolis homeless encampment
An investigation into the cause of the fire was underway. Propane tanks could be seen around the camp's remains, and the fire chief said the site's flammability made for a "very dangerous situation."
Four people shot in Minneapolis Tuesday afternoon; 1 dead, 1 critical
A mass shooting took place at a nearby market last August.
3 juveniles held in Sunday robbery sprees on opposite sides of Minneapolis
Police believe two groups were working in tandem and may be connected to a string of similar crimes earlier this month.
In Minnesota, attacks against police are on the rise, especially in domestic assault calls
Reported assaults against police in Minnesota are up 160% from 10 years ago, driven in part by dangerous domestic disturbance calls like the one that ended with two officers and a medic shot to death in Burnsville this week.
More than 100 apply for early releases under Minnesota's new aiding murder statute
The new law is meant to differentiate punishments between major and lesser participants in a killing. One mother says two women involved in her son's killing shouldn't have qualified.
Two women involved in 2017 murder released early under revised Minnesota law
Briana Martinson and Megan Cater admitted to putting the robbery-turned-murder into motion, but neither pulled the trigger that killed the man, making them eligible for resentencing.
Why state trooper's trial in fatal shooting won't be like the others
State trooper Ryan Londregan will be tried under a revised use-of-deadly-force statute by a prosecutor who is facing a backlash from Minnesota's law enforcement community.
Moriarty seeks to temporarily restrict public access to court filings in trooper deadly force case
The defense says it will oppose the motion, which asks to restrict court filings from public view for two business days.
As guns claim more kids' lives in Minnesota, one mother searches for answers
Baky Mikaele's 14-year-old son is among nearly 100 juveniles killed by firearms in recent years — a surge not seen for decades.
In Minneapolis, police staffing levels continued to drop in 2023. So did crime.
Criminologists say police staffing is only one factor in a vast and complicated universe of what drives crime trends in the U.S.
Shooting at northeast Minneapolis Quarry shopping center leaves one dead
Police say they arrested a 20-year-old man who stayed on scene.
Hennepin County Attorney to require police to disclose more of officers' misconduct history
Mary Moriarty sent a letter to police chiefs in Hennepin County on announcing a new "Brady" policy.
New city-funded ads ask residents: How are Minneapolis police doing?
The city will pay $500,000 over the next three years to Zencity Technologies to implement the "community perception survey," which will appear in targeted ads.
Police: Women say they were drugged at Dinkytown bar
One told police they began feeling ill after someone gave them a drink at Blarney Pub & Grill.
Minneapolis drive-by homicide victim ID'd as 20-year-old
The Hennepin County Medical Examiner has identified the victim as Ty'Shawn Maurice Lyons of Rochester.
Man shot to death in north Minneapolis apartment complex ID'd
Donald Edmondson, 60, died of a gunshot wound to the chest.
As police struggle to rein in car theft, Hennepin County Attorney's Office tries new path
Hennepin County is on track to end the year with case clearance for auto thefts at 2.7%, far below the 2022 national average of 9%.
Minneapolis man alleges excessive force, unlawful arrest in lawsuit against two police officers
Police body-camera video shows one of the officers shove Minneapolis man Said Abdullahi to the street. The officers claimed he 'lost his footing.'
Two men gunned down in Minneapolis this week ID'd
Teegan James Charles Wenzel, 21, of Byron, and Laterryon O'mar Moore, 22, of Minneapolis, were both homicide victims, according to the Hennepin County Medical Examiner's Office.
Coon Rapids man sent to prison for bilking seniors out of millions in romance scam
Solomon E. Wilfred participated on a sophisticated scam to target lonely seniors during the COVID-19 pandemic and drain their bank accounts.
Minneapolis, police union reach tentative agreement on bonuses to rebuild ranks
The agreement, which needs City Council approval, would pay $18,000 to eligible police officers in three installments over the next two and a half years, as well as $15,000 incentives bonuses for new hires.
Lawsuit: Minneapolis' violence prevention office used illegal process to award millions in grant money
The civil suit asks a judge to suspend programs funded by the Neighborhood Safety Office "before more public funds are improperly spent."
Medical examiner IDs man found shot to death in driver's seat of car in Minneapolis
Jaden Malik Anand Hollman, 21, died from a gunshot wound of the head, according to the medical examiner.
Victim of fatal shooting in Minneapolis last weekend identified; no arrests made
The medical examiner says 49-year-old Omar Lamont Brown died from a shot to the abdomen Saturday.
Mpls. negotiators reject police union's proposal for one-year contract as not 'fiscally responsible'
The federation agreed to some changes, but asked to start paying retention bonuses to officers sooner.
Corrections Department identifies victim of suspected homicide in Lino Lakes prison
Steve Paul Patchen, 63, was found unresponsive on Oct. 5. Authorities have placed a suspect into segregation pending an investigation.
Winston Smith filmed his final moments, but BCA never found the footage
Sources say the new evidence has been discovered more than two years after the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension closed the case on the fatal shooting by a U.S. Marshals Service task force.
How did Kid Cann become Minneapolis' most infamous gangster?
Isadore "Kid Cann" Blumenfeld rode Prohibition to wealth and influence in the city.
After three violent years, crime is dropping in Minneapolis
Violent crime — murder, aggravated assault, rape and robbery — is down 12% overall from last year to its lowest point of the 2020s so far, the data show. Only a record-breaking surge in auto thefts bucks the pattern.
Police press search for 'multiple suspects' connected to weekend mass shooting in Mpls.
Eight people, including six teenagers, were injured in the shooting.
Twin Cities man accused of using sexual fetish as pretext for abuse pleads guilty in Fla. case
Ehsan Karam, whose story was featured in a Star Tribune investigation, has faced accusations of assault from several other women in the world of bondage, dominance, submission and sadomasochism.
Police: Shooting that wounded two children in Minneapolis was not random
"This shooting does not appear to be random," police said. They do not consider the wounds to be life-threatening.
As St. Paul reins in car thefts, Minneapolis faces record surge
About 4,700 vehicles were reported stolen across Minneapolis so far this year, averaging 24 a day — a 70% increase from this time last year.
DNA from disposable cup leads to charges in 1984 Minneapolis murder
Matthew Russell Brown, 66, is charged with murder and burglary for the slaying.
Authorities identify Canadian scuba diver found dead in St. Louis County
Justin James Cyril Swan's diving partner pulled him out of the water, but lifesaving efforts were not successful, according to authorities.
MPD chief: I 'could have been clearer' in comments about officer's stun-gun incident
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara responded to emails showing he knew about the officer's past assault accusations before hiring him.
Charges: Minneapolis man shot and killed rival after seeing him with ex-girlfriend on July 4
Ryan Deshawn Taylor, 41, is charged with two counts of second-degree murder.
Emails show MPD knew about stun gun incident before hiring officer
The emails show officer Tyler Timberlake informed the city seven months before Chief Brian O'Hara said he had just learned about it.
National Guardsman who shot live ammo at driver during 2020 Minneapolis unrest is cleared of wrongdoing
Body-cam footage and investigative reports documenting the chaotic incident were recently made public.
Mpls. police 'separate' with officer accused of assaulting unarmed man in previous job
Tyler Timberlake no longer works for the Minneapolis Police Department as of Wednesday.
Minneapolis can't break up police union, state board rules
The city didn't meet the criteria to sever sergeants and lieutenants from the Police Officers Federation, the ruling said.
Minneapolis poised to pay $275K to man who said police beat him, lied about informant
Felony drug charges against Andre Moore were dismissed after his public defenders unraveled what a judge called "a reckless disregard for the truth" on the part of the officer.
Derrick Thompson appears in court on charges of killing 5 people in reckless crash
Thompson made his first court appearance Friday at the Hennepin County Public Safety Facility in downtown Minneapolis.
What happens after a police consent decree? Other cities provide lessons for Minneapolis
Consent decrees address systemic problems in police departments, but success isn't guaranteed.
Justice Dept. to present results of investigation into Mpls. police Friday
The city has long been bracing for the results of the investigation, prompted by the murder of George Floyd in 2020.
Minneapolis police systemically fail in response to domestic violence calls, study finds
The report recommends the Minneapolis Police Department adopt or sharpen policies to close response gaps that put victims in greater danger.
After her daughter died in a chain used for sexual roleplay, a mother set out to find justice
Police found Heather Mayer dead in her boyfriend's basement. The circumstances of her death remain a mystery. But as her mother began digging for the truth, more women came forward with allegations of assault in the Twin Cities bondage community.
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Year after Biden's order on body cameras, majority of federal agents in Minnesota aren't wearing them
The Justice Department says they are phasing in cameras. Critics say it's already been too long.
Lorraine Palmer Rybak Mesken dies at 95; she had 'true grit' in face of adversity
The longtime Minneapolis resident, small-business owner, college counselor for Breck School and mother of former Mayor R.T. Rybak was known for her relentless optimism.
Minneapolis police respond to fights at DFL convention
Video shows supporters of Minneapolis City Council candidate Nasri Warsame shout and rush the stage, ending the convention without a candidate endorsement.
Man dead after high-speed crash in north Minneapolis
Minneapolis police say the man appears to have crashed into a tree while driving at high speed.
Driver veers into oncoming traffic on Hwy. 52, fatally crashes into dump truck
A portion of the highway near Vermillion Township was closed Saturday.
Pentagon emails show Guard preparing hours before Third Precinct burned
The emails, obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, underscore questions of why the Guard wasn't deployed to the scene of the 2020 riots earlier.
NAACP sues Minneapolis over police spying allegations
The lawsuit quotes heavily from a Minnesota Department of Human Rights charge, which said police spied on the NAACP and other Black community members without doing the same for white groups. The city has denied the allegations.
Metro leaders say surplus aid could help recruit more police officers
Gov. Tim Walz has proposed spending $550 million of a budget surplus on public safety improvements for local agencies.
Ex-MPD union head Bob Kroll can't police in 3 metro counties under settlement
Lawsuits accused Minneapolis police of unconstitutional brutality in response to demonstrations following the death of George Floyd.
Mpls. council unanimously approves plan to reform policing
"This is the legacy of George Floyd," Council President Andrea Jenkins said.
Tentative agreement plots new future of Minneapolis policing
The proposed settlement, provided to council members Thursday, emerged from almost a year of negotiations between city staff and state officials. It addresses charges of systemic biased practices in the state's largest police department.
Minneapolis, human rights officials nearing agreement on police bias charge
A source says the City Council could vote as soon as this week.
DEED commissioner, incoming Star Tribune publisher Steve Grove settles journalist's lawsuit
Grove was announced as the Star Tribune's new publisher Tuesday.
Ramsey County sheriff ordered to cut jail population immediately
A scathing letter from Minnesota's top corrections official says the jail has failed to comply with safety standards.
Violent crime declined in Mpls. last year, but rates still well above norm
Analysts say it's too early to say why it fell, though some credit a return to normalcy in the Twin Cities and around the nation.
Facing more danger on job, paramedics send 'plea for help'
Emergency medical responders in Hennepin County say they've witnessed an unnerving rise in violence that's made the job more dangerous at a time when surging call volumes already are stretching the workforce thin.
Minneapolis says public backs splitting up city's police union
In three public hearings, residents said they supported creating separate unions for the rank-and-file and the supervisors.
Paul Oman, world-champion barefoot water skier, dies at 69
An avid volunteer and choir bass, Oman died from injuries sustained while training.
Minneapolis safety chief says he regrets 'tone' of exchanges
"The way I engaged with constituents last night on Twitter did not meet the standards I hold for myself and the Office of Community Safety team," said Cedric Alexander, who is two months on the job, in a statement Friday.
Embattled north Mpls. corner long been epicenter for violence
A half-mile radius surrounding a North Side intersection, home to the embattled Merwin Liquors and a Winner Gas station known as the "murder station," is where nearly one out of every 10 killings citywide has taken place since 2010, according to a Star Tribune analysis.
Partnership launches new Minneapolis initiative vs. violent crime
It's the latest attempt from law enforcement leaders and elected officials to convince the public they have a handle on the problem.
