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Matt McKinney

Reporter | Public safety

Phone: 612-673-7329

Matt writes stories from Minneapolis, chiefly about crime, but has also told readers about a dying man who recovered his stolen bicycle so he could pass it on to his children; a house built so well it doesn’t need a furnace; a man who died a virtual stranger in his own neighborhood, despite having lived a full life; and shortcomings in the city’s public auctions process. He once wrote a poem about the weather. And the newspaper published it.

May 10, 2004: Memories of N.D. guardsmen: They were kind, selfless

A day after learning that two North Dakota National Guardsmen died from injuries suffered in Iraq, friends and relatives recalled...

Updated: December 06, 2011, - 01:00 PM

Nov. 30: Minneapolis knew about impound issue in '09

Fax alerted Minneapolis lot manager to the refund requirement.

Updated: November 30, 2011, - 10:45 PM

She sews 'life into people,' but now she faces eviction

Former seamstress must raise the money to buy her Minneapolis building.

Updated: November 25, 2011, - 09:57 PM

Minneapolis neighborhood activist beaten, hospitalized

A longtime neighborhood activist on Minneapolis' North side activist says he can't remember the details of what happened

Updated: November 22, 2011, - 09:43 AM

Posted towing charges violate legal maximum

Three-year-old Minneapolis ordinance caps rates at $212.

Updated: November 19, 2011, - 12:18 AM

Obituary: Robert Boehlke was an adventurous spirit

Pastor, professor and photographer roamed wide.

Updated: November 17, 2011, - 08:52 PM

Guitar stolen in 2005 turns up on eBay

Someone stole the six-stringed love of Eric Malmberg's life in 2005. But then it turned up on eBay.

Updated: November 16, 2011, - 12:14 PM

A house with no furnace in Minneapolis? You betcha

Many houses are remodeled to save energy, but a south Minneapolis 1935 Tudor takes it a step further.

Updated: November 12, 2011, - 09:40 AM

Cedar Towing under police investigation

The Minneapolis tow-truck operator faces allegations of overcharges that could amount to $100,000 this year alone.

Updated: November 11, 2011, - 10:01 AM

Minneapolis to pay impound refunds

Minneapolis officials say they will start notifying people who are owed refunds from the auction of impounded vehicles.The Star Tribune reported Friday that Minneapolis had kept thousands of dollars that should have gone to the former owners after auctions.

Updated: November 05, 2011, - 12:32 PM