ICE announces a dozen Minneapolis arrests in ‘Operation Metro Surge’
The men arrested are from Mexico, Somalia and El Salvador.
December 5, 2025
Minneapolis police arrest man with history of reported abuse in suspicious death of roommate
Scott W. Carlson, 67, was charged with third-degree assault Monday in connection with a July attack against the same woman that left her hospitalized with facial, eye fractures.
December 4, 2025
Metro Transit’s newest rapid bus line, running from Edina to U of M, is ready to debut
The E Line will be the agency’s third such line to open this year.
December 4, 2025
Some Minneapolis City Council members want to stop Waymo driverless cars
Some council members say allowing autonomous vehicles would put thousands of mostly immigrant Uber and Lyft drivers out of work.
December 4, 2025
Minneapolis bars immigration enforcement staging on city-owned lots
Mayor Jacob Frey’s executive order responds to reports of planned federal actions targeting Somali immigrants.
December 4, 2025
Advocacy group settles with Hennepin County sheriff to expand rights of transgender inmates
Gender Justice says changes include the use of an inmate’s preferred gender identity when assigning housing.
December 3, 2025
The Twin Cities area’s oldest movie theater has been sold
Twin Cities’ oldest movie theater the Heights has been sold
December 3, 2025
Trump disparages Somalis: ‘We don’t want them in our country’
At a cabinet meeting Tuesday, President Trump called Minnesota’s Somali community “garbage,” as media outlets report his administration will target Twin Cities Somali immigrants.
December 3, 2025
Minneapolis police ID man who was hit by driver, had leg severed while unloading trailer downtown
A hospital spokeswoman said the man is in satisfactory condition.
December 2, 2025
Former Minneapolis police employee charged with wage theft amid state probe into falsified overtime
The civilian employee is accused of inflating his timesheets with overtime hours he never worked at some community events that never happened.
December 2, 2025
Seeking new trial for death of George Floyd, Derek Chauvin argues his rights were ‘destroyed’
The petition for postconviction relief filed in Hennepin County District Court utilizes arguments presented in the documentary “The Fall of Minneapolis.”
December 2, 2025
Prison for man who grabbed the wheel from girlfriend, crashed on I-94, got in shootout with trooper
Eddie Freeman also shot at a Minneapolis police officer.
December 1, 2025
