Educators, families and community members rallied outside of the Minneapolis Public Schools headquarters in February in support of the Minneapolis Fed

Minneapolis teachers union to vote on strike authorization

Members of the Minneapolis Federation of Teachers will vote Thursday and Friday on whether to walk out if a contract agreement can't be reached.

Minneapolis reaches $150k settlement with eyewitness of George Floyd's murder

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In this image from video, witness Donald Williams answers questions during the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin.
Donald Williams, a former MMA fighter, has several criminal cases pending.

Former MnDOT official approved as Minneapolis public works director

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Timothy Sexton has been approved as Minneapolis public works director.
Timothy Sexton replaces Margaret Anderson Kelliher, who became city operations officer.
Local
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Defendant Said Shafii Farah, center, walks into the U.S. District Court with attorneys Clayton Carlson, left, and Steve Schleicher, right, during the

Jury selected for Feeding Our Future trial after unusually long process due to publicity of massive fraud case

More than 70 Minnesotans were questioned in an unusually long four-day process to select a jury for the first Feeding Our Future trial due to the high publicity in the massive case.
Minneapolis
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A memorial of flowers marks the area where Autumn Merrick was struck and killed in October 2021 during a rolling gun battle in downtown Minneapolis.

Man gets more than 21 years for part in fatal crash during rolling shootout in downtown Minneapolis

A teenager on a street corner with her scooter was hit and killed.
Minneapolis
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FILE - This March 28, 2019 photo shows cigarette butts in an ashtray in New York. On Tuesday, March 9, 2021. Lung cancer is the nation's top cancer ki

Minneapolis approves $15 minimum for cigarette packs, highest in U.S.

The city's tobacco crackdown allows existing limited "sampling" inside cigar lounge.
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Monica Byron spoke to demonstrators at the Stabilize Our Schools by Stabilizing our Workforce Rally sponsored by the Minneapolis Federation of Teacher

Minneapolis schools, teachers reach tentative agreement to avert strike

Details will be released after teachers vote to ratify the agreement, district officials said. The district's support staff is negotiating separately from the teachers.
Local
April 24
The Como Park Zoo and Conservatory in St. Paul will host a party for the planet from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.

Minnesota sales, cleanups and other events to celebrate Earth Day and Arbor Day

Several communities and organizations are hosting events across the state this weekend to celebrate the conservation holiday.
Local
April 24
The city of Minneapolis seeks more employers to participate in the summer Step Up internship program for youth. Interested business don't have to be i

Minneapolis pushes to recruit more employers for youth internship program

The city is asking more employers to participate in the Step Up program, which has 1,200 prospective summer interns but so far has only 800 spots available.
Business
April 24
We compare the prices of 15 items at Twin Cities grocery stores.

8 Twin Cities area grocery stores, ranked by affordability

We shopped at eight local grocery stores, some locally owned and some not, in search of the cheapest eats.
Minneapolis
April 24

Charges: Friendly fire killed man standing among group who shot at moving SUV in south Minneapolis

The death came among a spate of shootings late last year that killed four and wounded at least seven others across Minneapolis.
Local
April 24
Friends and family of Sammy McDowell, including sister Shaawn-Dai McDowell, in the green hat, celebrated his life during a picnic and balloon release

'He was about community': Scores memorialize north Minneapolis entrepreneur Sammy McDowell

Sammy McDowell, whose namesake eatery served as a hub for racial justice activists, died Sunday.
Local
April 23
The former Third Precinct police station in south Minneapolis.

Minneapolis City Council declines to endorse Frey's Third Precinct plan

Council members meeting as a committee did not lend their support to Mayor Jacob Frey's proposal to turn the burned-out police station into a voter center; the mayor says he'll move forward with plans anyway.
Minneapolis
April 23
The Egyptian Theatre in Park City, Utah, host to the Sundance Film Festival.

Minneapolis will bid to host Sundance Film Festival

Sundance organizers have said they're open to moving away from Utah in 2027. Minneapolis wants to try to nab the star-studded festival.
Local
April 23
These devices help to illegally create rapid-fire guns.

Man whose Snapchat group sold illegal 'switches' and ghost guns in Minnesota gets two years

Avont Drayton's attorney said his client 'thought of these items as really cool tools in a similar manner to buying a new power tool.'
Local
April 23
Anthony Ray Hinton was 29 and innocent when he was arrested and charged with capital murder after a string of fatal armed robberies in 1985 in Birming

Medcalf: Exonerated of murder, author will speak at our Minneapolis book club about 'life and freedom'

Anthony Ray Hinton spent nearly 30 years on death row for a murder he didn't commit: "The only way I knew that I could get my joy back is that I had to forgive them."
West Metro
April 23

Officials reveal reason Robbinsdale shelter-in-place alert mistakenly was sent countywide

The Sheriff's Office said it has identified the step in the process that led to the mistake.
Wolves
April 23
The "whiteout" at the Wolves-Suns playoff game Saturday got fans into the game early.

Souhan: Wolves fans made Game 1 special. Now bring on Game 2.

The playoff opener was performance art, the kind of event that creates and rewards fans, bolsters optimism and banishes traditional Minnesota pessimism. "It was awesome," Chris Finch said
Local
April 22
Defendant Abdimajid Mohamed Nur, right, walks into United States District Court with his attorney Edward Sapone during the first day of jury selection

First trial in Feeding Our Future case underway as jury selection begins

More than a dozen potential jurors were interviewed Monday from a pool of 1,000 people summoned.
Local
April 22
A Black man wearing a black t-shirt and gray jeans sits in front of a deli counter

Sammy McDowell, celebrated owner of Sammy's Avenue Eatery on the North Side, dies

Long a fixture of the north Minneapolis community, McDowell opened the sandwich and coffee shop in 2012.
Minneapolis
April 22
A wooden bench built and placed by a group called Minneapolis Public Seating Authority is available on Nicollet Mall in Minneapolis on Thursday.

Mpls. man behind mysterious wooden benches wants folks downtown to take a load off

In downtown Minneapolis, places to sit for a spell tend to be few and far between. A part-time woodworker decided to take matters into his own hands.
Local
April 21
The TikTok app on a phone.

Minnesota lawmakers look to curtail student cellphone use in school

Legislators hope to give cover to districts that seek greater restrictions on smartphone use in schools, especially among teens who struggle to put the devices down.
Local
April 20
The Diana E. Murphy United States Courthouse building in downtown Minneapolis.

First trial in Feeding Our Future federal fraud case starts Monday

It's the first Feeding Our Future case to go to trial since the more than $250 million fraud scheme was publicly revealed in January 2022. The seven defendants' lawyers have argued they didn't knowingly commit a crime.

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