Deena Winter
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Deena Winter is Minneapolis City Hall reporter for the Star Tribune.
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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
Hmong community celebrates its New Year and 50 years as Americans
It honors St. Paul Mayor-elect Kaohly Her and marks the event with courtship ball tosses and dances.
November 29, 2025
Storm brings snow and crashes with 'no warmup in sight'
The Twin Cities area is expected to see 2 to 5 inches of snow, with more to the south.
November 29, 2025
Budget battle brewing between mayor and outgoing Minneapolis City Council
The council will vote in December on a raft of proposals, including one that would dramatically cut money for the mayor’s office.
November 29, 2025
Santabear returns to glory at kickoff of inaugural Winterapolis
Holidazzle was officially replaced by Winterapolis, which began with the lighting of a giant holiday tree in the IDS Center.
November 29, 2025
Minnesota Somali community grapples with fraud cases while pushing back against stereotypes
The largest Somali community in the U.S. is finding itself the subject of unwanted attention in the wake of criminal investigations and attacks from the Trump administration.
November 26, 2025
Editor's Pick
How Minneapolis’ Somali community became an important source of support for Mayor Jacob Frey
Frey’s top challenger was the son of Somali immigrants. But Frey has been running with East Africans for decades.
November 24, 2025
Minneapolis will settle lawsuit over fatal collision with speeding police officer
Leneal Frazier died after his SUV was broadsided by a speeding police officer running a red light in 2021.
November 20, 2025
Minneapolis City Council Member Jamal Osman carjacked by two teen boys
Police confirm two pursuits related to carjackings Monday, leading to four arrests in separate incidents.
November 12, 2025
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey suggests ‘reset’ with newly elected City Council
The more-progressive faction will no longer have a veto-proof majority and will have to rely on Jamal Osman’s swing vote.
November 9, 2025
Did Minneapolis progressives keep control of the City Council? It’s complicated.
By one measure, six moderates and seven progressives were elected to the city council Tuesday, but that’s just one measure.
November 6, 2025
Frey gets another term in Minneapolis, vows city is ‘on the verge of a great comeback’
Mayor Jacob Frey fended off democratic socialist Omar Fateh and an alliance of challengers. In his third term, Frey will continue to contend with a City Council that has a majority to his left.
November 5, 2025
