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October 2, 2019

Authorities ID man shot dead near Salvation Army's downtown Mpls. shelter

No arrests have been announced in the shooting nearly a month ago.
Minneapolis
October 2, 2019
A driver smashed into a bakery at 17th Avenue and Lake Street on Monday after carjacking a vehicle and injuring at least five people, Minneapolis poli

Siblings on walk to ice cream shop victims in Mpls. carjacking rampage

Police say the suspected driver is a violent repeat offender who was on probation and under the influence of drugs or alcohol at the time of the crash.
Stage & Arts
October 1, 2019
Survivor Jina Penn-Tracy, who said she was abused from 1983 to 1985 by Jason McLean and Children's Theatre co-founder John Clark Donahue, became emoti

Children's Theatre, Twin Cities theater community try to heal after abuse

Some survivors say CTC is doing too little, too late.
Minneapolis
October 1, 2019
Twins Stadium parking ramp in Minneapolis, MN. ] (ELIZABETH FLORES/STAR TRIBUNE) ELIZABETH FLORES ¥ eflores@startribune.com

Mpls. cuts parking rates for all carpools to $20 a month at ABC ramps

Carpools that use the ABC ramps near Target Center can also park for as low as $5 a day.
Minneapolis
October 1, 2019
Mallory Weggemann, paralympic swimmer, gold medalist and Minnesotan, described what it means to her to be swimming back at the University of Minnesota

Paralympics trials come to Minneapolis in June 2020 for swimmers, cyclists and track athletes

Cyclists, swimmers and track athletes will seek team spots for Tokyo.
Minneapolis
October 1, 2019

Charge: Suspect pistol-whipped, fatally shot stranger walking with girlfriend in Minneapolis

Varnell D. Allen, 23, was charged with second-degree murder in the shooting death of 21-year-old Enzo Herrera-Garcia, of Apple Valley.
Stage & Arts
October 1, 2019
Katherine Crawford Luber was named the new Minneapolis Institute of Art director.

Minneapolis Institute of Art turns to Texas, hires second female director

Katherine Luber has led the San Antonio Museum of Art for eight years and brings some business world know-how to the job.
Minneapolis
October 1, 2019
Burhan Elmi, co-owner of the cafe, left, chatted with John Torgeson, right, who works in emergency glass services, who had come to measure the windows

Minneapolis man charged with bias crimes in East Franklin window smashings

The man told officers he hates "the Somalis," police say.
Minneapolis
October 1, 2019
Me'Lea Connelly, who founded a credit union to invest in black businesses, led a discussion regarding black economic resistance to a group at the Unit

Leaders of proposed north Mpls. credit union terminated amid fraud allegations

Misconduct accusations cloud nonprofit pushing social justice.
Minneapolis
October 1, 2019
A driver smashed into a bakery at 17th Avenue and Lake Street on Monday after carjacking a vehicle and injuring at least five people, Minneapolis poli

Five injured during brazen carjacking in south Minneapolis

A vehicle crashed into another vehicle and bakery, rammed a squad car and struck two girls before jumping a curb, hitting a streetlight and bursting into flames.
Politics
September 30, 2019
Minneapolis Police union President Bob Kroll said news of the ban on officers wearing uniforms to political events was given to him Friday, one day af

Tied to Trump rally? Union sees politics in Mpls. ban on uniformed cops at campaign events

Lt. Robert Kroll says the police union wasn't told of the ban until the day after the Oct. 10 Trump rally at Target Center was announced and that many officers "are outraged."
Minneapolis
September 30, 2019
The Northern Metals Recycling facility, located on the Mississippi River just south of the Lowry Avenue Bridge in Minneapolis. Families in north Minne

North Minneapolis residents welcome shutdown of metal shredder

But residents also want legal consequences for Northern Metal Recycling.
Minneapolis
September 29, 2019
Hennepin Avenue is a popular destination for visitors during most weekends.

2 fatal shootings over weekend in the Twin Cities spark unease

Saturday night's shooting in Minneapolis continues a pattern of crime in downtown that is driving away some who used to frequent the area's bars, theaters and clubs.
Minneapolis
September 29, 2019

Men found shot dead in street in Mpls. theater district, St. Paul

In Minneapolis, a man was found in the street downtown. About an hour later, St. Paul had its latest fatal shooting for September.
West Metro
September 28, 2019
The fate of the Twin Cities' fourth light-rail project, the Bottineau Blue Line, remains uncertain.

Blue Line light-rail service resumes between 46th Street in Minneapolis and airport

Scheduled maintenance work wrapped up early, Metro Transit said.
Minneapolis
September 28, 2019

Boy critical but stable after three-story fall in Minneapolis

Foul play is not suspected, police say.
Minneapolis
September 28, 2019
William Schroeder was hired as county architect by Hennepin County in 1972. His task: help oversee the construction of the Hennepin County Government

Going up? Major renovation to elevators at Hennepin County Government Center

Hennepin County towers serve 10,000 people daily.
Minneapolis
September 27, 2019
Rosie Harris, a senior from Plymouth Christian Youth Center (PCYC), joined a group of students as they made their way to the Davis Center, to speak to

North Minneapolis students call for action on climate change

They met with the district superintendent and demanded climate-change instruction in every grade.
Minneapolis
September 27, 2019
President Donald Trump acknowledged GOP candidate for Senate Karin Housley and invited her up to the stage Thursday night at Mayo Civic Center in Roch

Trump heads into the 'belly of the beast' for his Minneapolis rally

The Oct. 10 rally at Target Center will put the nation's political divide into high relief, something neither side sees as an accident.

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