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February 17, 2020
A racist message was scrawled on a garage door behind the 2700 block of N. Russell Avenue in Minneapolis.

Images of racist messages scrawled on N. Mpls. garages surface on social media

No arrests had been announced as of Monday afternoon.
Minneapolis
February 15, 2020

Mpls. police: Man found amid chaotic scene at Como apartment dies at HCMC

A woman taken to detox from an apartment in the city's Como neighborhood has been arrested on suspicion of murder.
Minneapolis
February 15, 2020
Mississippi Mushrooms is located In the middle of the Upper Harbor Terminal site and seen Thursday, March 7, 2019, in Minneapolis, MN.

Brooks: No room for mushrooms in Minneapolis' Upper Harbor Terminal plans

The city of Minneapolis has big plans for the land. But Mississippi Mushrooms wasn't part of them.
Minneapolis
February 15, 2020
Asha Farah, right, got emotional while speaking about potentially having to move her children from Clara Barton Open School. Fellow Clara Barton paren

South Minneapolis families push back on plans to reshape school district

Four of the five plans being considered would cut and relocate magnet schools while redrawing attendance boundaries, which could shuffle nearly two-thirds of the district's 33,000 students to new schools.
Minneapolis
February 15, 2020
Minneapolis Police homicide detectives Sgt. Twila Villella, from left, Sgt. Luis Porras, and Sgt. Ann Kjos investigate the scene of a homicide in Minn

Veteran Minneapolis homicide detective Ann Kjos retires after 32 years on the job

Sgt. Ann Kjos first joined MPD in 1988, after working at another police department.
Minneapolis
February 15, 2020
Parking lot at Garfield Avenue and West Lake Street near the Lyndale-Lake intersection in Minneapolis.

Lyn-Lake businesses balk at Minneapolis' plan to redevelop parking lot

The city built the lot in the late 1990s to benefit businesses. Some say they still need it.
West Metro
February 14, 2020
Rapper Jon Mitchell-Momoh, with his late partner, Monique Baugh, and one of their two daughters, 3-year-old Legend.

Two suspects indicted in New Year's Eve killing of Minneapolis real estate agent

Two of four people charged in the New Year's Eve kidnapping and killing of real estate agent Monique Baugh have been indicted on first-degree murder charges.
Minneapolis
February 14, 2020
Terrance Franklin.

Mpls. Council OKs $795,000 payment to family of man killed in 2013 police shooting

"This was just a tragedy for everyone involved," City Council President Lisa Bender said after the vote.
Minneapolis
February 14, 2020
This Burger King restaurant at 3348 S. Nicollet Av. in Minneapolis closed in 2018.

Two Burger King locations get OK to reopen in Minneapolis

City Council's decision on Friday ends a monthslong debate over their drive-throughs.
Minneapolis
February 14, 2020

Missing and Murdered Indigenous People's March

Students from Anishinabe Academy led hundreds during the annual "Not One More" rally and walk from the American Indian Center.
Minneapolis
February 14, 2020
Terrance Franklin.

Tentative settlement between Mpls., family of Terrance Franklin in 2013 police shooting

Terms of the agreement haven't yet been made public. The City Council will discuss the matter at its meeting Friday, likely in a closed-door session.
Minneapolis
February 13, 2020

HCMC nurse's questionable credentials result in probation for repeat sex offender

It's the latest case affected by Kristi Jarvis, who lied about her educational background.
Minneapolis
February 13, 2020
Minneapolis Police investigated the scene on the Metro Transit bus where two people were shot Thursday night.

Vigil honors man shot and killed on Metro Transit bus

About two dozen mourners shared memories of Tommie McCoy at the bus stop where he was killed.
Minneapolis
February 13, 2020
Billboards across the city warn drivers not to leave their cars running unattended in order to avoid car thefts.

Billboards are latest tool in Minneapolis push to cut car thefts

More than 500 vehicles have been stolen in the city in 2020. The message is simple: Don't leave keys in an unattended car.
Minneapolis
February 13, 2020
Be the Match CEO C. Randal Mills and wife Anna at the Be the Match Gala. [ Special to Star Tribune, photo by Matt Blewett, Matte B Photography, matt@m

CEO of Be the Match steps down citing 'personal reasons'

C. Randal Mills has led the nonprofit since 2017.
Minneapolis
February 13, 2020
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Metro Transit shooting victim possessed gun in HCMC hospital room, search warrant says

Nurses union officials wants hospital to weigh adding metal detectors; hospital not saying how unauthorized gun got in the room.
Minneapolis
February 12, 2020
More than 51,000 people now live in downtown Minneapolis. The population has risen 60% since 2006.

Minneapolis downtown population jumps above 50,000 for first time

The population boom in the city center has accompanied a surge in apartment construction.
Minneapolis
February 12, 2020

Man with street name 'Suspect' pleads guilty to fatally shooting teen in Minneapolis

Quayshun Felton, 16, died from a single gunshot wound to the head.
Minneapolis
February 12, 2020
Police spokesman Garrett Parten said criminal activity has increased in recent years in the areas surrounding U.S. Bank Stadium, concentrated primaril

Downtown East leads Mpls. neighborhoods in crime increase

The area, also known as East Town, was part of the nearly two-thirds of the city's 81 neighborhoods that saw an increase in overall crime in 2019, from the previous four-year average.
Minneapolis
February 11, 2020
Andree Athorn, 5, a student from Windom Dual Immersion School, held a sign during the Minneapolis school board meeting Tuesday night.

Minneapolis parents voice more concerns about school plans

More than 100 at board meeting voice concerns about plans to restructure the district's schools to address race and class disparities.

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