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YMCA shuts fitness centers in St. Paul, Lino Lakes and Prior Lake
The closures follow the Y's drop in revenue due to COVID-19.
West Metro
Hennepin County's first chief judge of color takes helm at unprecedented time
Barnette takes the helm at an unprecedented moment for Hennepin County
Minneapolis
ACLU sues law enforcement leaders over wounding of protesters in Mpls.
The lawsuit says officers often fired without warning, inflicted severe bruising and damage from tear gas.
Minneapolis
Authorities ID 17-year-old fatally shot last week at 35th St. and Chicago Av. in Minneapolis
The gunfire occurred 3 blocks from where George Floyd died.
Minneapolis
Man fatally stabbed in south Minneapolis apartment ID'd; woman arrested, then released
The man's death is one of 38 so far this year in the city.
Minneapolis
How the fall of the Third Precinct station resounded in the Twin Cities
In interviews, people described what the fall of the Third meant to them: a deep betrayal of trust, a loss of control, a symbol of change and a breaking point.
Minneapolis
Speakers urge Mpls. Charter Commission not to forward police proposal
Speakers overwhelmingly tell the Mpls. charter panel not to forward their proposal, but for different reasons.
West Metro
Attacks sharpen divisions in Omar, Melton-Meaux battle
The contest between Rep. Ilhan Omar and attorney Antone Melton-Meaux has spurred millions of dollars in campaign spending, a surge in volunteer activity and a barrage of negative claims from both sides.
Minneapolis
Twin Cities Black clergy hope to seize power of the moment
A group of Twin Cities Black pastors has been discussing a proposal with Gov. Tim Walz to create a Minnesota "social compact" that would forge new investments and public policies to begin erasing racial inequities.
Minneapolis
Viking ship, area near U.S. Bank Stadium hit with anti-police graffiti
Police said video surveillance is being reviewed.
Local
Minneapolis and St. Paul police take educational approach to mask enforcement
Cities are having conversations with mask scofflaws.
Minneapolis
At University of Minnesota, students pressure faculty to confront racism in academia
Graduate classmates want more diversity in staffing and studies.
Minneapolis
Battling goats in Norway put Carrie Kirkeeide Thorson on path to come to U.S.
Nearly 50 years after she died in 1974 at 95, her life story has been captured in a book compiled and published by her grandson.
Minneapolis
Minneapolis City Council approves first substantial cuts to police
The budget trims roughly $1.5 million from the city's police department — the first substantial cuts since George Floyd's death.
Minneapolis
Record Mpls. gun violence comes amid the debate over policing
The unprecedented spike in gun violence comes in the wake of George Floyd's death.
Minneapolis
Minneapolis residents weigh in on proposed citywide vote to end the Police Department
Of the dozens of people who called in their comments, the vast majority urged the city's Charter Commission to allow them to vote in November.
Minneapolis
Closed for walking no longer: Mpls. parkways will reopen by Aug. 5
The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board will let cars once again drive on parkways that it had shut down this spring to give bicyclists and pedestrians more room during the pandemic. The $250,000 set aside to close the roads will run out Aug. 3.
Minneapolis
17-year-old boy is Minneapolis' 37th homicide victim of 2020
The shooting was the latest in a violent stretch for the city this summer.
Minneapolis
Minneapolis protest focuses on use of federal officers in Portland
Activists gathered in downtown Minneapolis, with many predicting a federal presence here soon.
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