Minneapolis
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, new City Council are sworn in
The council will meet next week to choose a president and vice president.
Local
4 teens charged in shooting of Bryn Mawr Market clerk during robbery
Prosecutors said they will pursue having two tried as adults.
Minneapolis
As omicron virus spreads, Mpls. schools work to keep doors open
Superintendent Ed Graff said 285 teachers were absent due to illness or travel delays on Monday, but that the district has no plans to move all schools into distance learning.
Local
Crowding prompts Minnesota to halt walk-in COVID testing at MSP
Appointments now needed for Minnesota Department of Health testing site at the airport.
Variety
Actor Jon Hamm soaks up Minneapolis' dive-bar scene around NHL game
"Mad Men's" Don Draper was spotted all over town at Palmer's, Dusty's and Bryant-Lake Bowl during the frigid weekend.
Sports
First futsal courts coming to south Minneapolis
The fast-paced game has seen a burst of interest in the Twin Cities.
Wild
38,600 NHL Winter Classic hockey fans brave subzero temps
Fans dressed in layers upon layers for the outdoor game at Target Field on Saturday night under exceedingly cold conditions.
Minneapolis
Explosion levels Minneapolis garage, sends man to hospital with serious injuries
Fire crews extinguished New Year's blaze. Cause still being investigated.
Obituaries
Ethna McKiernan, Minneapolis poet and champion for the homeless, dies at 70
Her major passions were Irish culture, poetry and homeless outreach.
Minneapolis
Project Success cooking class offers Minneapolis students chance to learn, gather
The class is a part of the nonprofit's PS Institute.
Local
Carjackings sweep through Twin Cities communities
Police struggle to keep with the latest crime trend.
Minneapolis
15-year-old killed in New Year's Eve shooting in north Minneapolis
Minneapolis ties all-time record for most homicides in a year, set in 1995.
Minneapolis
Last of 4 teens sought in Bryn Mawr Market robbery is arrested
The clerk was shot twice during the holdup.
Mpls. closes in on homicide milestone at end of violent year
As 2021 comes to a close, shootings are up by every metric, and the city nears the homicide record set in 1995.
Local
Teen charged with injuring elderly woman in St. Paul mugging
He's also jailed in connection with an armed carjacking five days later in St. Paul as a woman frantically pulled her toddler from the vehicle.
Minneapolis
Minneapolis school board adds seat for second student representative
The students will receive a $5,000 stipend
Local
University of Minnesota encourages students, employees to get COVID-19 booster shot
Some private college are requiring the booster shots.
Minneapolis
Teens arrested after clerk shot, wounded during robbery at Bryn Mawr neighborhood market
The victim, a 20-year-old college student home on break, was seriously injured but is expected to survive.
Minneapolis
Hennepin County proposes paved trail through Soo Line Community Garden for Midtown Greenway access
Hennepin County is designing a new disability access ramp to the Midtown Greenway in south Minneapolis, but the proposal would jeopardize an organic garden that feeds low-income residents.
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