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May 18, 2022
K.G. Wilson spoke Wednesday about his granddaughter Aniya Allen during a gathering on the one-year anniversary of her unsolved shooting death at 36th

'We can get some justice': Vows to find killer of 6-year-old Aniya Allen one year later

The loss of Aniya last May shocked Minneapolis – the last in a trio of shootings of children by stray gunfire over several weeks.
Local
May 18, 2022
Steve Hoeppner, left, and Kevin Gronseth, volunteers at Catholic Charities put sheets on beds at Exodus Residence in Minneapolis on Monday.

Catholic Charities opens new $75M affordable housing project in downtown Minneapolis

Starting in June, Endeavors Residence will house 203 people who are chronically homeless, homeless veterans or those recovering from an illness or injury.
Minneapolis
May 18, 2022

Minneapolis man charged with fatally stabbing teen in northern Minnesota home

The suspect also received medical attention before being jailed, according to the Sheriff's Office.
Local
May 18, 2022
Former Minneapolis police officer Thomas Lane, right, entered the Hennepin County Public Safety Facility in 2020 with his attorney Earl Gray.

Ex-officer Lane pleads guilty to charge for role in Floyd's murder

Thomas Lane was one of three officers convicted in federal court and expected to face trial next month on state charges. In exchange for the plea, Lane agreed to a sentence of three years, to be served concurrently with his federal sentence for violating Floyd's civil rights. That sentence has yet to be handed down.
Minneapolis
May 18, 2022
The Minneapolis Police Third Precinct station was evacuated and destroyed May 28, 2020, after George Floyd’s death in police custody.

Minneapolis council members pitch their plans for American Rescue Plan funding

They tentatively agreed Wednesday to use money to help facilitate discussions for how to redevelop the former Third Precinct site and buy vans for mobile mental health units.
Minneapolis
May 18, 2022
The Blue Line extension will link the Mall of America to Brooklyn Park.

North Minneapolis neighborhood worried about Blue Line light rail extension

One resident warns: "This will be another Rondo."
Duluth
May 18, 2022
FILE - In this Sept. 21, 2017, file photo, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Building is shown in Washington. The EPA announced five brownfiel

EPA announces $4.5 million in grants for five Minnesota communities

Grants will go to the Duluth and Austin, the St. Paul Port Authority, the Red Lake Band of Chippewa and Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.
May 18, 2022

Minnesota Somali singer fights deportation as he faces death threats in native country

May 18, 2022

10 ways to savor the return of Art-A-Whirl to northeast Minneapolis this weekend

Variety
May 18, 2022

10 ways to savor the return of Art-A-Whirl to northeast Minneapolis this weekend

The nation's largest studio crawl is back in full force starting Friday.
Minneapolis
May 17, 2022

Mpls. to pay $1.5M to man police shot from unmarked van

"The goal of the civil suit was not a check," Jaleel Stallings said. "It was getting justice and accountability. And I don't feel like I've received that."
Minneapolis
May 17, 2022
Josh Brewer, left, and his cousin Kayvon Williams, who was fatally shot over the weekend in Minneapolis.

Authorities ID 2 men fatally shot over weekend at West Broadway intersection in Minneapolis

One of the men was related to another homicide victim, 11-year-old Kevin Brewer, a close family member said.
Business
May 17, 2022
Environmental portrait of Laura Dunham, dean of the Opus College of Business, taken on May 16, 2022, in St. Paul.

St. Thomas taps entrepreneurship chief as next dean of Opus College of Business

Laura Dunham helped build the entrepreneurship school at St. Thomas into a nationally ranked program.
Business
May 17, 2022
Hines proposes building a 29-story office tower on Marquette Avenue at S. Ninth Street in downtown Minneapolis.

Hines plans a 29-story tower to fill a gap in the Minneapolis skyline

The proposal comes amid soft demand for downtown office space, and would preserve an iconic mural made famous by Prince on the wall of the adjacent Schmitt Music building.
Local
May 17, 2022
Apprentice carpenter Breanna Dornsbach, who works for Knutson Construction, at a construction project at the University of Minnesota on Monday.

Hennepin County job training program pays people on probation to learn construction skills

Hennepin County's program is only in the state that pays for job training.
Local
May 17, 2022
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How popular is your first name (or any other) in Minnesota?

Track the popularity of any first name in Minnesota over the past century.
Minneapolis
May 17, 2022
Patrick Moore

Man killed in downtown Minneapolis apartment was beloved performing arts instructor

Patrick Moore taught young people at the center in north Minneapolis for many years.
North Metro
May 17, 2022
Delaisha Kenfield

Drunk driver gets 4-year sentence in northeast Mpls. crash that killed best friend

She will serve the first 2 2⁄3 years of her term in prison and the balance on supervised release.
Local
May 16, 2022
Edison junior Benjamin Vang, 16, planted a tree during the Litter League’s Earth Day Launch event on April 23, 2022. at North Commons Park in Minnea

Minneapolis proposes $1 million in federal funds to add 200,000 trees

Minneapolis
May 14, 2022

Two men die in north Minneapolis shooting

Officers arriving at N. Bryant Avenue and W. Broadway found two men had been shot, apparently the victims of a suspect or suspects who fled in a car.

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