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Police shooting of Daunte Wright amid Derek Chauvin trial adds more trauma to wounded Twin Cities
Backed against her Brooklyn Center apartment building with a group of neighbors, Endeshia Tolliver watched warily as a line of riot police launched less-lethal projectiles…
West St. Paul asks homeowner to paint over Black Lives Matter mural
A city spokesman said the code enforcement team has received more than 20 complaints about the mural since September.
Church at 38th and Chicago reaches out to gang members nearby
Worldwide Outreach for Christ has countered rising and ebbing gang influence at 38th and Chicago for nearly 40 years.
Police seek help in finding man wanted in three Minneapolis stabbings
One victim, a 78-year-old woman, died at a hospital.
Mpls. defense attorneys offer legal takes, healing space during Chauvin trial
Lawyers with the Legal Rights Center are providing analysis and reactions throughout the livestreamed trial.
Some on Minneapolis council say they want to cancel water facility, sell site for urban farm
More City Council members want to give neighborhood a bigger say in land use
Robert Miller, neuroscientist and microsurgeon, dies at 81
Robert F. Miller, born in Eugene, Ore., in 1939, was a restaurant cook whose boss realized he was made for something bigger. So Miller went…
Survey shows strong support for reopened streets, permanent memorial at George Floyd Square
City officials previously vowed to reopen 38th Street and Chicago Avenue after the trial of Derek Chauvin.
Minneapolis looks to offer forgivable loans to Floyd Square businesses
City may offer forgivable loans to businesses on closed-off streets
Crash that injured cyclist is latest incident at troubled south Minneapolis intersection
The intersection is a latticework of city, county, and park board roadways near a highway exit.
Park Board previews two options for new Bde Maka Ska pavilion
The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board has two options in mind for a new Bde Maka Ska pavilion to replace the one that burned…
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Prayer service on eve of Derek Chauvin trial urges peace, unity and justice
Speakers at a prayer service on the eve of opening statements in the Derek Chauvin murder and manslaughter trial urged peace, unity and justice for…
Minneapolis seeks to revitalize main corridor of historically Black South Side
38th Street Thrive! is a 10-year development guide for the 38th Street Cultural District, which stretches from Nicollet to Bloomington Avenue and includes George Floyd Square.
Activism is on the rise in Minnesota's Asian American communities
Long silent about racist slurs and slights, young people are speaking out.
Minneapolis Park Board aims to purchase land for North Loop's first park
The green space would replace a surface parking lot in the rapidly growing neighborhood.
City's attempt to clear Mpls. homeless camp leads to scuffles between police, camp defenders
Videos surfaced on social media Thursday showing the confrontation.
Navy bows out of war artifacts dispute between Minneapolis, Minnetonka
A former Legion Post commander speaks up about the deepening intrigue of the ship wheel and bell.
Businesses issue cry for help as violence plagues Floyd Square
Cut off from the outside world by concrete barricades guarded by civilian gatekeepers surrounding 38th Street and Chicago Avenue, the business owners said they felt abandoned by a city that has failed to protect their safety and livelihoods.
Custody battle over pieces of war memorial heats up between Minneapolis parks, Minnetonka schools
Ship's wheel, bell disappeared from Mpls. memorial and ended up at Minnetonka school
Peaceful protesters march as Chauvin trial slowed by legal wrangling
The specter of fired Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin's murder trial hovered over an anxious Twin Cities on Monday as legal proceedings began at the…
Feds find no takers for mothballed Mississippi River lock in Minneapolis
After 58 years, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers wants to find a new owner for the Upper St. Anthony Falls lock.
Mpls. residents demand transparency after police inflate carjacking charges
Fewer charges than claimed make south Mpls. residents question value, purpose of helicopters overhead.
Ahead of Derek Chauvin trial, protesters rally in St. Paul
About 150 people, many of them family members of Minnesotans who died during encounters with police, gathered outside of Gov. Tim Walz's St. Paul residence Saturday to demand more accountability.
Families of those killed by police demand justice for George Floyd in former officer Derek Chauvin's trial
Relatives of people killed by Minnesota police gathered on the eve of Derek Chauvin's trial to support the family of George Floyd.
At George Floyd Square, Chauvin trial is emotional turning point
Many longtime caretakers of the square are trying to tamp their own anxieties as they strive to present a unified front during what they consider a watershed moment with the world watching.
Mpls. businesses are torn: Show confidence or board up for trial?
Some don't want to send a wrong message; others fear more damage could do them in.
Divided Park Board panel OKs cutting Hiawatha course to 9 holes
Weighing ecological and financial balance against preserving the historic Minneapolis 18-hole course, the planning committee narrowly passed a compromise plan.
Minneapolis plans to reopen 38th and Chicago after Chauvin trial
The intersection has become a memorial to George Floyd since he died there last May.
Mpls. mosque says Park Board's refusal to sell land for parking infringes on religious liberty
The mosque has been asking for parking bays since 2016.
Supreme Court rules environmental lawsuit against Minneapolis 2040 plan can continue
Advocacy groups wanted Minneapolis to complete an environmental review before approving the 2040 plan.
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Minneapolis Park Board votes to stop permitting homeless camps
A divided board ended last summer's directives that set up the sanctuary program and will let agencies that specialize in human services take the lead.
