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Renting rooms for homeless got too expensive, so Hennepin County bought hotels
More than $25 million was spent to buy five motels and hotels and another property.
Minnesota activists renew call for reform after Memphis police killing
Advocates demanded action at a Minneapolis news conference, calling Tyre Nichols' death a reminder that little has changed since George Floyd's murder.
Decades-vacant Minneapolis apartment building finally being rehabbed
HOPE Community and City of Lakes Community Land Trust are renovating a neighborhood eyesore into affordable condos.
'TESTIFY: Americana from Slavery to Today' exhibition returns to Minneapolis Central Library
The exhibition opened for the first time in 2018.
Twin Cities libraries embrace new self-service library hours — without librarians present
In Dakota and Scott counties, patrons can access the library during extended hours just by scanning a card.
Victim identified in fatal north Minneapolis shooting
The man, killed on the 2200 block of N. Emerson Avenue, marked the fifth homicide in Minneapolis in 2023.
Minnesota Opera Orchestra musicians authorize a strike
Members of the American Federation of Musicians, Local 30-73, have been working without a contract for six months.
A $250,000 check will help Minnesota group buy back land taken from Native Americans
The Indian Land Tenure Foundation recently returned 28,000 acres to Bois Forte Chippewa tribe
Workers trying to find out how many are homeless in Hennepin County
There is a nationwide effort to capture the number of homeless Americans on the night of Jan. 25.
Law enforcement watchful ahead of video release of fatal beating by Memphis police
The local ATF division sent an alert to metro area firearms retailers Friday morning to "remain vigilant."
Man convicted of murder in shooting of North High quarterback Deshaun Hill Jr.
A Hennepin County jury took less than an hour to convict a man of murder for gunning down the beloved Minneapolis North High student and football player last year.
Minneapolis approves Roof Depot demolition by one vote as lawsuits loom
Opponents win "small victory" for potential concessions but vow to continue to fight
Former New York City police veteran named police chief for Metro Transit
Ernest Morales was commanding officer with New York City's Transit Bureau.
Walz proposes early U.S. Bank Stadium payoff, $15.7M for a secure perimeter
Vikings, stadium authority say there's also a need for an ongoing maintenance fund.
Minneapolis man hit by pickup truck 2 blocks from home dies day after Christmas
Police suspect the driver was drunk.
Walz tucks tax, fee increases among checks, credits in budget
Governor seeks a Twin Cities metro sales tax increase and new capital gains, cannabis and payroll taxes.
Man shot and killed in north Minneapolis
A man in his 40s was found around noon on Wednesday, according to police.
New auction date set for Hilton Hotel in downtown Minneapolis as business picks up
The largest hotel in the state turned a profit in 2022 on $44 million in revenue, up significantly from the year before.
Charges: Man said family problems prompted him to set fire inside entrance to Uptown Target
He broke the store's glass doors with a trash can lid and then started the fire using the retailer's garbage cans, the charges read.
Minneapolis to start one-sided parking on side streets tonight
The restrictions are needed for fire trucks and buses on the city's snow-choked streets, officials say.