Citizen police oversight petition falls short of required number of valid Minneapolis signatures May 9, 2024 3:36 PMBy Jon CollinsA city of Minneapolis analysis of the petitions found thousands of signatures couldn’t be validated. The coalition Minneapolis for Community Control of Police has been collecting signatures since 2020, and said they’re outraged that so many signatures were excluded.
Play7min 25secMigrant crime is politically charged, but the reality is more complicatedMay 9, 2024 5:58 AMBy Martin Kaste Republicans have raised the alarm about a migrant crime wave. Nationally, crime is down even as immigration has surged, but the concerns are real in some neighborhoods.
Play4min 43secFeeding Our Future witness says he helped set up fake meal sites during the pandemicMay 8, 2024 3:29 PMBy Matt SepicA former Feeding Our Future employee said in a federal courtroom in Minneapolis that he conspired with others at the Twin Cities nonprofit to steal money from government child nutrition programs. He said he received kickbacks disguised as consultant payments.
Brooklyn Park teen sentenced to 11 years for murderMay 8, 2024 1:11 PMBy Estelle Timar-WilcoxFoday Kamara, 17, was sentenced Wednesday for the murder of 23-year-old Zaria McKeever in 2022. Kamara broke into McKeever’s apartment and fatally shot her.
Adult film star Stormy Daniels testifies against Trump in New York trialMay 7, 2024 5:37 PMBy Ximena Bustillo Stephanie Clifford, also known as Stormy Daniels, has spent the last several years in legal battles with former President Donald Trump. She has taken the stand to testify against him in a criminal trial.
St. Paul police officers fatally shoot womanMay 7, 2024 6:24 AMBy MPR News StaffSt. Paul police officers fatally shot a woman Monday night at a home on the city’s east side. Police said the officers shot the woman after she pointed a gun at them.
‘Not possible’ to deliver as many meals as Feeding Our Future defendants claimed, school official saysMay 6, 2024 7:23 PMBy Matt SepicA Shakopee school district official testified Monday that it would have been impossible to deliver food in the quantities allegedly claimed by the defendants in the Feeding Our Future trial.
Red Lake mother charged with murder, arson and child neglect after Amber Alert and house fireMay 6, 2024 5:20 PMBy Cari SpencerThe indictment charges Jennifer Stately, 35, with premeditated murder, felony child neglect and murder while committing arson.
Trespassing charges dropped for all 9 anti-war protesters arrested at U of MMay 6, 2024 5:03 PMBy Nicole KiAccording to court documents, charges were dropped because of “prosecutorial discretion.”
Off-duty Eagan, Eden Prairie firefighter fatally shot in MinneapolisMay 6, 2024 12:50 PMBy Estelle Timar-WilcoxAn off-duty Twin Cities firefighter was the victim of a fatal shooting in Minneapolis over the weekend.