A federal jury Wednesday convicted Feeding Our Future founder Aimee Bock and former restaurateur Salim Said on wire fraud and bribery charges stemming from a scheme to fleece taxpayers out of $250 million meant to feed children. One prosecutor called it “the shame of Minnesota.”

Hamline University’s creative writing MFA program faces potential closure after an unexpected announcement from interim leadership, citing declining enrollment; students and faculty are protesting the decision, calling for transparency and a delay in cuts until new university leadership arrives.

An Indigenous organization in Minneapolis helps teach cultural traditions in the city during maple syrup season. 

Colorado Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet stopped short Wednesday of calling on Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to step down from leadership, but came pretty darn close.

The U.S. Department of Justice filed a motion Wednesday to continue a pause on the Minneapolis Police Department’s pending federal consent decree. 

A fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has ended. But even as peace in the region seems out of reach, a group of Twin Cities Palestinian peace activists and Jewish people have continued to meet and have difficult conversations.

• Israel launched ground invasioninto Gaza after breaking ceasefire