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Stories from July 22, 2025

Minneapolis officer who killed Amir Locke will finish leading use of force training next month

Minneapolis officer who killed Amir Locke will finish leading use of force training next month

Sgt. Mark Hanneman — the officer who was promoted months after fatally shooting 22-year-old Amir Locke in 2022 and now leads use-of-force training — will see that training through to its completion, said Police Chief Brian O’Hara.
by Cari Spencer

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2 Highs members convicted of racketeering, fentanyl sales

2 Highs members convicted of racketeering, fentanyl sales

A jury in Minneapolis Tuesday convicted two members of the Highs gang of racketeering conspiracy and conspiracy to distribute fentanyl. Robert Lesure, 23, and Cortez Blakemore, 35, are among 13 Highs members convicted in four back-to-back trials that were part of a federal anti-gang effort.
by Matt Sepic

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State Sen. Bruce Anderson to be interred at Fort Snelling National Cemetery next week

State Sen. Bruce Anderson will be interred at Fort Snelling National Cemetery next week. Anderson died unexpectedly Monday at age 75. Hundreds of Essentia clinic workers in northern and central Minnesota will go back to work Wednesday after a two-week strike.
by Emily Reese

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President Trump indicates he'll let Fed Chair Jerome Powell serve out his term

President Trump indicates he'll let Fed Chair Jerome Powell serve out his term

President Donald Trump seemed willing to allow Jerome Powell to complete his term as chair of the Federal Reserve — at least for now. His comment comes as he and his administration continue to attack Powell.
by Rafael Nam

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Q&A: With ‘Chunkadelic,’ Nur-D doubles down on joy and resistance

Q&A: With ‘Chunkadelic,’ Nur-D doubles down on joy and resistance

Minnesota rapper Nur-D discusses his new album “Chunkadelic,” a genre-blending, deeply personal project born from a Reddit insult, exploring joy, resistance and staying true to himself in a conformist industry.
by Jacob Aloi

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Essentia clinic and hospital workers to end two-week strike Wednesday

Hundreds of clinic workers at Essentia Health locations across northern and central Minnesota will return to work Wednesday, after two weeks on strike. Essentia and the striking workers added more bargaining dates to the calendar, but did not reach contracts for nurses.
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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Expert explains how federal officials will decide whether Vance Boelter will receive the death penalty

Expert explains how federal officials will decide whether Vance Boelter will receive the death penalty

It’s been more than 100 years since Minnesota’s last state execution. The state abolished capital punishment in 1911. Federal prosecutors have not sought the death penalty in a Minnesota-based case since the Supreme Court reinstated capital punishment in 1976.
by Nina Moini and Ellie Roth

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Closure of Midway Cub Foods puts damper on neighborhood revitalization efforts

Closure of Midway Cub Foods puts damper on neighborhood revitalization efforts

Cub Foods in the Hamline-Midway neighborhood announced it will close on August 2. City and neighborhood leaders hope it creates an opportunity to redevelop the block which has several vacant buildings.
by Nina Moini and Aleesa Kuznetsov

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Heat advisory south; storms and flood risk north

Heat advisory south; storms and flood risk north

A heat advisory covers much of southern Minnesota including the Twin Cities area; strongest storms favor northern and central Minnesota.
by Paul Huttner

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More than 100 vehicles vandalized in Bloomington, Minneapolis

Bloomington Police said 40 vehicles were damaged in two hotel parking lots, and officials in Minneapolis said they responded to reports that more than 70 vehicles were vandalized.
by Mark Zdechlik

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UN says booming solar, wind and other green energy hits global tipping point for ever lower costs

UN says booming solar, wind and other green energy hits global tipping point for ever lower costs

The United Nations reports a global shift toward renewable energy, calling it a "positive tipping point." Tuesday's U.N. reports reveal that 92.5 percent of new electricity capacity in 2022 came from renewables, with wind and solar leading the way.
by The Associated Press

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Lawsuit challenges restrictions on Head Start for kids in the U.S. illegally

Lawsuit challenges restrictions on Head Start for kids in the U.S. illegally

A coalition of 21 Democratic state attorneys general filed a lawsuit Monday challenging the Trump administration’s restrictions on social services for immigrants in the country illegally, including the federal preschool program Head Start, health clinics and adult education.
by The Associated Press

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They came to the U.S. to attend middle school. Then the immigration crackdown began.

They came to the U.S. to attend middle school. Then the immigration crackdown began.

One dreams of becoming a lawyer. The other imagines a career as an FBI agent. Over a year at Andersen Middle School in Minneapolis, two students from Mexico and Ecuador reached milestones and faced new barriers to their future in the U.S.

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A creek with atomic waste from WWII is linked to increased cancer risk

A creek with atomic waste from WWII is linked to increased cancer risk

A new study in JAMA shows how proximity to Coldwater Creek, where nuclear waste from the Manhattan Project was improperly stored, affected cancer rates over the decades.
by Ronnie Cohen

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Coca-Cola says it will use ‘U.S. cane sugar’ in a new drink offering

Coca-Cola says it will use ‘U.S. cane sugar’ in a new drink offering

Coca-Cola’s move comes a week after President Trump said he had been talking to the soft drink giant about using cane sugar rather than high-fructose corn syrup in its signature drink.
by Bill Chappell

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Morning Announcements for July 21 and 22

Morning Announcements for July 21 and 22

These are the Morning Announcements for Monday, July 21 and Tuesday, July 22. Tell us what you’re celebrating!
by MPR News Staff

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Finding purpose: Steve Grove on rediscovering the Midwest

Finding purpose: Steve Grove on rediscovering the Midwest

MPR News host Angela Davis talks with Steve Grove, CEO and publisher of the Minnesota Star Tribune and author of the new book, “How I Found Myself in the Midwest.”
by Angela Davis and Cari Dwyer

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Uncertainty continues for Fever and Caitlin Clark as her healthy teammates carry their playoff hopes

Uncertainty continues for Fever and Caitlin Clark as her healthy teammates carry their playoff hopes

The Indiana Fever thought Caitlin Clark’s return might solve their wild first-half ride. They were getting healthy, beating good teams and starting to meet expectations. Then the two-time All-Star got hurt again in the final minute of last Tuesday’s game at Connecticut.
by The Associated Press

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Longtime Republican state Sen. Bruce Anderson has died

A longtime Republican Minnesota state Senator has died. Bruce Anderson, who represented Buffalo — first in the House and, up until his death, the Senate — has died at the age of 75.
by Phil Picardi

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Hot and humid with more storm chances

Hot and humid with more storm chances

Tuesday and Wednesday will be hot and humid across southern Minnesota. The steamy air will continue to generate storm chances through Wednesday night. 
by Sven Sundgaard

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35 years of the Americans with Disabilities Act - celebrating the success and concern

35 years of the Americans with Disabilities Act - celebrating the success and concern

It was 35 years ago this month that the Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into law. Across the U.S., it’s being marked with festivals and parades — and concern due to recent Medicaid cuts.
by Emily Chen-Newton

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Flagbearer: Minnesota Iranian artist wins national visual arts prize

Flagbearer: Minnesota Iranian artist wins national visual arts prize

Minnesota-based Iranian artist Ziba Rajabi has won the inaugural $20,000 DAG Prize for Visual Arts to create “Kotál,” a large-scale fabric installation rooted in Persian mourning rituals that honors women who died pursuing freedom and continues her exploration of grief, memory and cultural displacement.
by Alex V. Cipolle

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Environmental, conservation groups apply pressure on nitrate contamination in southeast Minnesota

Environmental, conservation groups apply pressure on nitrate contamination in southeast Minnesota

Environmental groups and concerned well owners in southeast Minnesota hope a lawsuit against the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and the Department of Agriculture will open up the rulemaking process for manure and commercial fertilizer.
by Clay Masters

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Riot guns and revolution: How a bloody 1934 workers strike in Minneapolis catalyzed the nation

Riot guns and revolution: How a bloody 1934 workers strike in Minneapolis catalyzed the nation

A landmark 1934 Minneapolis strike made the city a union town and influenced national labor law. It was an outcome that seemed all but impossible in the first part of the decade.
by Gretchen Brown

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The Stone Arch Bridge in Minneapolis reopens ahead of schedule

The Stone Arch Bridge in Minneapolis reopens ahead of schedule

Restoration work was completed early on the landmark bridge in Minneapolis. State and local leaders held a celebratory ribbon cutting Monday afternoon.
by Clay Masters

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