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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.
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.
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.
Midway Cub Foods location to close August 2
The store announced the closure Monday in a letter to the state. It said 96 people are expected to be laid off in the closure.
Minnesota man on a mission to save honeybees, shrink pesticide use
Steve Ellis is a nationally recognized expert in the business of bees. From his Grant County farms he’s fought for decades to protect them from what he believes are deadly pesticides harming their health. For him, beekeeping has always been more than a business.
Trump order gives Minnesota taconite plants more time to cut mercury pollution
After years of delay, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency approved a rule last year requiring Minnesota’s taconite industry to cut its mercury emissions. Now the Trump administration is giving facilities at least two more years to comply.
Channeling Paul Bunyan: Veterans try axe throwing at National Wheelchair Games in Minneapolis
This week, 550 athletes are in Minneapolis for the National Veterans Wheelchair Games — the world’s largest wheelchair sport and rehabilitation event for military veterans. Each year, a new sport is chosen to exhibit. For Minnesota, it’s axe throwing.