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In Brooklyn Center and Brooklyn Park, a push to count Asian-Americans
Across the nation, Asians are the least likely to be aware of and fill out the census form. A meeting Thursday will gather thoughts on how to encourage Asian residents in the two suburbs to respond to the questionnaire.
Minneapolis grants $18M to add lower-cost apartments
Forty percent of the units will be within reach of families making about $30,000 a year. Rent would not be much more than a week's income for them.
Muslim leaders call for hate crime investigation in mosque vandalism in Minneapolis
Surveillance video from the Salaam Cultural Center shows a person throwing rocks through a glass entry door and then kicking out the remaining broken glass around 3:40 a.m. Sunday. Muslim leaders in the Twin Cities are urging police and the FBI to investigate the incident as a hate crime.
A South Dakota tribe is asking for the state's help to change an 1863 federal law that technically keeps them from owning land in Minnesota.
Heating assistance program for low-income Minnesotans gets $105 million in federal funds
Minnesota’s Energy Assistance Program is receiving more than $105 million in federal funding to help low-income residents in the state pay their heating bills this winter. Homeowners and renters who earn less than half of the state’s median income are eligible.
FBI data released Tuesday shows that law enforcement agencies in the state reported 126 hate crimes last year, slightly lower than the year before.
What happens when someone in St. Paul calls 911?
Amid record gun violence and homicides in the city, St. Paul Police Chief Todd Axtell has said he’s concerned about 911 response times.
Minnesota Health Department continues hepatitis A measures
As the number of confirmed cases continues to rise, the state Health Department is working with high risk groups on vaccinations.
Officials credit the county’s teen pregnancy prevention program, which combines sexual health education and access to quality adolescent health care.
St. Paul gives Ford plant site development the green light
Mayor Melvin Carter and Ryan Companies said Tuesday the deal to remake the vacant 122-acre site in the Highland Park neighborhood will deliver hundreds of new homes and add $1 billion to the city’s $23 billion property tax base.