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Feds hand fatal carjacking prosecution back to Hennepin County

Feds hand fatal carjacking prosecution back to Hennepin County

The Minnesota U.S. Attorney's office is dropping federal charges against a St. Paul man accused in a September carjacking that left two women dead and a child seriously injured. Hennepin County will prosecute Edward Tiki Arrington instead.
by Matt Sepic

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Minneapolis mayor vetoes eviction extension, decriminalization of drug paraphernalia

Minneapolis mayor vetoes eviction extension, decriminalization of drug paraphernalia

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey has vetoed the city council’s second attempt to extend the city’s eviction notice timeline, as well as a council ordinance decriminalizing drug paraphernalia. The council likely does not have the votes to override the vetoes.
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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In the wake of ICE surge, May Day organizers in Minneapolis say stakes are higher this year

In the wake of ICE surge, May Day organizers in Minneapolis say stakes are higher this year

International Workers’ Day is a global movement for labor organizing, protest and solidarity. Organizers in Minneapolis say this year’s observation has special meaning after workers — particularly immigrant workers — bore the brunt of a surge of federal agents this winter.
by Sarah Thamer

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Clergy hold 24-hour vigil urging lawmakers to fund HCMC

Clergy hold 24-hour vigil urging lawmakers to fund HCMC

Dozens of Twin Cities clergy gathered outside Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis for a 24-hour vigil urging state lawmakers to fund the financially struggling hospital, which leaders say is critical to providing care for low-income patients and serving as a major training site for the region’s doctors.
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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Hot tub boats soon to make a splash on Mississippi River

Hot tub boats soon to make a splash on Mississippi River

Minnesota Hot Tub Boats has been approved to operate out of Boom Island Park in Minneapolis. The floating hot tubs will sail from Nicollet Island railway bridge up to the Broadway Street Bridge.
by Nicole Ki

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Minneapolis police participation with Homeland Security Task Force raises concerns

Minneapolis police participation with Homeland Security Task Force raises concerns

City officials say the task force was not related to civil immigration law enforcement. However, some say, given how the surge damaged trust between citizens and local and federal law enforcement, this kind of cooperation doesn’t help efforts to repair those relations.
by Jon Collins

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Feds, state execute search warrants at Twin Cities daycares and autism centers

Feds, state execute search warrants at Twin Cities daycares and autism centers

The Department of Homeland Security announced Tuesday that it executed search warrants in the Twin Cities as part of an ongoing criminal investigation related to fraud. The state Department of Children, Youth, and Families confirmed the operation — and said state and county officials were involved.
by MPR News Staff

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Thoroughly Modern Lisl: A new book tells the story of the woman who was Minnesota's first Modern architect

Thoroughly Modern Lisl: A new book tells the story of the woman who was Minnesota's first Modern architect

Architectural historian Jane King Hession has been studying the work of Minnesota’s first Modernist architect Elizabeth “Lisl” Scheu Close for decades, even conducting an oral history with the architect in 2000 for the Minnesota Historical Society.
by Alex V. Cipolle

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Hunger strikers say they'll keep pushing for closure of incinerator

Hunger strikers say they'll keep pushing for closure of incinerator

Minneapolis activists are recovering after an 11-day hunger strike calling on Hennepin County leaders to set a firm timeline to close the HERC trash incinerator amid ongoing environmental justice concerns.
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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