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Minneapolis City Council to hear public comments on effort to repeal adult bathhouse ban
The council will host two public hearings this week concerning ordinances that would repeal the adult bathhouse ban. They were banned in 1988 during the peak of the AIDS epidemic, but advocates say after nearly 40 years it is time to bring them back.
Report: Minneapolis falling behind meeting goals in policing agreement with state
According to the organization that monitors implementation of the court-enforced agreement on policing between the city of Minneapolis and the Minnesota Department of Human Rights, the city is falling behind in implementing mandated reforms.
New Minneapolis clinic provides safe space for sexual assault exams, outside traditional ER settings
Southside Community Health Services, which recently opened a clinic on Lake Street in Minneapolis, is offering sex assault exams in a clinic setting, one step in its trauma-informed care.
Suit alleges police inaction preceded Minneapolis neighbor shooting
A Minneapolis couple has sued their home’s previous owners, the city, former police chief Brian O’Hara and neighbor John Sawchak, alleging that concealed threats, police inaction and escalating harassment culminated in Sawchak allegedly shooting Davis Moturi outside his home.
Minneapolis-based Sleep Number files for bankruptcy, plans merger with Canadian retailer
Sleep Number announced in May that it recorded a $50 million net loss in the first quarter of the year, driven by decreased sales. On Friday, the company said that its efforts to change course — including its largest product redesign in a decade — have not been enough.
Minneapolis City Council waives property taxes, blocks Agape development in George Floyd Square
The Minneapolis City Council voted on two debates surrounding George Floyd Square. They agreed to waive a financial burden on current businesses and residents, and to reject a development proposal for the Peoples’ Way.
Suspect in custody after shots fired at deputies serving arrest warrant in Minneapolis
A suspect is in custody after Hennepin County sheriff’s deputies were fired on while attempting to serve an arrest warrant Tuesday in south Minneapolis, prompting evacuations and street closures near West 28th Street and Nicollet Avenue.